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Strategic and results-driven Software Director with over 15 years of experience leading global software
development and cloud operations. Expertise in designing and delivering scalable cloud-native solutions on Azure and AWS, with a strong focus on B2B SaaS growth. Proven track record of driving digital transformation, optimizing development processes, and fostering high-performing agile teams.

A seasoned people lead with a coaching mindset, skilled at aligning technical initiatives with business objectives to deliver measurable outcomes, improve system reliability, and enhance operational efficiency. Adept at leveraging AI and emerging technologies to drive innovation and ensure competitive advantage in rapidly evolving markets. I'm a leader with a passion for leveraging cutting-edge technologies and I’m deeply committed to growing capable and efficient engineering teams while fostering a clear vision and strategy.

Work experience

2023-06present

Interim Freelance Advisor

Self-Employed

● Provide expert SaaS business and growth development strategies and insight to clients, focusing on expanding product offerings and driving market adoption.
● Advise on cloud solutions, including architecture and implementation to support scalable and cost-effective operations. Offer guidance in ECM/DXP products, software development processes and SRE operation.

2023-082024-11

Director of Software Development & Cloud

Valmet Automation, FI

● I led the development and operations of a SaaS data management and analytics cloud/edge platform, tailored for high-performance industrial solutions for predictive maintenance and operational process enhancement.
● Served as a mentoring supervisor for a multidisciplinary squad of leaders managing 80+ engineers, encompassing software development, QA, architecture, UX/design, product management, cloud SRE, DevOps, and security teams.
● Spearheaded the adoption of AI and emerging technologies to enhance customer solutions and optimize engineering efficiency.
● Directed budgeting, vision and strategic planning, staffing, and customer satisfaction while managing stakeholder relationships with business units, service teams, and customers.
● Drove FinOps deployment, achieving a 50% cost reduction in cloud operations through efficient use of AWS, Snowflake, Airflow, and Kubernetes technologies.
● Improved resilient cloud infrastructure and implemented automated cloud operations to enhance reliability and high availability.
● Extended the cloud software platform with on-premise edge computing in a Linux environment, harmonizing development, testing, and delivery across cloud and on-premise deployments.                                                                ● Led cybersecurity initiatives, ensuring compliance with SDLA, CRA, SSA, and ISO/IEC 27001 security standards across product development, cloud infrastructure, and operations.
● Integrated Grafana user analytics and data-driven metrics into the software platform, establishing key performance objectives and indicators to measure development and operational efficiency.

2018-022023-06

SW Cloud DevSecOps Director

M-Files Corp, FI

● Led the transformation of M-Files' on-premise ECM SaaS product platform into a fully cloud-optimized solution on Azure cloud, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
● Established and scaled up the Cloud DevSecOps from 15 to 50 engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.                                                                                                                                                                        ● Conducted comprehensive due diligence for M&A projects, evaluating technical capabilities, operational processes, and scalability of target organizations.
● Established and managed a global Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) operation across Europe, the US, and India, ensuring round-the-clock monitoring and support.
● Defined and implemented Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring a 99.95% cloud uptime and high-quality service for customers.
● Spearheaded the adoption of Agile/Scrum methodologies, transitioning from annual software releases to continuous cloud deployments for faster iteration and customer value delivery.
● Designed and implemented automated CI/CD pipelines for seamless integration into cloud environments, enabling efficient deployment across testing and production stages.                                                                                  ● Orchestrated successful cloud migrations from AWS and Azure Virtual Machines to Azure Service Fabric-based containerized deployments, ensuring seamless transitions for 1,500+ customers.                                                          ● Owned cloud security, ensuring compliance with SOC2, ISO/IEC 27001, while driving security initiatives across the platform.
● Led FinOps initiatives within operations and resource allocation across cloud infrastructure, resulting in 30% cost optimization and improved Gross Margin.
● Managed cloud budgets and strategies, aligning them with business objectives to achieve both technical and financial goals.
● Successfully integrated Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices into the development process and culture, ensuring secure and resilient software delivery.
● Managed key stakeholder relationships, including partners, customers, and the Microsoft/Azure cloud service provider, to ensure alignment on goals and deliverables.

2010-012017-06

Senior Technical Account Manager

Qualcomm Technologies Inc

● Led the customer engineering software team, overseeing mobile and IoT platform delivery projects, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery.
● Provided sales and business support to build and nurture strategic relationships with key accounts, identifying new business opportunities to expand Qualcomm's market presence.
● Collaborated with cross-functional teams across various time zones, effectively managing client relationships and expectations in diverse regions including EU, US, and APAC.

2008-012010-01

SW Program Manager

Harman/Symphony Teleca Oy, FI

● Managed software projects for major customer accounts, including leading development efforts for notable Nokia devices such as the Nokia N96, Nokia 5800, and Nokia 5530.
● Oversaw program budget management, ensuring alignment with financial targets and efficient resource allocation for successful project execution.
● Led a cross-functional team of 20 engineers in product software integration, build, and release processes, ensuring high-quality software delivery.

2005-012008-01

Team leader/Product manager/Project Manager

Nokia Oyj, FI

● SW development of speech and audio software solutions.
● Project/product management for audio centric applications and development projects on multimedia, streaming and conversational services.

1999-052004-12

Research engineer

Nokia Oyj, FI

● Research of speech and audio codec algorithms and solutions. 3GPP standardization activities. Global inter-company collaboration and external cooperation with partners.

Education

1995-082001-01

Master of Science

Technical University

Master of Science (Computer Science), Technical University of Tampere

 ● Supplementaty engineering studies, Brighton University of Technology

Skills

Leadership

People Management, Decision-making, Conflict Resolution 

Change Management

Scalability, Transformation Leadership

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Communication, Negotiation, Listening

Strategic Thinking

Vision, Roadmap planning, Market awareness

Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

Adaptability, Innovation, Troubleshooting

Program & Project Management

Agile and Scrum, Kanban, Risk Management, Time Management

Methodologies, Practises

FinOps, SDLC, SDL, Lean, DevOps, CI/CD

Technical Skills

● Coding languages - C, C++, C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Python

● Databases - NoSQL SQL, PostgreSQL 
● Cloud technologies - Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Microservice architecture
● IaC and container tooling - Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes
● Open source SW - RHEL, Airflow
● Emerging technologies - AI, ML, edge computing
● CI/CD and version control tools - Gitlab, Github, Bitbucket

● Development and collaboration tools - JIRA, Confluence, Salesforce
● Monitoring and Metrics - Grafana, Open Telemetry, Dynatrace, Datadog

● Security & compliance - SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, SDLA (IEC 62443), SSA