Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
Hi, I am Jakob and I make software teams deliver faster and with higher quality, while being more satisfied. As Head of Development at Telia, I manage five teams creating innovative IoT hardware and software systems for public transportation and infrastructure. By integrating lean and agile methodologies, my department operates with a business-oriented approach, driving profitability and efficiency. As a key member of the product portfolio board, I contribute to strategic product development and financial planning. Apart from servant leadership, my core competencies include development in Python and C/C++, Continuous Delivery and Lean, which I leverage to support technical excellence and team growth. Dedicated to fostering autonomy, mastery, and purpose, I am committed to cultivating an open, trusting, and collaborative culture that empowers teams to deliver high-quality solutions with short time to market.
• Managing five teams developing innovative hardware and software IoT systems for public transportation. • Operating the department like a small business, applying lean and agile methodologies to boost profitability. • Empowering my teams to achieve autonomy, mastery and purpose. • Playing a key role in strategic product development and financial planning as a member of the product portfolio board.
• Conducted a thorough assessment of ways of working and quality issues impacting customer satisfaction and employee retention. • Engaged with stakeholders to identify root causes of dissatisfaction among customers and employees. • Presented actionable mitigation strategies to higher management to address identified concerns.
• Implemented system tests in Python for Stratipath, meeting a tight six-week deadline for medical equipment certification compliance. • Refactored the code base, improving its testability and maintainability, which streamlined future development processes. • Conducted training sessions on test automation and code architecture for AI researchers to enhance team capabilities.
Advanced system development for the Swedish government, all details classified.
• Developed a robust Java backend system for a web application for budget planning. • Ensured high test coverage to maintain code quality and facilitate future enhancements.
• Led 9 distributed teams in transitioning a large monolithic application to continuous delivery. • Focused on increasing automated test coverage and shortening feedback loops in the build pipeline. • Drove cultural transformation, redefining ways of working and establishing clear roadmaps for addressing technical debt.