About
Highly adaptable, skilled executive with both Chief Technology Officer and Product Management experience developing and bringing to market innovative products and services. Global experience spans security, fintech and AI industries working with SaaS, On Prem and hardware solutions. Seasoned strategist able to develop well-defined plans and drive them to completion. Skilled at working collaboratively with peers and getting the highest performance out of teams. Demonstrated ability to quickly master new domains.
Beyond his professional achievements, Magnus's passion for technology drives him to continually seek opportunities for personal growth and learning. He values his time in Dallas, Texas, cherishing moments spent with his family and pets.
Experience
Nectar, inc, CTO & SVP product development - Dallas
2022 - Present
Engineering & Product Organization leader. Responsibilities include driving Portfolio strategy, Engineering, QA and Product Management processes, cross functional product development processes, SaaS management, New Product Introduction processes, Program Management, internal Product organizational operating model, and special projects such as DevOps and Cost Management.
Built AI empowered platform for higher education institutions
Optimized Product Management and Engineering Processes speeding up production deployments 20x
–BLuE Yonder (ACQUIRED BY PANASONIC), Director of Product management - Dallas
2019 - 2021
Platform leader in a 1500-person global product development team with a $150M+ R&D budget. Responsibilities include driving Portfolio strategy, Product Management processes, cross-functional product development processes, SaaS pricing, New Product Introduction processes, Program Management, internal Product organizational operating model, and special projects such as DevOps and Margin Improvement.
Designed, deployed and managed Identity and API platform to enable SaaS transformation, successfully onboarding 100+ solutions supporting BY transformation from an on-prem software company to SaaS with 2020 ARR ending at $343 million, up 54% compared to 2019
Served as overall coach in Product Management best practices and specifically driving a SaaS mindset
Designed, deployed, and institutionalized standard Product operational metrics system that provides full visibility to the business leveraging automated systems of record to drive day-to-day management of the business
Trusted to serve on Patent committee and manage Snowflake and Microsoft Partnerships
–CG INFINITY, sr vice president - Dallas
2015 - 2018
Recruited to start up a software consulting business blending on and offshore resources. Built 50+ people organization and increased company revenue 300%, delivering software solutions for mobile, desktop and web to multiple clients.
–CREDANT (ACQUIRED by DELL), Director of cloud and mobile engineering - dallas
2012 - 2014
Recruited to build a software encryption solution for public cloud storage. Responsible for the team defining and building product, services, and solutions for Dell, Dropbox and Box. These responsibilities included overall business strategy, as well as prioritizing and driving an 80+ size engineering team across a portfolio of offerings.
Drove launch of 10+ new offerings for mobile, desktop and web. These new offerings generated >$18M in revenue YOY
Trusted to lead Credant’s integration team with Dell, defining business processes, collaboration and cross functional teams
Won Dell’s Innovation Award for Security
–idology (ACquired by GBG), Chief Technology officer - dallas
2003 - 2011
Co-founded, invented and built the solution growing it to a $38.2m ARR business. Work covered a range of engagements from strategy, roadmaps, agile processes, R&D, organization design.
Lead team of 20+ cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, and QA specialists to design, develop, and deploy scalable, secure, and compliant technology platforms
Collaborated with the executive team to define and execute the company's overall technology vision, strategy, and roadmap
Managed technology budgets, resource allocation, and vendor relationships to ensure efficient and effective use of resources
Presented technical updates and strategic recommendations to the Board of Directors, investors, and key stakeholders
–pgp / Mcafee (Acquired by Intel), multiple manager roles - california
1999 - 2003
Designed and built the pgp.com website and store, creating a new $900k/year revenue channel, while also managing and maintaining the nai.com website, which was one of the top 20 sites on the Internet at the time. Additionally, I product managed the Network Associates emerging security product line, which included notable products such as PGP, CyberCop Scanner, and Gauntlet Firewall.
Soft sKILLS
Self-starter, leader with a very positive attitude
Strong mentor skills to enable peak team performance
Strong presentation and communication skills
Highly skilled in clearly communicating complicated concepts to audiences of varied backgrounds through written, verbal and visual tools
recommendations
Magnus was deeply trusted among executive leadership to always delivery a quality product on time. As a testament to his technical expertise, creativity, and contribution to Dell’s growth, Magnus was awarded the Dell Innovation Award for Security this summer presented by Dell's Chief Security Officer and Chief Security Scientist. With a strong product management and engineering background, Magnus is one of the best in the industry. He just gets it. He's also well-liked by all of his peers and a great team member to collaborate with. I look forward to the day that our professional paths will cross again in the future.
Chas Larios - Director of Strategic Marketing and Planning at VMwareMagnus gets it. He is very savvy in his ability to understand the business usability of software. Too often people build products and take them to market. Magnus understands that you need to build products that the market wants. On a personal level, Magnus is engaging and very sharp. His humor and ability to not get rattled serve him well in early stage and large companies (I've been with him in both environments). I would recommend Magnus to anyone that wants to have the best engineering manager/product manager professional in the business. If I have the chance to work with Magnus again I would jump on it in a nanosecond.
Andrew Kahl - Chief Executive Officer at BackboxI reported to Magnus directly for seven years. He adapts well to changing circumstances and buffers his employees so that they can focus on the tasks at hand. He ably handles multiple concurrent projects and manages deadlines well. He also trusts in the expertise of those who work for him and understands that it reflects well on a manager when their employees do well. In the course of working with him, I was consistently impressed by his professionalism and dedication.
Rafe Colburn - Chief Product and Technology Officer at DebopWe were working with a simple new technology that was being made far more difficult than it had to be. Magnus had the technical ability to understand the technology, but also the strategic vision to be able to step back, identify and attempt to improve the inconsistencies and inefficiencies in the business model. I wouldn't hesitate to work with him again.
Alisa Bonsignore - Dynamic writer clarifying complex ideasMagnus did excellent work for me at NAI, including single-handedly launching an online store under cost that immediately outperformed field sales reps. Excellent ability to tackle new things and figure out how to get things done.
Jeff Jones - Sr Director of Communications, Microsoft
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Education
nya elementar, sweden
FINANCE
Graduated 1993
IMS, sweden
NETWORKING
Graduated 1994