Andrius Knispelis
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English Full professional proficiency
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Lithuanian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Russian Limited working proficiency
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Danish Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Karsten Mikaelsen
Andrius has a fantastic ability to turn complex topics, user insights and (obscure) data correlations into enjoyable stories. A real superpower for a Product Manager! In his PM role at Falcon, I’ve seen the outcome of this - a clear product vision that resonated with the company and an exciting mission his team would rally around. Later, as a Design Program Manager on my team, Andrius used the same skills to manage a team of visual designers who supported the entire business. Keeping the team happy while meeting tight deadlines and fostering room for creativity was no small task! Andrius, however, found a great balance resulting in both the design team engagement getting to an all-time high while releasing the best performing lead generation content in the history of the company. I wholeheartedly recommend Andrius and look very much forward to work together again someday!
Márk Verebélyi
I worked with Andrius at Falcon.io, he was the product manager of my team and I was a backend engineer that time. It was a real pleasure working together. Andrius is very positive, approachable and friendly with a true passion for his profession. I was always totally blown away by how he used data to back up his ideas and present them in an informative yet funny (oh, how I miss those presentations!) way or how he digested complex topics in an instant and produced documentation that even my grandmother could comprehend. TL;DR: I wholeheartedly recommend Andrius - if he's able to identify with the product/company I'm absolutely sure he won't disappoint.
Karsten Mikaelsen
Andrius has a fantastic ability to turn complex topics, user insights and (obscure) data correlations into enjoyable stories. A real superpower for a Product Manager! In his PM role at Falcon, I’ve seen the outcome of this - a clear product vision that resonated with the company and an exciting mission his team would rally around. Later, as a Design Program Manager on my team, Andrius used the same skills to manage a team of visual designers who supported the entire business. Keeping the team happy while meeting tight deadlines and fostering room for creativity was no small task! Andrius, however, found a great balance resulting in both the design team engagement getting to an all-time high while releasing the best performing lead generation content in the history of the company. I wholeheartedly recommend Andrius and look very much forward to work together again someday!
Márk Verebélyi
I worked with Andrius at Falcon.io, he was the product manager of my team and I was a backend engineer that time. It was a real pleasure working together. Andrius is very positive, approachable and friendly with a true passion for his profession. I was always totally blown away by how he used data to back up his ideas and present them in an informative yet funny (oh, how I miss those presentations!) way or how he digested complex topics in an instant and produced documentation that even my grandmother could comprehend. TL;DR: I wholeheartedly recommend Andrius - if he's able to identify with the product/company I'm absolutely sure he won't disappoint.
Karsten Mikaelsen
Andrius has a fantastic ability to turn complex topics, user insights and (obscure) data correlations into enjoyable stories. A real superpower for a Product Manager! In his PM role at Falcon, I’ve seen the outcome of this - a clear product vision that resonated with the company and an exciting mission his team would rally around. Later, as a Design Program Manager on my team, Andrius used the same skills to manage a team of visual designers who supported the entire business. Keeping the team happy while meeting tight deadlines and fostering room for creativity was no small task! Andrius, however, found a great balance resulting in both the design team engagement getting to an all-time high while releasing the best performing lead generation content in the history of the company. I wholeheartedly recommend Andrius and look very much forward to work together again someday!
Márk Verebélyi
I worked with Andrius at Falcon.io, he was the product manager of my team and I was a backend engineer that time. It was a real pleasure working together. Andrius is very positive, approachable and friendly with a true passion for his profession. I was always totally blown away by how he used data to back up his ideas and present them in an informative yet funny (oh, how I miss those presentations!) way or how he digested complex topics in an instant and produced documentation that even my grandmother could comprehend. TL;DR: I wholeheartedly recommend Andrius - if he's able to identify with the product/company I'm absolutely sure he won't disappoint.
Karsten Mikaelsen
Andrius has a fantastic ability to turn complex topics, user insights and (obscure) data correlations into enjoyable stories. A real superpower for a Product Manager! In his PM role at Falcon, I’ve seen the outcome of this - a clear product vision that resonated with the company and an exciting mission his team would rally around. Later, as a Design Program Manager on my team, Andrius used the same skills to manage a team of visual designers who supported the entire business. Keeping the team happy while meeting tight deadlines and fostering room for creativity was no small task! Andrius, however, found a great balance resulting in both the design team engagement getting to an all-time high while releasing the best performing lead generation content in the history of the company. I wholeheartedly recommend Andrius and look very much forward to work together again someday!
Márk Verebélyi
I worked with Andrius at Falcon.io, he was the product manager of my team and I was a backend engineer that time. It was a real pleasure working together. Andrius is very positive, approachable and friendly with a true passion for his profession. I was always totally blown away by how he used data to back up his ideas and present them in an informative yet funny (oh, how I miss those presentations!) way or how he digested complex topics in an instant and produced documentation that even my grandmother could comprehend. TL;DR: I wholeheartedly recommend Andrius - if he's able to identify with the product/company I'm absolutely sure he won't disappoint.
Credentials
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Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Scrum.orgJan, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)
Scrum.orgJan, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Brandwatch
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United Kingdom
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Director
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Apr 2022 - Present
- Led a tribe responsible for the merger and unification of the administration products. - Led a tribe responsible for the unified suite experience and design systems. - Contributed to pricing and packaging decisions of the newly merged Falcon and Brandwatch suite. - Taught how to make better presentations by making “Keynote Masterclass” seminars. - Reduced number of emails sent to users by building an in-app notifications system. - Presented “How to hire a PM” in two meet-ups for “Boye & Co” product peer group. - Enabled the tribe to be effective by hiring PMs and reorganising development teams. Show less
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Falcon.io
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Denmark
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Product Manager
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Mar 2020 - Apr 2022
- Presented a talk at Digital Leadership Conference 2021 “Boye 21”. - Organised, created and presented a talk at “Marketing Trends Summit 2021” event. - Organised, created and presented a talk at “Social Media ROI Summit 2021” event. - Increased new user conversion by building a new HomeScreen for falcon app. - Published an article in DesignMatters to help attract product design talent. - Led defining story, features and UX of the new free-to-try Essentials package. - Implemented processes and infrastructure to support Product Led Growth. Show less
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Tribos.AI
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Denmark
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Human Resources
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Head of Product
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Jan 2019 - Feb 2020
- Launched 9 major features in 9 months, leading design, testing, delivery and support. - Managed deliveries for our biggest client by frequent interviews, scoping and demos. - Managed 3 RFPs for 3 potential clients - Created and presented 10 product pitches to both new and existing clients. - Launched 9 major features in 9 months, leading design, testing, delivery and support. - Managed deliveries for our biggest client by frequent interviews, scoping and demos. - Managed 3 RFPs for 3 potential clients - Created and presented 10 product pitches to both new and existing clients.
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Falcon.io
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Denmark
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Design Program Manager
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May 2018 - Oct 2018
- Increased design team’s work efficiency by improving workflows and communication.- Delivered 90 design tasks in 45 work days for marketing, sales, product and HR teams.- Improved client facing reports for strategy team by redesigning data visualizations.- Improved sales decks with better storytelling and visual design.- Presented at Nord.ai Tech talks "Data Visualization based on cognitive psychology".- Redesigned brand identity (values, style, colors, etc.) as a member of a brand team.- Launched a campaign showcasing how agency clients can use falcon.- Designed a company booth for DMEXCO, the largest digital marketing conference.- Designed all visual assets for two infographics about Social Media.- Designed all hiring cards to be posted in social media. - Visualized workflows for two of the largest clients (Pernod Ricard and MTV). Show less
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Product Manager
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Jul 2016 - Jun 2018
- Implemented new analytics product vision focusing on actionable insights.- Improved product team’s image by increasing transparency and communication.- Improved product team’s morale by focusing on working together and accountability.- Doubled the daily usage of the product by launching “Instagram Analytics” (first to market).- Increased supported Facebook metrics by 233% (from 53 to 177).- Improved the quality of company presentations by hosting keynote training sessions.- Decreased the number of support issues by explaining metrics better.- Assisted in closing 11 deals by supporting sales in client meetings.- Improved stability of the product by re-prioritising all bug-fixing efforts.- Bridged a feature gap by launching “Facebook CSV Export”.- Presented 21 internal and 5 external company presentations. Show less
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IBG - ProReact
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Copenhagen Area, Denmark
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Product Manager
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Oct 2015 - Jun 2016
- Increased efficiency and transparency by introducing agile process framework (Scrum). - Implemented a workflow identifying key stakeholders, meetings and deliverables. - Improved UX, design and functionality across all existing product line. - Designed and tested our first mobile app prototypes. - Designed and launched product website. - Designed a dashboard helping customers to identify what's happening. - Organised user testing both in-house and field-trips - Supported our major product update release. Show less
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Adform
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Denmark
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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500 - 600 Employee
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Senior Data Scientist
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
- Proposed a method to identify “Interest Audiences” from web page’s content. - Proposed a method to identify “Travel Intent” audience based on the browsing patterns. - Published a video on YouTube “LDA Topic Models” (most viewed video in this domain). - Proposed Data Management Platform (DMP) features for publisher offering. - Proposed a method to find and target Purchase Intent Audiences. - Proposed a method to identify “Interest Audiences” from web page’s content. - Proposed a method to identify “Travel Intent” audience based on the browsing patterns. - Published a video on YouTube “LDA Topic Models” (most viewed video in this domain). - Proposed Data Management Platform (DMP) features for publisher offering. - Proposed a method to find and target Purchase Intent Audiences.
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Issuu
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United States
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Technology, Information and Media
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100 - 200 Employee
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Data Scientist
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Feb 2011 - Dec 2014
- Designed a method to extract the topics of all documents uploaded to issuu. - Created use cases and roadmap for the “Find Related Publications” product. - Improved document discovery by designing Interest Categories for issuu iOS app. - Improved document discovery by designing a system to label documents using Wikipedia. - Increased the number of targetable documents by 240% by designing language translation. - Coordinated explicit content filtering using a crowd sourcing platform. - Proposed 28 new features/improvements for issuu iOS app. - Designed KPI dashboard for publishers to monitor their performance. - Designed business KPI dashboard to monitor the performance of ad targeting. - Initiated cooperation with DTU, promoting the company and recruiting. - Improved document discovery by rebuilding LDA model to fit new business requirements. - Improved ad targeting by developing document categorisation scheme. - Designed a method to classify documents by type using punctuation patterns. - Designed explicit content detection system based on text. - Modelled document layout features for document type detection (magazine, book, etc.). - Supervised “Mining Twitter Trends” and “Sentiment Analysis” student projects. Show less
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Technical University of Denmark, Department of Informatics and Mathematical Modelling
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Copenhagen Area, Denmark
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External Lecturer
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Sep 2010 - Jan 2014
- Designed and lectured the course “Lean UX Design” on how to identify user needs, model interaction, conceptualise and validate prototype interfaces based on a lean data-driven agile iterative design process. - Designed and lectured the course “Human Computer Interaction”, combining theories of UX design, social media, mobile apps and human cognition, followed by Axure prototypes and testing. - Designed and lectured the course “Web 2.0 and mobile interactions”, combining business aspects of mobile apps development with Web 2.0 design patterns, leading to hands-on prototyping using Python. - Supervised student groups building mobile apps in “Lean UX Design” class, from concept to a prototype. Show less
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DTU - Technical University of Denmark
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Denmark
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Professor
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Apr 2008 - Mar 2010
- Developed a new MSc program “Digital Media Engineering”, aimed at meeting industry’s demands for coupling engineering skills with business perspectives.- Developed and lectured 4 new courses on how to utilise various Web 2.0 technologies, metadata, social networks and machine learning methods in order to develop innovative media solutions.- Adapted and presented “Collaborative Filtering for movies” lecture package to 4 different levels of education.
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PhD student
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Feb 2005 - Apr 2008
- Developed a novel method to extract emotions from song lyrics or TV synopsis metadata (PhD thesis).- Published and presented 11 scientific publications in various journals and conference proceedings.- Organised various social activities at the department.- Represented DTU at the “Science Days” in Copenhagen and Sønderborg festival.
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DTU Electro
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Denmark
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Research Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Oct 2004 - Jan 2005
- Delivered system requirements for an EU Commission project MAGNET by coordinating 4 international partners. - Contributed content to three EU Commission projects deliverables. - Delivered system requirements for an EU Commission project MAGNET by coordinating 4 international partners. - Contributed content to three EU Commission projects deliverables.
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Education
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2005 - 2008
DTU - Technical University of Denmark
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Data Science, Latent Semantics -
2002 - 2004
Kaunas University of Technology
Master’s Degree, Telecommunications -
1998 - 2002
Kaunas University of Technology
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering
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