
Viktor Lindell
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Mexico City, Mexico
Toptal member since November 21, 2022
Viktor is a curious, capable, and hard-working quick learner who loves working on hard challenges to create innovative elegant solutions that people understand and love to use. He is experienced in management, marketing, design thinking, business development, and analytics, shipping user-centric features fast to move the right KPIs. Viktor also excels in his cutting-edge expertise while managing large-scale operations from customer-facing apps to complex Web3 projects and physical experiences.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile
- Artificial Intelligence Product Manager
- Ideation
- Marketing
- Mobile Apps
- Product Management
- Web3
- eCommerce
Work Experience
Founder, CEO, Consultant, Product Manager, and Business Developer
World Wide Web Works
- Delivered dozens of Web3 concepts spanning various industries, such as fashion, gaming, automotive, film, and music. Work included cultivating business ideas into full-fledged business plans with roadmaps, documentation, and team leadership.
- Transformed an escape room from physical to virtual, maintaining revenue during the pandemic.
- Conducted a full platform audit and led the rebuilding of a merchant of record (MoR) platform to maintain its top three clients.
- Provided consultancy for a Swedish wine company to plan and strategize brand, business model, sales pipeline, go-to-market strategy, and online presence.
Agile Product and Operations Manager
B2B Rocket
- Served as the PM and bridge between platform users and the development team by conducting continuous UAT and daily meetings with key stakeholders and clients to pressure test and find platform bugs and improvement areas.
- Managed and trained new members of the customer success team, where enterprise clients were managed with white-glove service. Ran two weekly webinars with onboarding tutorials and platform usage best practices. Saved many big clients with my service.
- Was integral to the platform's UX, UI, and AI prompt engineering development, building a complete B2B email outreach platform. As an API-based web app, users enter information, outreach preferences, and target audience to automate email outreach.
- Maintained ClickUp and HubSpot for roadmaps, tickets, clients, and planning. Created processes and trained new team members in remote task management and platform usage.
- Implemented ChatGPT AI for custom-fitted, automatic, niche-email marketing. Worked on both the customer-facing side to structure various input requirements while simultaneously writing prompts for 2nd level handling to reach legal results.
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer
NewSplitter
- Found and hired over 30 volunteer employees across design, front end, back end, and project management for free, using various networks, university internships, and government programs.
- Led development and design to build a full-fledged news app powered by AI (ChatGPT API) to fight fake news, burst filter bubbles, and increase participation in news in society.
- Brought the NewSplitter app from inception to beta to public launch with close to zero development costs. Built-in React Native, with AWS as the back end and various APIs.
- Defined and planned the development of an MVP web app version built in React and TypeScript, with a complete roadmap containing 20+ Epics and 100+ tickets.
- Conducted user interviews and surveys, beta tests, and ongoing QA and UATs to define how the product should work, for whom, and without any bugs.
- Established a presence on social media, creating content, engaging audiences and influencers, and preparing a nationwide marketing scheme to attract new users.
- Evaluated, tested, and planned the inclusion of the ChatGPT API to ensure complete ownership of news articles based on news reporting from other sources and platforms. Hired talent to build the architecture and implement UI and UX changes.
Business Developer
Asknet Solutions AG
- Worked with the senior management team to discover and define the pain points and benefits of the current platform to inform a platform rebuild/take-over and acted as the main liaison between project members and the C-suite.
- Conducted a deep-dive analysis of the global competitive landscape of B2B merchant record and payment service providers, evaluating more than a dozen leading platforms to identify the most promising solutions for the client.
- Established a knowledge corpus of the MoR landscape, which included full platform audits of 13 platforms for features and solutions, as well as pricing, support services, and client reviews.
- Created an action plan for a platform rebuild, including buyer personas based on user research and a product development roadmap with contingency plans for existing customers. Subsequent product development was initiated and led by me.
Product Manager
Zalando
- Promoted for three consecutive years, culminating in product responsibility for Zalando's homepages for all 17 markets and all genders and devices.
- Led product and feature roadmap planning with teams of up to 20 individuals.
- Managed 30+ stakeholders in various departments with full prioritization of responsibilities.
- Delivered several game-changing features that increased KPIs and led to the profit of millions of euros.
- Achieved among the lowest attrition numbers of any team in the technology sector.
Project History
AI B2B Email Marketing Platform
http://www.b2brocket.aiServed as a PM and saved many key accounts with my platform knowledge and service. Ran two weekly webinars with onboarding tutorials and best practices for platform usage.
It has a database of close to one billion contacts, integration with major platforms for CRM handling, a full analytics dashboard, and meeting facilities.
As a PM at a startup, I worked with users, the development team, and the sales team to maintain, test, iterate, and instruct on improvements for the platform's general development.
I managed ClickUp and HubSpot's ticket handling for bugs, features, roadmaps, and clients. I also created and trained on processes, both internal and external.
I worked on implementation and AI prompt engineering to create successful email outreach and discussion.
NewSplitter | The Next Dimension News
http://www.newsplitter.seLed design, business development, and growth strategies at a bootstrapped startup, expanding the team from 2 to 10 within a year without paying a single penny.
Using a smart commentary field, we can lift the two most popular comments from opposing standpoints, letting different sides face each other. We allow users to question the reliability of news content and comments and how to build up a profile with values that show when users reach the opposing side with good arguments.
I joined the fledgling startup in 2021. I started with market and user research before conducting design sprints to find the most significant pain points and opportunities, turning them into the feature roadmap and business roadmap. Over 2.5 years, I recruited more than 30 developers and designers from various networking events and university internships, offering positions to newly arrived talents in Sweden. Willing to contribute to a fantastic project with smart and effective methods, they all worked for free because they believed in our idea.
I ran product management and marketing from 2021 until launch in 2024.
Merchant of Record | The Platform Strategy
Conducted internal and external research and analysis on the market, users, industry, and competitors to conceptualize and plan a new platform strategy for one of the leading global MoRs.
The mission was to evaluate the market and players and analyze target markets to create new concepts that the client could implement to capture new market shares. The plans were prepared and laid out for senior management and implemented into roadmaps with development teams. The concepts show high potential, but the project has yet to be concluded.
Web3 Launch Planning for a Major Fashion Brand
Planned and outlined the approach for launching products, experiences, and a community in Web3 for a major US fashion label with 200+ stores. Concepts with actionable implementation steps were accepted, leading to the collaboration deal.
Actionable Strategic Advice to Launch an Artist's First NFT Art Collection
Researched, tested, and planned a successful strategic launch of a prominent artist's first NFT collection.
Pitch Decks and Billion-dollar Storytelling
Created killer pitch decks and presentations for brands, startups, and teams to convince audiences and sell ideas.
My approach involves blending visual storytelling with concise language to convey the idea's essence effectively. By strategically incorporating key elements like competition analysis, problem-solving frameworks, and innovative solutions, I create pitch decks that stand out and resonate with potential investors.
Throughout my journey, I have successfully supported numerous brands, startups, and teams in their quest for funding and growth. From startups seeking initial seed investments to established companies looking to expand their ventures, I have tailored each pitch deck to suit my clients' unique needs and aspirations.
Education
Master's Degree in International Marketing & Brand Management
Lund University - Lund, Sweden
Bachelor's Degree in Strategic Management
Lund University - Lund, Sweden
Certifications
Design Sprint Facilitator
AJ & Smart
Certified Scrum Master
Zalando
Skills
Tools
Jira, Slack, GitHub, Zoom, HubSpot, Asana, Trello
Paradigms
Agile, Agile Project Management, Agile Product Management, Design Thinking, Quantitative Research, Human-centered Design (HCD), Kanban, User Testing
Platforms
Blockchain, Blockchain Platforms
Other
Google, Communication, Strategic Planning, Product Management, Market Research, Roadmaps, Marketing, Ideation, Mobile Apps, Teamwork, Pitch Decks, eCommerce, Business Requirements, Product Strategy, Digital Product Management, Pitch Deck Consultant, Complex Problem Solving, ChatGPT, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Mobile Applications, Mobile App Development, User Journeys, iOS, Usability, Cross-functional Collaboration, Quality Assurance (QA), Project Coordination, Early-stage Startups, ROI, Artificial Intelligence Product Manager, AI Marketing, Key Account Management, Apps, Prompt Engineering, Customer Success, AI Prompts, Web3, AI Product Management, Android, Product Roadmaps, AI Agents, AI Chatbots, Data Analysis, Scrum Master, User Experience (UX), Project Management, Business Planning, User Research, Conceptualization, Brand Strategy, Feature Roadmaps, Crypto, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Survey Design, New Product Development, Wireframing, Copywriting, Technical Writing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), MVP Design, Web App Development, Team Leadership, Product Ownership, Product Analytics, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Technical Product Management, Product Owner, Email Marketing, Niche Email Marketing, Web Applications, Remote Team Leadership, B2B Sales Management, App UI, ClickUp, Large Language Models (LLMs), Leadership, Networking, Strategic Initiatives, Bookkeeping, Organization, Legal Research, Finance, Business Logic, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Concepting, Concept Testing, Data Analytics, Planning, Feature Planning, Presentations, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Teams, Hiring, User Interface (UI), Web, Create React App, Amazon Web Services (AWS), User, Value Creation, Community Growth, Social Media, Product-market Fit, Negotiation, Business, Net Promoter Score (NPS), Presentation Design, Storytelling, Proofreading, Persuasion, Market Fit, Market Research & Analysis, B2B, B2B Partnerships, B2B Sales Pipeline, Payment APIs, Online Payments, Payment Networks, eCommerce APIs, Platforms, API Platforms, eCommerce Platforms, Vendors & Suppliers, Vendor Selection, Solution Architecture, User Personas, Stakeholder Management, Design, Beta Testing, Team Management, Team Mentoring, Pitch Preparation, Grant Proposals, APIs, TypeScript, React, React Native, Jira Administration, Design Reviews, App UX, User Journey Maps, Design Sprints, QA Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Social Media Content, B2B Product Management, Artificial Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS), Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Databases, Operations, Webinars
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