As a co-founder of Hostminded, a tech-driven hospitality start-up, I demonstrated strong entrepreneurial spirit and versatility by wearing multiple hats and playing a critical role in various aspects of the business. With my contributions to product development, strategy, and operating frameworks, I helped drive 120% YoY growth while bootstrapping, and generated a top-level revenue of 4M EUR with a team of over 25 people within three years of operations. My areas of focus included product design and research, software architecture, UI and UX design, customer value proposition, financial management, and digital marketing. Through this experience, I have undergone rapid professional growth and am thankful to everyone who has been a part of our mission to redefine property management.

At Maersk, I honed my skills as a Product Owner and successfully led large-scale and strategic warehouse product initiatives while navigating complex organisational transformations.I have facilitated discovery and ideation workshops using Miro, gathered valuable customer insights, and performed numerous feature gap and comparative analyses to meet the needs of customers and business stakeholders. I have demonstrated a strong ability for creating operational process improvements and managing product artefacts such as BRD/PRD, FAQs, Epics and User Stories in Jira, and Roadmaps in Aha!. I have created new KPIs and operating frameworks that helped measure success effectively and collaborated closely with large, globally-distributed engineering and business teams, to deliver value.I have a strong track record of leading new global product pilot implementations in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.I am proud of my achievements at Maersk and am passionate about delivering exceptional products that drive business growth and delight customers.

As the driver of SaaS B.I solutions for the bank's IT landscape, I led the strategy and execution of cost transparency initiatives by collecting and modelling multi-source data to provide actionable insights to cross-functional teams and leaders. I was responsible for the full product lifecycle, from requirements gathering and roadmap development, to implementation, testing, and evangelisation.Throughout this role, I honed my skills in strategy, prioritisation, project management, and technical areas such as database and financial modelling, data visualisation, and application integration. This experience was a highlight of my career and a testament to my previous professional experience in IT finance and beyond. I am grateful for the opportunity to have made a meaningful impact in this area.

With a strong financial background and acquired technical expertise, I embraced a role in IT Finance as the next step in my career journey. With the support of my managers and team members, I shifted towards more technical responsibilities in the field. I played a key role in managing the broader scope of IT expenses, providing ad-hoc management reporting, and supporting business control functions.Utilising tools such as SQL, Python, PowerBI, and financial modelling, I actively participated in the transformation of Nordea's IT cost models. This role offered a unique opportunity to enhance my problem-solving skills through collaboration and increase my attention to detail and ability to navigate cross-functional decision-making in a large and diverse organisation.

By switching industries and countries, I pursued new career opportunities and combined my previous experience with ongoing education. In this role, I supported IT leaders at a bank by providing financial insights and business reporting. I honed my skills in financial planning and stakeholder management through activities such as invoice tracking, asset management, and rolling financial forecasting.In collaboration with small software engineering teams, I delivered internal tools in the form of web applications aimed at streamlining existing processes. The solutions and optimisations I proposed or led to the automation of expense review processes, informed management decisions, and improved forecasting and budget planning activities. This role also provided the opportunity to expand my network and connect with talented individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Through consistent operational delivery, I have achieved new career milestones. As a team lead for a group of approximately 20 individuals, I ensured customer satisfaction with mobile devices and internet subscriptions through phone and email support.This role was a catalyst for personal and professional growth, allowing me to develop people and project management skills and gain exposure to cross-functional teams. It was one of the most formative and fulfilling periods of my career, resulting in accelerated learning and development.I exceeded technical, service, and sales KPIs while contributing to business process and product improvements. Additionally, I was responsible for recruiting and supporting the development of over 100 colleagues throughout my time in the role.

Pursuing a career in technical customer service, I was responsible for providing support to customers and internal teams through various channels such as phone, email, and fax. I was part of special programs aimed at serving high-value customers and addressing unique technical support requirements.I gained broad organisational exposure, regularly participating in internal meetings related to service offerings, device testing and reporting, and database event correction. I also contributed to process improvements, provided technical training for new team members, and eventually progressed into a people management role. My time in this position further developed my customer-centric skills and deepened my understanding of technical customer service.

Starting my professional journey with this role proved to be an invaluable experience, setting a strong foundation for my future aspirations. I honed my customer service, problem-solving, communication, sales, and business process skills. This role also presented the opportunity to connect with incredible individuals who have had a lasting impact on my career.