Dan Krijgsman
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
London, United Kingdom
Toptal member since September 22, 2021
Dan is an approachable product leader able to simplify complex problems and work them through into a deliverable roadmap. He can bridge the gap between technical and business needs and has a proven track record of product strategy, enterprise rollouts, and product delivery. Recently he worked on the product strategy and development of an enterprise SaaS platform for HR. Before that, he acted as the product manager for business intelligence tools, analysis, and databases for the energy industry.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile
- Financial Data
- Human Resources (HR)
- Product Leadership
- Product Management
- Product Strategy
- Scrum
- Startups
Work Experience
Senior Product Owner
Hugo & Cat
- Delivered a new corporate homepage for S&P Global following a $60 billion corporate merger with IHS Markit.
- Managed a Scrum team to deliver new pages and components.
- Built the product backlog, wrote and prioritised user stories and acceptance criteria.
Co-founder | Technical and Product Lead
Real Links
- Built an employee referral SaaS platform, launched with enterprise clients, and raised VC investment.
- Hired an engineering team, building a product management process from scratch, and then further developing the platform to a level required to service an enterprise clientele in terms of stability and data security.
- Developed a new internal mobility product concept following the market and customer analysis, then worked closely with external clients to create a product that serviced their specific needs while being generic enough to serve the broader market.
- Oversaw technical decisions by the CTO, including technical stack, DevOps, API, scalability, QA, and security.
Manager, Canadian Energy Intelligence
JWN Energy
- Managed a multi-disciplinary team of 10, including sales, marketing, client relations, and data gathering team members with a strong focus on client-focused product development, retention strategy, and new client marketing.
- Oversaw product strategy and product management for four business intelligence products.
- Grew division during 2015 and the first quarter of 2016 by 20% during the worst recession in the industry in a generation.
Product Lead
Evaluate Energy
- Drove the implementation of an Excel add-in to allow datasets to be accessed directly from desktop PCs.
- Undertook account management for over 100 clients, ensuring a renewal value of 90% per annum through a close relationship with our clients.
- Managed software output to drive product developments by undertaking client research and project management.
Project History
Real Links
http://www.reallinks.ioLed the product development of HR tech platform called Real Links from idea to MVP to VC funding and enterprise use.
I took ownership of product strategy, prioritization, and delivery, taking the platform from idea to successful use with enterprise clients.
Certifications
PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification
Spoce
Skills
Tools
Jira, Financial Data
Paradigms
Azure DevOps, Agile, Scrum, Testing, PRINCE2
Other
Product Strategy, Product Management, Product Leadership, Management, Account Management, Startups, Human Resources (HR), Notion, JavaScript, Miro, Lean
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