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Copenhagen, DK

Ballerup, Capital Region, Denmark

• EPOS operates as a separate business unit within Demant A/S – holding appr. 500 employees worldwide.Led the Enterprise Headset, Video and Digital Product & Portfolio management function overseeing a team of +20.
• Develop and execute the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management for EPOS enterprise headset and video solutions
• Product business cases from product definition to end of life
• Gather and apply customer, competitor, market insights & experiences to drive product innovation
• Ensure a strong collaboration with strategic alliance partners – eg. Microsoft Team, Zoom & Google𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Transformed the function’s setup and ways of working, using change management methodologies

Ballerup, Capital Region, Denmark

• Managed the R&D project management office (PMO) team of +5 senior project managers. Directed strategic change initiatives and led new product development projects. Member of the R&D management team, reporting to the VP.
• Lead the PMO function, provide support and coaching to project leads and teams
• Align R&D delivery capabilities with product roadmap priorities
• Develop, implement, and maintain tools and processes to enhance R&D development capabilities
• Lead strategic R&D management change initiatives in alignment with company strategy
• Coordinate R&D Project Management Office activities to align team members and stakeholders𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

• Led multiple product programs to successfully launch complex medical product solutions in the market. Headed global strategic change initiatives. Member of the “R&D” and “Program & Portfolio Management team” in global.
• Direct the strategic product development and successful market launch of complex medical product solutions, including private label solutions
• Lead global cross-functional program management teams of more than 100 people
• Program oversight by alignment of scope, timeline, budget, capabilities, quality, and risk management to product roadmap, company strategy, and stakeholders including C-level executives
• Drive global strategic change initiatives supporting and improving the program and portfolio management 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Successfully developed, delivered and launched multiple market leading, multi-brand hearing aid product solutions and technologies to the market. Examples: Oticon XCeed, Bernafon Leox, Sonic Trek, Edumic, Cros.

• In parallel to PPM role and with close co-operation with business development function, identified & translated strategic account needs into product specifications and hearing solution deliveries. Same reporting lines.
• Define, deliver and optimise B2B, B2B2C & B2C value propositions in close collaboration with strategic global accounts and private label customers
• Ensure continuous delivery of private label products – through others and own product program 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Launched customer tailor-made market leading hearing care solutions to the market together with a cross-functional multi-site team. Always based on needs discovery and continuous customer alignment improving customer.
• Solution co-development of customer needed features. Example: Remote hearing aid fitting capability - aka. RemoteCare. Defined and developed together with key global strategic accounts & governmental customers.
• Mapped strategic account and private label customer requirements into platform & new product development requirement structure. Leading to cost, complexity and resource savings by avoiding need for separate product.

• Managed the R&D development of multi-brand market leading hearing solutions. Member of R&D Management team in a global organisation of +400 people, reporting to Senior Director R&D. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
• Oversee and drive the successful execution of complex R&D projects
• Continued contribution to change program (Aka. Trinity)𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Managed the R&D part of global strategic & tactical new product development projects – developing new innovative hearing solutions primarily for severe hearing impaired and paediatric patients
• Detailing procedures, process and governance descriptions supporting change program

Denmark

• Led the cross-functional development and launch of multi-brand market hearing solutions, within program management organisation. Continued change project installing new development organisation, process and governance.
• Direct the definition, development and launch of market leading hearing solutions including innovative new features in a global multisite and multi-brand program organisation
• Oversee and drive the successful execution of complex projects
• Drive areas of - and support - the continued detailed definition and application of the new defined development approach via full scale change program 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Launched multiple Hearing solutions successfully. Examples: Amigo Star, Sensei, Nera, Dynamo, Tinnitus Relief & Autofit
• Restructured multisite R&D and S&M functions including new detailed cross functional delivery process, roles, responsibilities and governance including embedment in quality management system, while delivering products.

• Led cross-functional development and launch of market leading hearing solutions in matrix organisation. Spearheaded major strategic project changing product development procedures and organisation. Member of the.
• Direct the definition, development and launch of complex hearing solution projects
• Spearhead & lead major strategic change management project (Aka. Daylight)𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Led new product development with cross-functional team, resulting in multiple successful hearing solution launches, enhancing product innovation, performance, and market competitiveness. Product examples: Oticon Go.
• As change management lead, with multi-site cross-functional team defined & optimised product development workflows, procedures and processes. Resulting in the establishment of Program Management, Systems Engineering.

Coordinating of R&D development activities - as wingman to Project & Product management

• 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Matlab implementation of Acoustic simulation model of the full hearing solution. Used as foundation for fitting software input/output illustrations (Coupler response, In-Situ, Insertion Gain etc), Aka "Matlas".
• Maintenance and development of standards to transform measurement and simulations across domains - eg. from coupler to in-situ incl. ventilation effects. Aka. OtiStand
• Measurement system development in Labview to support electro aucoustic measurement automation for reporting
• Electro acoustic development support to product development - incl. production implementation of hearing solution

Calculation, measurement and reporting of Noise emission and immissionDevelopment of high sound pressure level measurement equipment

M.Sc.E, Acoustics

Eba, Engineering Business Administration

B.Sc.E.E., General Physics, Electric Engineering, Circuit Analysis, Acoustics Etc.

Education record

Principles, techniques, and practices assisting the successful adoption of Portfolio Management in organisations. Address two key parts.

Foundation And Practitioner

MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) seeks to bring about change through the coordinated management of projects that change an.

Mannaz