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Product Leader
AI‑Powered Execution

Turning vision into reality through discovery, strategy, and rapid execution. Available for fractional leadership, product consulting, and strategic initiatives.

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Who I Am

Product leader with deep experience in B2B SaaS, sustainability tech (Circular IQ), and innovative applications (Lacus, Tribre, Philosopher's Council).

I bridge customer needs, business strategy, and execution — defining clear product direction, building focused roadmaps, and delivering MVPs that drive real outcomes. My approach combines rigorous discovery with AI-accelerated delivery.

Specialties: Product strategy, user-centered discovery, AI-powered workflows, roadmap planning, stakeholder alignment, and building high-performing product cultures.

AI-First Approach

Leveraging AI to accelerate discovery, automate workflows, and deliver products faster without sacrificing quality or strategic thinking.

How You Can Work With Me

Fractional Head of Product

For B2B teams that need sharper focus and better execution.

What you get

A clear product direction, a realistic roadmap, and a delivery rhythm that sticks.

Typical scope

Strategy to roadmap, discovery that reduces wasted build, stakeholder alignment, product ops basics, metrics that matter.

Good fit if

You are shipping, but priorities keep changing, decisions keep resurfacing, or outcomes are not improving.

Customer Facing MVP Build Sprint

For teams that want to ship a real customer facing product fast, using AI assisted development best practices.

What you get

A working MVP or pilot you can put in front of users, plus a lightweight build playbook so the team can continue without me.

Typical scope

Product definition and UX, time boxed delivery, rapid iteration, quality gates, analytics and feedback loops, release readiness.

Good fit if

You need speed, but you still care about fundamentals like maintainability, clarity, and a sensible scope.

AI Empowerment Sprint

For individuals and teams who want AI to change day to day work, not just inspire ideas.

What you get

A set of implemented, measurable AI powered workflows, with prompts, templates, and habits the team actually adopts.

Typical scope

Workflow mapping, tool choices, prompt and template design, pilot execution, success metrics, governance and rollout plan.

Good fit if

You want to reduce cycle time, improve quality, or remove repetitive work, and you are ready to operationalize it.

Internal Tools Build and Enablement

For teams that need internal software tools, and want to own them long term.

What you get

One high leverage internal tool that saves time or reduces errors, plus the setup, docs, and training to maintain and evolve it yourselves.

Typical scope

Workflow audit, tool design, data model and permissions, rapid build, deployment setup, runbook, handover, evolution backlog.

Good fit if

Your work is slowed down by spreadsheets, manual handoffs, scattered tools, or repeated operational mistakes.

Experience

Current

Circular IQ

Head of Product

Jan 2018 - Present (8 years)

Leading product strategy and operations for B2B circularity platform. Built product team and developed AI-powered reporting capabilities.

B2B SaaS Product Strategy Team Building

Patica

Steward & Head of Product (Co-founder)

2015 - Jan 2018 (3 years)

Learning engagement platform facilitating interaction between experts and learners. Built blended learning communities.

EdTech Co-founder

Kiron Open Higher Education

Product Manager (Fractional)

Jul 2016 - Jul 2017 (1 year)

Fractional product role for blended learning platform serving refugees, while bootstrapping Patica.

Fractional PM Education

ActAPI

Managing Director & Co-founder

Jan 2013 - May 2016 (3.5 years)

Built gamification API platform combining game mechanics with social structure.

Gamification API Platform

Dare to do it Different

Founder & Innovation Consultant

Aug 2011 - Jan 2013 (1.5 years)

Supported technology startups from idea to product-market fit.

Consulting Startups

OnePIN

Solutions Manager

Oct 2007 - Jul 2011 (3 years 10 months)

Led deployment of wireless solutions for mobile operators across EEMEA region.

Mobile B2B International

Core Competencies

Product Strategy Discovery & Research Roadmap Planning AI-Powered Workflows Stakeholder Management MVP Definition Data-Driven Decisions Cross-functional Leadership Product Operations B2B SaaS Expertise

Selected Projects

Circular IQ
Product Lead

Circular IQ

B2B SaaS serving sustainability teams. Delivered AI-powered reporting that reduces manual data work by 70%, enabling teams to focus on strategy over spreadsheets.

B2B SaaS AI Product Sustainability
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Lacus
Product Lead

Lacus

Mobile app for chronic pain management. Led discovery with patients and clinicians, defined MVP scope, and shipped validated solution helping users track and manage symptoms.

Mobile Healthcare
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Philosopher's Council
Creator

Philosopher's Council

AI-powered debate app exploring new interaction models. Validated concept through rapid prototyping with LLMs, demonstrating potential for AI-assisted decision making.

AI Product Experiment
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AI MVPs
Product Consultant

AI MVPs (Freelance)

Helping teams scope and ship MVPs faster using AI workflows. Compress timelines from months to weeks while maintaining quality and strategic thinking.

MVP Strategy AI Workflows Rapid Delivery
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Tribre
Product Builder

Tribre

Community platform connecting people around shared interests. Built scalable infrastructure and features enabling meaningful connections and engagement.

Social Platform Community
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Quorum1
Product Lead

Quorum1

Governance platform for collaborative decision-making. Designed workflows and interfaces that make complex voting processes intuitive and transparent.

Governance Voting
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Sagliknotu
Product Builder

Sagliknotu

Healthcare communication platform connecting patients and providers. Built secure messaging and appointment management features improving care coordination.

Healthcare Communication
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IQ Dashboard
Product Lead

IQ Dashboard

Analytics dashboard providing actionable insights for business intelligence. Designed data visualization and reporting tools that make complex metrics accessible.

Analytics Data Visualization
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Get in Touch

Location

Europe

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