Key Projects:
Blocktrade (Crypto Exchange)
Wallester AS (Visa Card Issuing Platform)
GetID (KYC & Identity Verification Platform)
🖋 Stakeholder Management:
📏 Business Strategy & Product Strategy:
⚖ Change Management:
💸 Cost Management:
📅 Product development Life Cycle:
📚 Process Optimization:
🛡 IT Risk Management Implementation:
Consistently maintained regular, proactive engagement with stakeholders to align development goals with broader business objectives and participated in strategic discussions at key stages. This proactive collaboration facilitated effective cross-departmental communication and received public acknowledgment from stakeholders for its impact on strategic alignment.
Actively contributed to the formulation of business strategy by providing a development perspective in strategic discussions. Engaged in market and competitor analysis sessions, defining target audiences, and refining value propositions. Collaborated closely with business leaders to assess the feasibility of strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment between technical capabilities and long-term company goals. This involvement enabled realistic planning, ensuring that development efforts were strategically aligned with the company’s growth objectives.
Successfully implemented a full-scale reorganization of the IT department during first year by carefully restructuring team roles and bringing on board around 20+ specialists, including key positions to enhance cross-functional collaboration.
Implemented cost-effective strategies, reducing expenses by half while significantly boosting overall productivity.
Significantly enhanced project delivery timelines, ensuring timely completion of critical features and aligning development efforts with broader strategic goals.
Introduced streamlined workflows, refined communication protocols, and optimized resource allocation.
Established and managed robust IT risk management protocols, significantly mitigating operational risks. These measures contributed to platform stability and security, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Leadership Testimonials on LinkedIn:
🏆 Best Newcomer of the Year Award:
Received the ‘Best Newcomer of the Year’ award, a recognition voted by colleagues in appreciation of contributions to team productivity and project delivery improvements.
🔄 IT Workflow Transformation:
Conducted a thorough review and overhaul of IT workflows across multiple teams, restructuring processes for product owners, developers, and QA engineers. This transformation significantly enhanced productivity and settled efficient cross-team communication.
🚀 On-Time Project Delivery:
Took leadership of a crucial project that had been previously delayed. Successfully refocused efforts and steered the team to an on-time product launch, achieving critical business targets.
🤝 Stakeholder Engagement & Expectation Management:
Worked closely with stakeholders to manage expectations, provide updates, and align project timelines during crucial product launch phases, ensuring smooth communication and confidence in project outcomes.
💡 Successful Product Development from Scratch:
Led the end-to-end development of a KYC & Identity Verification platform, managing communications, resource coordination, and milestone tracking. This initiative enabled a successful launch of a robust suite of identity verification features, including Document Verification, Face Matching, Liveness Detection, AML Screening, Age Verification, and Proof of Address.
⚽ Key Talent Acquisition and Team Building:
Strategically recruited and integrated key team members, including a Tech Lead, Product Owner, Client Integration Manager, etc. Their skills played a crucial role in moving the product development forward, ensuring on-time completion and meeting high standard product requirements.
💶 Value-Driven Product with High Market Impact:
The GetID platform gained significant traction, ultimately leading to its acquisition for €8.1 million. This successful exit generated substantial returns for stakeholders and solidified the product’s position in the identity verification market.
💻 Stakeholder Management:
Maintained close collaboration with stakeholders, including product owners, to ensure strategic alignment of the product roadmap with business goals. Received positive feedback for consistently meeting delivery expectations and contributing to stakeholder value.
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