Doron Bauer doron@doronbauer.dk

[ Fractional Digital Lead — Copenhagen ]

I help organisations make their digital systems actually work.

I'm a fractional digital lead based in Copenhagen. Organisations that are too small for a full-time CTO — but have real digital problems — hire me a few days a month to own them: messy software stacks, systems that don't talk to each other, workflows stuck in spreadsheets, AI pressure without a plan. I don't just advise; I build. And for Danish SMEs, the state will often cover a big part of my fee — I'm an approved SMV:Digital advisor.

[ Offers ]

  • Digital stack review

    Two to three weeks, fixed scope. I map your tools, spend, integrations, and risks, and deliver a written plan: what to cut, what to connect, what to build, in what order. Most engagements start here.

    2–3 WEEKS · FIXED FEE · 35,000–60,000 DKK

  • Build sprint

    Four to eight weeks of focused delivery: connect the systems, automate the workflow, build the internal tool, ship the pilot. Senior hands on the actual work — not a slide deck about it.

    4–8 WEEKS · FIXED FEE OR DAY RATE

  • Fractional digital lead

    Ongoing senior ownership of your digital domain, two to six days a month. Strategy, vendors, architecture, hiring, and hands-on building where it counts.

    ONGOING · 2–6 DAYS/MONTH · 18,000–35,000 DKK/MONTH

I work with SMEs, cultural institutions, NGOs, and investors who need technical due diligence. Prices exclude VAT.

[ Funding ]

Much of this work can be co-funded. I'm an approved advisor in SMV:Digital, the Danish state's digitalisation programme — eligible SMEs can receive grants of up to 300,000 DKK toward projects like these. I've also raised 9.6M DKK from Innovation Fund Denmark and help cultural institutions and NGOs build fundable project briefs. If budget is the obstacle, that is often solvable.

SMV:DIGITAL · INNOVATION FUND DENMARK · FOUNDATIONS

[ Work ]

  • Copenhagen Capacity

    As Head of Digital Development, I owned all digital platforms (~2M DKK/year in software spend, cut by ~30%) and led the build of a job portal serving 500,000+ international jobseekers: 400 automated crawlers, LLM enrichment, semantic job matching. Copenhagen Capacity remains an ongoing client.

    DIGITAL LEADERSHIP · PLATFORMS · AI SYSTEMS

  • Kople

    Co-founded and served as CTO of a SaaS platform for NGOs running 1:1 matching programmes — volunteers with families, mentors with kids. Used in 8 countries, including by the Red Cross. Secured a 9.6M DKK Innovation Fund Denmark Grand Solutions grant with two universities.

    PRODUCT FROM ZERO · SAAS · GRANT FUNDING

  • Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

    Advisor to leadership on digital preparation for the museum's multi-year closure: the fragmented systems landscape, audience-facing digital products, and practical AI adoption.

    CULTURAL SECTOR · DIGITAL STRATEGY

  • Earlier

    Engineering manager at Comverse, where my team's messaging platform was deployed by 100+ telecom operators worldwide. Battlefield simulation for Lockheed Martin. Officer and software team lead in the Israeli Air Force.

    TELECOM AT SCALE · DEFENCE · LEADERSHIP

[ About ]

Doron Bauer

My background is unusual, and it's the point. I started as a software engineer, spent nine years as an art history professor in the US (PhD, Johns Hopkins), then returned to building: startup CTO, head of digital, founder. Twenty-five years of making software meet institutions — companies, museums, NGOs, public organisations — and I still write code most weeks.

That mix means I can sit in a leadership meeting in the morning and ship working software in the afternoon. Senior judgement, hands-on delivery.

[ Contact ]

The simplest start is a conversation. Tell me what's changing in your organisation and what isn't working — I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.