Product Innovation Leader Skåne län, Sverige

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(Updated 2025-03-17)

Product Innovation Leader

Skåne län, Sverige

Native Svenska, English, Beginner Danish

  • Build high-performing teams, scaling SaaS businesses
  • Leading transformation
  • 25+ years in driving innovation, product management, and transformation

Skills (6)

• Team Leadership & Scaling

• Innovation Leadership

Product Management & Strategy

• Agile & Lean Methodologies

• Change Management

• SaaS & Cloud Technologies

Summary

VALUE PROPOSITION

·       As a passionate and strategic product leader, I drive product success and foster a culture of innovation by building and coaching empowered teams that prioritize customer, user, and business needs.

·       As a curious and structured problem solver, I thrive in ambiguity, tackling complex challenges with no obvious solutions. My strength lies in holistically analyzing situations, defining clear strategies, and executing solutions that drive operational excellence.

·       As a pragmatic and collaborative leader, I believe in harnessing collective intelligence to solve problems. I prioritize the what and why over the who, ensuring sustainable solutions that drive personal, organizational, and commercial growth.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

·       Strategic and hands-on Product Leader with 25+ years of experience in driving innovation, product management, and organizational transformation across startups, scale-ups, and global enterprises. My expertise spans SaaS, HealthTech, EdTech, Mobile Communication, Data & Content Management, PIM, Clinical Informatics, System Integrations, Smart Metering and more.

·       I specialize in building high-performing teams, scaling SaaS businesses, and leading digital transformation initiatives. With a strong ability to bridge business and technology, I deliver customer-centric solutions and implement modern product development practices that drive measurable impact.

·       A pragmatic and collaborative leader, I am committed to making change sustainable, empowering teams, and turning vision into execution for long-term business growth.

·       Previous roles: VP Product Management, CTO, Head of Development, Head of Product & IT, Program Director, Program Manager, Product Manager, Project Manager, Head of System Management

Professional Experience

Head of Product & IT
One Nordic

2023-12 - 2025-03

Interim Head of Product & IT at ONE Nordic AB – Leading the transformation of Smart Metering solutions into a SaaS-based model, increasing scalability and business efficiency. 

VP Product Management
inriver

2021-01 - 2023-12

Led the creation and scaling of a global product management team within a leading SaaS company in the Product Information Management (PIM) space.

·       Built and scaled a Product, UX, Labs, and Product Marketing team (20+ people).

·       Defined and executed product strategy, leading to CARR growth and positioning in Led product innovation initiatives, improving customer retention and revenue streams.

CTO & Head of Development
NE

2018-05 - 2020-12

Transformed NE’s product portfolio into a modern microservice-based SaaS Launched Sweden's first AI-powered teaching aid in mathematics, increasing engagement and adoption.

·       Led software development, DevOps, and platform strategy, ensuring scalability.

Delivered cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, and Business teams. 

Program Director
Philips HCM & Innovation Services

2015-11 - 2018-04

Led software development for a home monitoring service connecting oncology teams and cancer patients.

·     Drove the 0 to 1 development of a critical digital health solution, improving patient outcomes.

Spearheaded change management initiatives, integrating new processes within global teams.

 

Product Manager
Trialbee

2013-11 - 2015-10

Clinical trial planning & management, Electronic Data Capture (EDC)

Senior Project Manager
Sony

2010-01 - 2013-10

Successfully led concept development and cross-functional software projects

Project & Program Manager
Sony Ericsson

2007-05 - 2009-12

Successfully led the transformation of Sony Ericsson’s Symbian smartphone segment to a Nokia S60-based platform. Responsible for product cluster software, including planning, product coordination, platform integration, application development, and mobile phone software releases.

Head of System Management
Teleca

2003-01 - 2007-04

Founded and led the System Management Office, enhancing technical scalability in project deliveries. This enabled Teleca to expand its capacity and execute major delivery projects through a customized Original Design Solution (ODS), achieving a tenfold increase in value.

SW Developer & Project Manager
AU-System

1999-05 - 2002-12

Managing projects towards AU-System customers. Included prestudies as well as larger full development projects.

Executive Trainee
ABB

1997-09 - 1999-04

Academic Background

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Lund Institute of Technology

1992-09 - 1997-05

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)

2013-05

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