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Management team

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Meet the leaders

Dirk Schmidt (CEO)

Dirk has extensive experience in POS systems, payments, and the hospitality and restaurant industry. In various leadership roles, he developed go-to-market strategies, managed product portfolios, and drove strategic partnerships. At POS providers SIDES, Lightspeed, and (formerly) GASTROFIX, as well as at the hotel portal HRS, he led commercial operations in the DACH region and EMEA. Prior to that, Dirk spent over 15 years at Novell, most recently as General Manager & Vice President EMEA. Since March 2026, Dirk has led orderbird as CEO, driving the further development of its strategic direction and strengthening its market position in the DACH region.

Philipp Nowakowski (CTO)

As CEO and CTO of various companies, Philipp was responsible for the implementation of over 100 apps and services, primarily in the areas of FinTech, mobility, and TravelTech. In 2015, he founded the Berlin-based digital agency YND, which developed digital products for Volkswagen, Lufthansa, and Trade Republic. He used his business informatics studies at the University of Mannheim to deepen his expertise in software development and product strategy. Philipp has repeatedly supported startups in their early stages as CTO with technical development. At orderbird, he drives the further development of the technological infrastructure and scaling of the product architecture as CTO.

Pictures

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Product pictures

orderbird POS system at the Restaurant Bôl in Paris

Cashless payment in the Café

Mobile ordering with orderbird PRO

MY orderbird management access and data dashboard

orderbird PRO in the restaurant Patio in Berlin

Restaurant "Hamburger Bahnhof" in Berlin with orderbird PRO

Nobelhart & Schmutzig with orderbird PRO

POS system orderbird PRO with printer

Mobile ordering with orderbird PRO

Payment at the table with the Pay Terminal Plus

orderbird PRO in the restaurant Margarete: Raphaela & Simon

orderbird PRO and Pay Terminal Plus at the counter

orderbird PRO in the restaurant "Hamburger Bahnhof" in Berlin

orderbird PRO POS system

orderbird PRO with receipt printer and card reader

Mobile order entry with course control

iPad cash register system with table plan

orderbird MINI - Item Classification

orderbird MINI - Card payment

orderbird MINI - Receipt printing

Pay Terminal Plus - Accept cashless payments with mobile card readers

People at orderbird

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