Digital strategy consultant Espoo, Finland

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(Updated 2023-09-29)

Digital strategy consultant

Espoo, Finland

Native Finnish, English, Beginner Latvian, Korean

  • Experience in top management teams
  • Experience in boards
  • Several major digital transformation projects executed
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Skills (20)

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Project Management

Digital transformation

PMP

BUSINESS CASE

ELISA

New operational models

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Procurement

ECOSYSTEM

RETAIL

HEALTHCARE

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

Telecom

OPERATIONS

PMO

FINANCIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MIG

SIEMENS

Summary

I have a strong experience and proven record of success of business management, strategy creation, startups, sales, product, project/program and operations management on a highly international environment. Recently focused strongly on digitalization transformation with customer centric service design approach and agile operational models.
Demonstrated ability to understand complex business and technical solutions, build customer and internal relationships, developed, and execute new operational models. Managed large multicultural organizations and have been consistently recognized for good a performance.
I have been in Travel, Media, Wellbeing, Education, Startup, and ICT businesses from year 1992. Experienced sides of service provider and solution vendor. Career developed from engineering to product and project management, then further to directing large, over 100 million Euros projects and programs and overall consumer business ownerships. Recently focusing on consultation on digital transformations/strategy projects and programs.
On my work, I like to take total responsibility and run programs and businesses from start to end. I have worked in various environments, countries and with people from different cultures.
In the future, I like to see myself working with latest technologies and taking care of overall businesses, processes, programs and accounts. My interest is to improve my skills and learn more about different cultures and businesses not forgetting personal life.

Professional Experience

CEO and Founder
visehub Oy

2019-09 - Present

* Company focusing on telecom, travel, education and sports industry digital expertise, teaming up experts with competences and orchestrating the business front * Recent major projects: * Large domestic Hotel chain: Digital strategy and solution implementation * International Biathlon Union Digital ecosystem: Overall program management from strategy, design, procurement and implementation (2020-ongoing) * Large international Telecom operator: B2B online business boost for eSales and eCare operations.
* Large healthcare provider: Digital strategy building and implementation * Leading professional education provider: digital strategy for websites and implementation
CCO and Co-founder (Chairman of the Board)
DroppX.com

2020-02 - 2022-01

* Business development and commercial operations * Investor searching and company presentations * Key partnerships development and management
Senior Vice President, eCommerce, Sales and Marketing
AirBaltic

2016-02 - 2019-09

* In last 3 years increased revenues around 20% year-on-year by new ways of working and modern tools and operations (up to 500 meur) * Reduced performance marketing costs substantially and launched market leading innovations together with Google and Facebook * Member of top management team * Digital Strategy creation and implementation * Streamlined organizational models and silos for more agile operations.
* Launched new airbaltic.com platform. Including new customer-oriented services design, selection of new technology vendors and implemented complex solution in 9 months.
Chairman of the Board
Loyalty Services (PINS)

2017-09 - 2019-09

* Coalition Rewards company * Operations in Baltics, Russia and Finland, over 2m card holders * Guiding the transformation of loss-making company to revenue generator in 18 months * Launched exceptional new loyalty concept, air Baltic club stampcard, which has increased loyalty and activity over 50% compared to traditional airline loyalty programs.
Vice President, Digital Finnair (Commercial div.)
Finnair

2014-04 - 2016-02

* Strategy creation and implementation * Owner of digitalization strategy creation and execution * Running transformation programs * New Finnair.com and mobile application (omni-channel) * New aurinkomatkat.fi (tour operator) * Single customer view program * Merchandizing and distribution * Inflight retail and connectivity * Implementation of lean/agile operational model * Enhancing innovation in organization * Owner of aircraft connectivity program and innovation on IFE systems
Director
Finnair

2012-08 - 2014-04

Customer Entertainment and connectivity (Commercial div.) * Overall In-flight Entertainment (and commercialization) Management and strategy owner * Aircraft connectivity product owner * Contract negotiations and operations for entertainment content, solutions and system vendors * eCommerce project management * Owner of aircraft connectivity program and innovation on IFE systems
Director, TV and Video Market Deployment (Smart Devices)
Nokia Corporation

2011-07 - 2012-07

* Content partnership acquisition globally * Business development for new TV services on mobile devices * Go to Market planning for each launch market * Consumer and partner feature demand management towards Nokia R&D * Partner account management
Head of Enjoyment Services (Consumer Services Business Unit)
Elisa Corporation

2009-04 - 2011-07

Ownership of corporate strategic business area for consumers, Elisa Viihde.
http://www.elisa.fi/viihde/ * Overall business owner of Enjoyment category businesses, including marketing, sales, operations, strategy and services development * Developing Go-To-Market programs for new services and features * Running a team of service managers and content acquisition managers * Business case analysis and simulations to new service opportunities * Network management of suppliers, distributors and subcontractors * Member of Services management team * Strategy creation and execution
Head of Mobile TV (Consultation and System Integration)
Nokia Siemens Networks

2007-04 - 2009-03

Program Director, Fixed Mobile Convergence and DVB-H
Nokia Siemens Networks

2006-03 - 2007-03

Program Director, head of PMO
Nokia Networks

2004-07 - 2006-02

Project Director
Nokia Networks

2003-07 - 2004-06

3G network rollout
Senior Project Manager
Nokia Networks

2002-07 - 2003-07

MVI Test Manager
Nokia Networks

2002-01 - 2002-07

Mobile Packet Core Project Manager for 3G
Nokia Networks

2001-07 - 2002-02

IP Engineering Manager / System manager for 3G trials
Nokia Networks

2001-01 - 2001-06

Senior Project manager / GPRS
Nokia Networks

2000-01 - 2000-12

Messaging platforms and Intelligent Networks

Academic Background

MBA
Swansea Metropolitan University

2024-09 - 2024-09

PMP
Kauhava Marketing School

2024-09 - 2024-09

BSc
Jyvaskyla Institute of technology

2024-09 - 2024-09

Finnish Air force Institute of technology
Finnish Air force Institute of technology

2024-09 - 2024-09

Certifications

PMP

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