About Me (Michael Franz Heiss)
Hello, I’m Michael Franz Heiss from Munich, Bavaria. For me, thriving ecosystems and building platforms aren’t just work — they’re my passion as a sociotechnical architect and org developer. With 15+ years of experience across a wide range of industries, I help organizations align strategy, structure, culture, architecture, and technology to scale digital services and drive sustainable transformation. I work closely with leadership teams and engineering departments, offering advisory, coaching, and hands-on transformation methods to help them navigate complexity and unlock flow across products, platforms, and portfolios.
- 15+ years — Architecture consulting, specializing in training, technical reviews, and audits for large enterprises
- 15+ years — Designed and delivered platforms across diverse domains (SOA, BPM, Integration, IAM, Mobile, API Management, PaaS, CaaS, Landing Zones, CI/CD, Automated Compliance, Developer Experience/DevEx)
- 10+ years — Led large-scale transformation and enablement initiatives for major organizations, empowering over 3,000 engineers and 700+ IT/Product Managers to adopt cloud-native technologies and operate complex digital business models and value chains
- Since 2022 — Independent specialist in sociotechnical organizational development, bridging technology, organization, and leadership for sustainable digital transformation
podcasts
videos
presentations
- QED25 (Should You) Grow Your Own AI (Platform)?
- QED25 API Platform as a Community Garden - How to Grow a Thriving API Ecosystem
- QED24 Mindset of a modern software developer
- QED23 What’s hard / what’s next in API Management?
- QED23 Building future-proof (technology) platforms
- JAX - Cloud-Native Transformation at DATEV
- APICon - API Platforms & SaaS Trends
- APICon - 360° View of APIs, Service Platforms, and Cloud
- OOP Conference - 360° Strategieprozess und „Gläserrücken“ mit kollaborativen Methoden aus dem DDD Universum