Ulrich Prätorius, mechanical engineering graduate, with DB Systel since 2001. As Product Owner of the Data Strategy team, he advises various customers from the entire DB Group on the strategic and technical implementation of analytics and big data topics.

His consulting focus is on data strategy and data governance as well as the development and implementation of data-driven governance and compliance management systems. He also acts as an internal trainer for various project topics.

The pop in your job:
I enjoy working with people and sharing the knowledge I have gained to help them overcome their challenges.

Shaping successful digitalisation at Deutsche Bahn. DB Systel GmbH, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, is a wholly owned subsidiary of DB AG and a digital partner for all Group companies. With our holistic, customer-specific offering that meets the highest IT standards, we drive the digitalisation of all DB AG companies successfully and with integration and value creation. To do this, we develop effective and efficient customer solutions based on innovative topics such as the cloud, big data, Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. As a long-term partner, we bring substantial railway and IT expertise and operate in a vendor-neutral way, striving towards the common goal. Currently around 5,100 Systel employees are employed at our main locations in Frankfurt, Berlin and Erfurt. Right from the start we have been supporting the process of digital transformation in the DB Group. To find and implement suitable solutions for the companies in the Group, we rely on our comprehensive, market-oriented product portfolio, as well as a high level of consulting and methodological expertise. In addition, we operate our own ventures, such as ZERO.ONE.DATA, as well as open data platforms and Systel's own innovation laboratory, Skydeck. We are also active on the external market with selected services and products.