Maja V.-Product Lead
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Experience
Product Lead
LX Futures
- Discovers, designs, and develops new products, services, marketing strategies, and business models for customers in the health, education, and retail industries.
- Manages suppliers to ensure delivery without delays.
- Achieved 100% positive customer feedback on product delivery, consulting, collaboration, and market, customer, and user research.
Product Manager
Plus-IT
- Improved product requirements by 45% by benchmarking customer ideas against 17 competitor products.
- Secured 99% acceptance of the product roadmap from company owners and customers.
- Organized and moderated customer workshops on product design and development, achieving 100% clarity on OKRs after each session.
- Developed a UX rulebook for the supplier, resulting in 0 iterations on UX design.
- Developed the product backlog, 5 epics based on the admin journey, and tasks for an external software development firm. Delivered software version 1.0 45 days before the intended release date.
- Collaborated with sales on B2B customer onboarding, with 0 churn.
Mentor
CareerFoundry
- Taught UX design, web development fundamentals, and product management to young professionals on all 5 continents.
- Achieved a 99.4% positive student appraisal.
Project Manager
Ferchau (interim project with Idemia)
- Reported to the QA Manager and designed campaigns and initiatives to improve company-wide understanding of product quality, information sharing, and collaboration between product teams. 99% of initiatives were adopted, with visible improvements within 1-3 sprints.
- Led the implementation of machine learning (AI) projects in collaboration with strategic partners. All projects were implemented in the core product - 100% success rate.
- Recruited team members, formed and managed project teams - scrum (4-7 FTE). Developed a ‘team canvas‘ to form a ‘performing’ team within 2 hours.
- Organized feature development workshops and managed progress; features were delivered with 0 iterations after pre- and post-release tests.
- Collaborated with product owners on the product backlog, sprint planning, and onboarding team members.
- Co-developed the annual ‘innovation challenge‘ for 12,000 employees: delivered an ‘innovation roadmap‘ manual for participants to standardize the idea-pitching process.
Marketing Manager
IOGS
- Recruited by the company owner to digitize the customer journey for hearing aid purchases and co-develop a B2B model; both increased turnover by up to 95% per annum.
- Developed the marketing strategy and B2B and B2C digital platforms for product and corporate e-commerce. Worked independently on UX and programming WordPress themes, while 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 a localization marketing strategy, directly contributing to the opening of the second store in 2019.
Product Manager
Maja Vojt
- Developed my own retail product collection and sold 89% of the stock.
- Created new points of sale, increasing sales speed by 45%; also sold in bulk to healthcare providers.
- Managed distributors and selected only suppliers with eco-labels.
Platform Manager
Nieuwsbank BV
- Recruited by the company owner after developing a website for business insights.
- Successfully pitched the development of PR services for a new customer segment. Developed and managed subscription services and pricing models, making the company profitable in 2005 and increasing net profit by at least 9% and up to 65% per year.
- Kept up with emerging technologies to develop services and increase revenue. Added social media distribution of customer content as a service, adding 5% to revenue in 2009. Implemented AdSense, generating around EUR 4,000 in monthly revenue until 2012.
- Developed a learning platform for new customers, reducing pressure on customer service by 75% and bringing in at least 5% of new customers per year.
- Worked directly with customers to improve the platform in 2004, adding a new digital service that increased annual net profit by 6%.
- Developed a new UX design, brand design, and frontend in 2014. Attracted 914 new subscribers within 3 weeks; time spent on the page increased by 400%.
Content and Marketing Manager
Nieuwsbank BV
- Managed the content and marketing team (2-8 FTE) and developed team coaching and personal development programs. Developed an onboarding and learning program that made new hires fully operational within 5 days.
- Worked with leadership to develop the marketing and public relations strategy.
Web Designer
Nieuwsbank BV
- Designed UX for niche subscription platforms and supervised the work of an external web development agency, with 0 issues and 0 delays.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Retail, Healthcare, and Education.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Product Development, Marketing, Customer Service, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, and Information Technology.
Summary
- Agile product developer with 20+ years of experience 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
Education
LAB University of Applied Sciences
MBA · Organisational Innovation Management, Culture, and Creativity · Finland
ARTEZ University
BA · Product Design · Netherlands
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Frequently asked questions
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Maja is based in Hamminkeln, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Maja speaks the following languages: Dutch (Advanced), Serbian (Advanced), German (Intermediate), English (Intermediate), Italian (Intermediate).
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 9 months. Note that Maja may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Maja would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Lead, Product Manager, Mentor.
Maja's most recent position is Product Lead at LX Futures.
In recent years, Maja has worked for LX Futures, Plus-IT, and CareerFoundry.
Maja is most experienced in industries like Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, and Retail. Maja also has some experience in Healthcare and Education.
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.
Maja has recently worked in industries like Education, Information Technology, and Healthcare.
Maja has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology.
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.
The availability of Maja needs to be confirmed.
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