Company: Conde Nast
Company Description: Condé Nast is the most exclusive media company in the world. Our unrivaled global brands influence trends and represent excellence in their markets. The company, founded in 1909 in the USA by Condé Montrose Nast, is now home to influential brands such as VOGUE, Vanity Fair, GLAMOUR, GQ, The New Yorker, and WIRED. As a subsidiary of Advance Publications.
Nomination Category: Kategorien Technologie Awards
Nomination Sub Category: Technologie-Manager*in des Jahres
 Nomination Title: Tobias Bulla
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Tobias Bulla, Director of Engineering for Brand Commerce, boasts a distinguished career as a leader in Condé Nast Technology. Starting as a tech lead for various German agencies and startups, he specialized in content management, aggregation, distribution, and e-commerce platform development. Serving as the lead of engineering in CN Germany since 2015, Tobias successfully conceptualized and implemented a new website infrastructure. This innovative system, featuring a modular and flexible CMS, marked a significant shift away from previously complex and rigid systems to an evolved system that’s adaptable and cost-efficient. His leadership style, marked by a deep understanding of cultural differences within a global company, is instrumental in shaping proactive and responsible teams.
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As the Engineering Director in Commerce from 2021 to 2022, Tobias led the development of our advanced e-commerce solution, significantly enhancing our digital commerce capabilities. He streamlined engineering processes that led to a reduction in technical debt and faster, more agile operations. This strategic shift resulted in a remarkable reduction in effort for recurring tasks. Under his leadership, GQ Man of the Year experienced a 185% increase in hub page traffic, a 210% rise in time spent, and a 52% boost in search traffic YoY. Allure’s Best of Beauty saw an 888% increase in time spent, a 607% rise in affiliate link clicks YoY, and a boost in click-through rate (CTR) from 0.30% to 1.15%. Furthermore, the launch of Architectural Digest and Condé Nast Traveler in the Middle East created a new market line, establishing a replicable model for expanding brands into new markets.
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Tobias Bulla's leadership in engineering management is marked by a focus on cross-functional collaboration, brand-agnostic methodologies, and agility. This innovative approach fosters a versatile and holistic team structure, setting new standards in our fast-evolving industry. Under Tobias's guidance, our teams have seen substantial improvements in project outcomes, including a 65% enhancement in page load performance and the development of a diverse product inventory featuring over 2k Dropship and 15k affiliate products.
His shift towards participative leadership is a game-changer, empowering team members and instilling a culture of shared responsibility. This strategy has not only advanced our engineering teams' performance but also distinguished us within the industry, often still dominated by rigid, top-down structures. Tobias's commitment to efficiency is evident in his introduction of reusable designs for brand events and unified designs across global markets, demonstrating an unprecedented commitment to sustainability and efficiency.
Key initiatives like the launch of Architectural Digest and Condé Nast Traveler in the Middle East have established a replicable model for expanding our brands into new markets. Additionally, his leadership in Condé Nast's major events, such as GQ Man of the Year and Allure Best of Beauty, resulted in remarkable increases in traffic and affiliate link clicks, underlining his strategic prowess. These efforts exemplify his ability to integrate diverse viewpoints into engineering solutions, maintaining agile methodologies, and driving significant technological advancements and operational efficiency.
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