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Stockholm, Se

Stockholm, Se

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Seamless upskilling integrated into your workflow, starting with data literacy. I was responsible for overall P&L, budget & finance, sales, and investor relations. Led a founder team of 3, plus 5 advisors.* Led the development of an LLM-powered microlearning solution in data literacy from idea to alpha prototype.* Validated the idea through 50+ customer and stakeholder interviews (IC to CXO), which yielded 7 LoI s and 4 agreements on pilot project (1 of which started before the… Show more Seamless upskilling integrated into your workflow, starting with data literacy. I was responsible for overall P&L, budget & finance, sales, and investor relations. Led a founder team of 3, plus 5 advisors.* Led the development of an LLM-powered microlearning solution in data literacy from idea to alpha prototype.* Validated the idea through 50+ customer and stakeholder interviews (IC to CXO), which yielded 7 LoI s and 4 agreements on pilot project (1 of which started before the company closed down).* Built a sales strategy and pipeline, and managed two cold outreach campaign to ~200 and 450+ recipients, respectively (response rate 9.6%, opportunity conversion rate 2%).* Managed our fundraising efforts with 200+ VCs and angel investors contacted and ~20 pitch meetings. Show less

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Startup accelerator for top-performing individuals with the purpose of building successful teams and ventures.* Participated in the program’s workshops, sprints, and lectures held by recognized startup and venture veterans. That provided me with hands-on experience in product ideation, business planning & finances, pitching, sales, branding, go-to market, etc.* Received personal coaching from both the Antler team (partners and associates) and some of its advisors on Enlit’s business… Show more Startup accelerator for top-performing individuals with the purpose of building successful teams and ventures.* Participated in the program’s workshops, sprints, and lectures held by recognized startup and venture veterans. That provided me with hands-on experience in product ideation, business planning & finances, pitching, sales, branding, go-to market, etc.* Received personal coaching from both the Antler team (partners and associates) and some of its advisors on Enlit’s business idea and its various aspects.* Built a network among the ~200 participants of our cohort across the Nordics, many of whom went on to build their venture, while others returned to their corporate careers in various leadership positions. Show less

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Interim manager for the company's complex data ecosystem transformation project (platform, governance, culture) and author of its data strategy. Operative leadership over 4 developers.* Synchronized directives, project goals, deliverables, and milestones between the steering committee (C-level executives), stakeholders (specialists through C-level), and the project team.* Revised the company's data & analytics maturity model, resulting in improved strategic governance in the… Show more Interim manager for the company's complex data ecosystem transformation project (platform, governance, culture) and author of its data strategy. Operative leadership over 4 developers.* Synchronized directives, project goals, deliverables, and milestones between the steering committee (C-level executives), stakeholders (specialists through C-level), and the project team.* Revised the company's data & analytics maturity model, resulting in improved strategic governance in the area.* Authored a complex, 5-year data strategy to direct the company's digitalization journey toward modern data governance and AI-based solutions. Show less

Stockholm, Sverige

Responsible for the vision, strategy, and roadmap of our AWS S3 data lake. Operative leadership over ca. 10 developers.* Drove a vision and strategy discovery, resulting in an acclaimed strategy document, ca. 10 identified use cases, as well as a number of consumer pain points to be prioritized.* Coordinated the final stages of our on-prem to cloud journey, gaining important insight into the pros and cons of both solutions as well as identifying several improvement areas together… Show more Responsible for the vision, strategy, and roadmap of our AWS S3 data lake. Operative leadership over ca. 10 developers.* Drove a vision and strategy discovery, resulting in an acclaimed strategy document, ca. 10 identified use cases, as well as a number of consumer pain points to be prioritized.* Coordinated the final stages of our on-prem to cloud journey, gaining important insight into the pros and cons of both solutions as well as identifying several improvement areas together with the development team.* Managed the analytical data subproject of a major market entry initiative where our DL provides data for regulatory reporting.* While driving a product discovery work, managed contacts with some of the leading Data Lake/Lakehouse/Mesh suppliers. Show less

Stockholm, Sweden

Responsible for the roadmap of our Hadoop/Exasol data warehouse and our BI team consisting of both Tableau developers and data scientists. Operative leadership over ca. 10 developers.* Core member of the tactical steering committee to coordinate data-related initiatives across different companies within the SvS group, as well as another one that coordinated business and IT development activities across SvS Sport & Casino.* Maintained regular dialog with a dozen stakeholders from… Show more Responsible for the roadmap of our Hadoop/Exasol data warehouse and our BI team consisting of both Tableau developers and data scientists. Operative leadership over ca. 10 developers.* Core member of the tactical steering committee to coordinate data-related initiatives across different companies within the SvS group, as well as another one that coordinated business and IT development activities across SvS Sport & Casino.* Maintained regular dialog with a dozen stakeholders from both business, IT, and legal (Compliance, AML, etc.)* Acted as subject matter expert and requirements analyst & (sub-)project lead in a number of major activities (see next page).* Recruited and supervised an intern (via Jobbsprånget). Show less

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

In addition to my PO duties, I (co-)led a number of initiatives within the company, which earned me both recognition and new skills well beyond the normal development curve.* Coordinated a major data and BI-report migration between two on-prem DW solutions.* Coordinated the GDPR-adaptation of our platform, resulting in full compliance and the added benefit of improved on-boarding routines.* Mapped out the entire company’s data landscape to support our customer journey model… Show more In addition to my PO duties, I (co-)led a number of initiatives within the company, which earned me both recognition and new skills well beyond the normal development curve.* Coordinated a major data and BI-report migration between two on-prem DW solutions.* Coordinated the GDPR-adaptation of our platform, resulting in full compliance and the added benefit of improved on-boarding routines.* Mapped out the entire company’s data landscape to support our customer journey model, which led to an extended pilot across the organization.* Successfully managed requirements from capture to feature release for both product/feature development projects and data-related subprojects. Some products I contributed to are Fullträff, Trav & Galopp, and the new Oddset. * Led a preliminary study and wrote a business case including project plan about MDM according to the PEJL model and managed supplier contacts,* Conducting an internal investigation into regulatory reporting requirements earned me a place as a Swedish expert in the CEN/TC 456 working group responsible for standardization of regulatory reporting of online gambling activities. The European standard we authored is recently published. Show less

Stockholm, Sweden

Mentorship program to equip highly educated people of foreign background with knowledge and skills in job hunting, networking, and the Swedish work culture.

Stockholm, Sweden

Executed shorter, on-demand projects for start-ups in Stockholm and Katowice, Poland.* Conceptualized the gamification of a tipster service based on market research and user & developer interviews.* Did market research into dozens of gig economy companies worldwide in three sub-projects (Europe, North America, rest of the world), which helped directing the development of a since-then established hub of gig workers (Appjobs).

Stockholm

Internship that gave me crucial insight into both the world of agile IT development and the start-up scene in Stockholm and beyond.* Conceptualized the ruleset of an online collectible card game (Allians) that made it into alpha release before Claimony closed down its operations.* Maintained the game design and the functional requirements documentation.* Discovered and prioritized backlog items together with the developer team.* Co-conceptualized our monetization model… Show more Internship that gave me crucial insight into both the world of agile IT development and the start-up scene in Stockholm and beyond.* Conceptualized the ruleset of an online collectible card game (Allians) that made it into alpha release before Claimony closed down its operations.* Maintained the game design and the functional requirements documentation.* Discovered and prioritized backlog items together with the developer team.* Co-conceptualized our monetization model together with the business team.* Created and posted content for our Kickstarter campaign and led user tests including promotional matches with Twitch streamers. Show less

Malmo, Sweden

PEPMIP was an international EC FP7 Marie Curie initial training network (ITN) of 11 universities and 3 industrial partners. The consortium's goal is to contribute to the European diagnostic tool development efforts by creating and validating plastic antibodies for the selective enrichment of a variety of known disease biomarkers.In addition to my research work, I was- Co-organizer of three international workshops held at MU, ca. 30 participants each,- Main organizer and chairman… Show more PEPMIP was an international EC FP7 Marie Curie initial training network (ITN) of 11 universities and 3 industrial partners. The consortium's goal is to contribute to the European diagnostic tool development efforts by creating and validating plastic antibodies for the selective enrichment of a variety of known disease biomarkers.In addition to my research work, I was- Co-organizer of three international workshops held at MU, ca. 30 participants each,- Main organizer and chairman of the 2014 Biofilms Research Center (MU) PhD day, ca. 15 participants,- Deputy for fire safety of our building, including participation in fire protection planning and inspections. Show less

Zsambek, Hungary

Responsible for the delivery roadmap and day-to-day operations of a product verification laboratory. Operative leadership over 2 technicians and a summer intern.* Managed the laboratory in a quasi-agile environment with weekly “sprint planning,” daily stand-ups, agile prioritizing, short delivery cycles, stakeholder management across the organization, etc.* Designed and introduced a product verification system based on relevant regulations, leading to successful foreign market… Show more Responsible for the delivery roadmap and day-to-day operations of a product verification laboratory. Operative leadership over 2 technicians and a summer intern.* Managed the laboratory in a quasi-agile environment with weekly “sprint planning,” daily stand-ups, agile prioritizing, short delivery cycles, stakeholder management across the organization, etc.* Designed and introduced a product verification system based on relevant regulations, leading to successful foreign market entries for six products.* Led two of the eight work packages of a major EU grant application (total value € 6M, granted). Show less

Budapest, Hungary

Responsible for understanding use cases presented by clients and salesforce and suggesting apt solutions from our product line using technical expertise.* Successfully completed 20+ customer visits and advised another 50+ online.

Technical Licentiate (Tekn Lic), Biomedical Sciences, General

Held presentations at 10 internal workshops within the PEPMIP ITN project, as well as contributed with two lectures and a poster at three.

Master Of Science (Ms), Polymer Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Member and vice-notary of my boarding school's Student Board (NFK-KDB): 2010-2011. Leading research university.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Organic Chemistry