Experience

Plyo

• Norway
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Product Officer

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Oslo, Norway



Papirfly

• Norway
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Director

  • Feb 2013 - Mar 2022

  Oslo, Norway A clear M&A growth strategy was carved out where BrandMaster took the lead the Nordic industry consolidating. As of 2021 a total of 8 companies have been merged into one – Papirfly, Resolut, PressToGo, Meriworks, Gothia, Tactic RealTime, Madeo – resulting in a broader and deeper product stack. The main achievements as Product Director this period has been to; - Drive platform mergers with massive product overlap to support cross-/up sell to existing clients - Make client migration… Show more A clear M&A growth strategy was carved out where BrandMaster took the lead the Nordic industry consolidating. As of 2021 a total of 8 companies have been merged into one – Papirfly, Resolut, PressToGo, Meriworks, Gothia, Tactic RealTime, Madeo – resulting in a broader and deeper product stack. The main achievements as Product Director this period has been to; - Drive platform mergers with massive product overlap to support cross-/up sell to existing clients - Make client migration attractive and possible to support product- and platform sunsetting to achieve synergies (cost savings and higher value) - Service orient platform to support further acquisitions. - Handle inherited legacy code challenges while innovating our products according to market expectations - Modernize and standardize UX / UI across multiple products, tech platforms - Onboard new teams and development cultures with geographical spread - Establish routines for a product development organization located in 5 countries - Build necessary tools to enable partners to onboard and self-serve their clients. - Align API and integration strategies with company M&A trajectory

• Product Director, Head of Development and Strategy

  • Feb 2007 - Jan 2013

  Oslo, Norway Overall responsible for the strategic development and positioning of BrandMasters Marketing Resource Management (MRM) platform named BrandMaster: - Define product vision, strategy, roadmap, and priorities - Manage overall product management processes - Gather and analyze feedback from sales, marketing, customer success, development, market and competition - Compose detailed requirements specifications with UX / UI designs for new products and features - Conduct business-level… Show more Overall responsible for the strategic development and positioning of BrandMasters Marketing Resource Management (MRM) platform named BrandMaster: - Define product vision, strategy, roadmap, and priorities - Manage overall product management processes - Gather and analyze feedback from sales, marketing, customer success, development, market and competition - Compose detailed requirements specifications with UX / UI designs for new products and features - Conduct business-level verification and market testing of new features - Manage product documentation, sales materials, and demo systems - Expert consultancy for international enterprise customers - Working closely with sales department when on-boarding larger clients - Acting CTO in periods, coordinating development projects (in Norway, Czech Republic, and Belarus) - In periods, overall responsible for Daimler contract (14 markets + HQ) - Part of top management, reporting to CEO



T4M AS (BrandMaster AS)

• Norway
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Product Director, Head of Project Department

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2007

  Product Director: - Develop ROI analysis concept and tools for consulting services - Define product and pricing strategy and develop business plans - Establish roadmap and product life cycle routines - Manage product documentation and demo systems for all verticals - Working closely with Sales department on international prospects - Part of top management, reporting to CEO - Establishing a Product Board for broader involvement Head of Project Department: - Overall… Show more Product Director: - Develop ROI analysis concept and tools for consulting services - Define product and pricing strategy and develop business plans - Establish roadmap and product life cycle routines - Manage product documentation and demo systems for all verticals - Working closely with Sales department on international prospects - Part of top management, reporting to CEO - Establishing a Product Board for broader involvement Head of Project Department: - Overall responsible for all projects and clients - Responsible for project managers and key account managers - Managing implementation projects for large international clients - Define and implement a tailored project management methodology - Create and maintain customer case studies - Responsible for customer satisfaction surveys and interviews

• Project Manager, Product Director

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2003

  Focus on customer success, internationalization and professionalization of product development. Product Manager (75%); - Securing internationalization of BrandMaster platform (languages, time zones, etc) - Identifying and delivering new features and products for new verticals - Responsible for design, specs, QA, and release planning - Define and establish routines for release management - Create sales enabling content and demo systems - Product marketing and web… Show more Focus on customer success, internationalization and professionalization of product development. Product Manager (75%); - Securing internationalization of BrandMaster platform (languages, time zones, etc) - Identifying and delivering new features and products for new verticals - Responsible for design, specs, QA, and release planning - Define and establish routines for release management - Create sales enabling content and demo systems - Product marketing and web design Project Manager (25%): - Managing onboarding projects for national and international clients - Key account for existing clients

• Entrepreneur, Product Developer

  • Jan 1999 - Dec 2000

  Responsible for the whole process from new product idea to completed and marketed SaaS product suite: - Develop concept, business plan, and go-to-market model - Define and create web based prototype - Find and engage system developers - Create requirement specification for 1st system release - Search for and decide on 3rd party tools to integrate - Manage the development of BrandMaster version 1 - Creation and maintenance of marketing collateral - Project management… Show more Responsible for the whole process from new product idea to completed and marketed SaaS product suite: - Develop concept, business plan, and go-to-market model - Define and create web based prototype - Find and engage system developers - Create requirement specification for 1st system release - Search for and decide on 3rd party tools to integrate - Manage the development of BrandMaster version 1 - Creation and maintenance of marketing collateral - Project management for first client implementations



Kvina Grafikk AS

• Graphic Design and Manager

  • Aug 1994 - Feb 1999

  Kvinesdal, Agder, Norway Design tasks and management of a full-service creative agency, while also studying design. • Creative development of magazine designs, video- and digital signage content, web design concepts, event contents, giveaways, etc • Quickly appointed to lead the creative production team • Consulting customers on visual identity and rebranding projects • Head of operations and projects • Responsible for accounting, quotes, and invoicing