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Maja Vojt

Product Lead

Maja Vojt
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Hamminkeln, Germany

Experience

Aug 2022 - Present
3 years 8 months
Germany

Product Lead

LX Futures

Expertise details
Position Summary
Product Lead at LX Futures
Industries
Education
Healthcare
Retail
Business Areas
Marketing
Product Development
Supply Chain Management
  • Discovers, designs, and develops new products, services, marketing strategies, and business models for customers in health, education, and retail industries.
  • Manages suppliers for delivery, no delays.
  • 100% positive feedback from customers on product delivery, consulting, collaboration, and market, customer, user research.
Feb 2021 - Jun 2022
1 year 5 months
Germany

Product Manager

Plus-IT

Expertise details
Position Summary
Product Manager at Plus-IT
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
  • Improved product requirements by 45% through benchmarking customer ideas against 17 competitor products.
  • Secured 99% acceptance from company owners and customers for product roadmap.
  • Organized and moderated workshops with customers: product design and development, 100% clear OKR after each session.
  • Developed UX rules book for the supplier, 0 iterations on UX design.
  • Developed product backlog, 5 epics based on admin journey, and tasks for external software development firm. Delivered software 1.0 version 45 days before the intended release date.
  • Collaborated with sales on B2B customer onboarding, 0 churm.
Jan 2021 - Aug 2025
4 years 8 months
Germany

Mentor

CareerFoundry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Mentor at CareerFoundry
Industries
Education
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • Taught UX design, fundamentals of web development, and product management to young professionals on all 5 continents.
  • Achieved 99.4% positive student appraisal.
Jun 2018 - Dec 2020
2 years 7 months
Germany

Project Manager

Ferchau (interim project with Idemia)

Expertise details
Position Summary
Project Manager at Ferchau (interim project with Idemia)
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
  • Reported to QA Manager, designed campaigns and interventions to improve company wide understanding of product quality, information sharing, and collaboration between product teams. 99% of the initiatives adopted, visible improvements within 1-3 sprints.
  • Led realisation of the machine learning (AI) utilisation projects in collaboration with strategic partners. All projects implemented into the core product - 100% success rate.
  • Sourced team members, formed and managed project teams - scrum (4-7 FTE). Developed ‘team canvas‘ to form a ‘preforming’ team within 2 hours.
  • Organized feature development workshops, managed progress, features delivered with 0 iterations after pre- and post-release tests.
  • Collaborated with product owners on product backlog, sprint planning, landing team members.
  • Co-developed annual ‘innovation challenge‘ for 12,000 employees: delivered an ‘innovation roadmap‘ manual for participants to standardise idea pitching process.
Jun 2015 - Mar 2018
2 years 10 months
Germany

Marketing Manager

IOGS

Expertise details
Position Summary
Marketing Manager at IOGS
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Marketing
  • Recruited by the company owner to digitalise customer journey for hearing aid purchases, and co-develop a B2B model, both increased turnover by up to 95% per annum.
  • Developed marketing strategy and B2B and B2C digital platforms for product, corporate e-commerce. Worked solo on UX and programming WordPress themes, researching marketing channels. Increased net profit by at least 10% per annum through SEO and SEA.
  • Increased net profit by 25%-30% per annum with localisation marketing strategy, directly contributed to the opening of the second store in 2019.
Mar 2007 - Feb 2011
4 years
Netherlands

Product Manager

Maja Vojt

Expertise details
Position Summary
Product Manager at Maja Vojt
Industries
Retail
Business Areas
Product Development
Sales
Supply Chain Management
  • Developed own retail product collection and sold 89% of the stock.
  • Invented new points of sale, sales speed increased by 45%, also sold in bulk to healthcare providers.
  • Managed distributors and selected eco-labeled suppliers only.
Jan 2004 - Apr 2015
11 years 4 months
Netherlands

Platform Manager

Nieuwsbank BV

Expertise details
Position Summary
Platform Manager at Nieuwsbank BV
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Customer Service
Marketing
Product Development
  • Recruited by the company owner after development of a website for business insights.
  • Successfully pitched to develop services for PR, a new customer segment. Developed and managed subscription services development and pricing models, and made the company profitable in 2005, increasing net profit annually by at least 9% and up to 65% per annum.
  • Followed emerging technological advancements to develop services and increase revenue. Added customer content distribution through social media as a service, adding 5% to the revenue in 2009. Implemented AdSense generating around EUR 4,000 monthly revenue until 2012.
  • Developed a learning platform for new customers, eased pressure on customer service by 75%, funneled at least 5% of new customers per annum.
  • Worked directly with customers on platform improvement in 2004, added a new digital service increasing annual net profit by 6%.
  • Developed new UX design, brand design, and frontend in 2014. Achieved 914 new subscribers within 3 weeks, stay on page time increased by 400%.
Jan 2004 - Apr 2009
5 years 4 months
Netherlands

Content and Marketing Manager

Nieuwsbank BV

Expertise details
Position Summary
Content and Marketing Manager at Nieuwsbank BV
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Marketing
Strategy
  • Managed content and marketing team (2-8 FTE), developed team coaching and personal development program. Developed an onboarding and learning program, made new hires fully operational within 5 days.
  • Collaborated with leadership on the development of the marketing and public relations strategy.
Jan 2002 - Dec 2003
2 years
Netherlands

Web Designer

Nieuwsbank BV

Expertise details
Position Summary
Web Designer at Nieuwsbank BV
Industries
Information Technology
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • Designed UX for niche subscription platforms and supervised external web development agency execution, 0 issues, 0 delays.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Retail, Healthcare, and Education.

Media and Entertainment
Information Technology
Retail
Healthcare
Education
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Marketing, Customer Service, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, and Information Technology.

Product Development
Marketing
Customer Service
Project Management
Supply Chain Management
Information Technology
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Summary

  • Agile product developer with 20+ years of experience in managing product teams and suppliers to create and deliver value: from product idea to continuous revenue growth.

Skills

Programming And Coding

  • Javascript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Bash
  • Html/css

Software And Office

  • Adobe
  • Microsoft
  • Google Workspace
  • Google Analytics
  • Webmaster
  • Looker
  • Atlassian - Jira
  • Atlassian - Confluence
  • Hotjar
  • Slack
  • Miro
  • Mural
  • Figma

Methods, Tools, And Frameworks

  • Empathy And Journey Mapping
  • User Interview
  • Day In Life
  • Aidaor
  • Cx Mapping
  • Hypothesis-driven Development
  • Lean Startup
  • Venture Design
  • Double Diamond - Design Thinking
  • 5 Bold Steps
  • Oceans Of Growth
  • Lean Creation
  • Team Canvas
  • Team Stages
  • Team Dimensions
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Xp
  • Safe

Languages

Dutch
Advanced
Serbian
Advanced
German
Intermediate
English
Intermediate
Italian
Intermediate

Education

LAB University of Applied Sciences

MBA · Organisational Innovation Management, Culture, and Creativity · Finland

ARTEZ University

BA · Product Design · Netherlands

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 9
Experience in Media and Entertainment 13.5 y
Avg length 4 y 1 m
Longest experience 11 y 3 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Netherlands)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Product Lead, Product Manager, Mentor
Main industries Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Retail
Main business areas Product Development, Marketing, Customer Service

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

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Where is Maja based?

Maja is based in Hamminkeln, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Maja speak?

Maja speaks the following languages: Dutch (Advanced), Serbian (Advanced), German (Intermediate), English (Intermediate), Italian (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Maja have?

Maja has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Maja has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 8 months. Note that Maja may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Maja be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Maja would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Lead, Product Manager, Mentor.

What is Maja's latest experience?

Maja's most recent position is Product Lead at LX Futures.

What companies has Maja worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Maja has worked for LX Futures, Plus-IT, and CareerFoundry.

Which industries is Maja most experienced in?

Maja is most experienced in industries like Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, and Retail. Maja also has some experience in Healthcare and Education.

Which business areas is Maja most experienced in?

Maja is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Marketing, and Customer Service. Maja also has some experience in Project Management, Supply Chain Management, and Information Technology.

Which industries has Maja worked in recently?

Maja has recently worked in industries like Education, Information Technology, and Healthcare.

Which business areas has Maja worked in recently?

Maja has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology.

What is Maja's education?

Maja holds a Master in Organisational Innovation Management, Culture, and Creativity from LAB University of Applied Sciences and a Bachelor in Product Design from ARTEZ University.

What is the availability of Maja?

Maja is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Maja?

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