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Maja Vojt
Product Lead
Experience
Aug 2022 - Present
3 years 6 monthsGermany
Product Lead
LX Futures
- Discovers, designs, and develops new products, services, marketing strategies, and business models for customers in health, education, and retail industries.
- Manages suppliers for delivery, no delays.
- 100% positive feedback from customers on product delivery, consulting, collaboration, and market, customer, user research.
Feb 2021 - Jun 2022
1 year 5 monthsGermany
Product Manager
Plus-IT
- Improved product requirements by 45% through benchmarking customer ideas against 17 competitor products.
- Secured 99% acceptance from company owners and customers for product roadmap.
- Organized and moderated workshops with customers: product design and development, 100% clear OKR after each session.
- Developed UX rules book for the supplier, 0 iterations on UX design.
- Developed product backlog, 5 epics based on admin journey, and tasks for external software development firm. Delivered software 1.0 version 45 days before the intended release date.
- Collaborated with sales on B2B customer onboarding, 0 churm.
Jan 2021 - Aug 2025
4 years 8 monthsGermany
Mentor
CareerFoundry
- Taught UX design, fundamentals of web development, and product management to young professionals on all 5 continents.
- Achieved 99.4% positive student appraisal.
Jun 2018 - Dec 2020
2 years 7 monthsGermany
Project Manager
Ferchau (interim project with Idemia)
- Reported to QA Manager, designed campaigns and interventions to improve company wide understanding of product quality, information sharing, and collaboration between product teams. 99% of the initiatives adopted, visible improvements within 1-3 sprints.
- Led realisation of the machine learning (AI) utilisation projects in collaboration with strategic partners. All projects implemented into the core product - 100% success rate.
- Sourced team members, formed and managed project teams - scrum (4-7 FTE). Developed ‘team canvas‘ to form a ‘preforming’ team within 2 hours.
- Organized feature development workshops, managed progress, features delivered with 0 iterations after pre- and post-release tests.
- Collaborated with product owners on product backlog, sprint planning, landing team members.
- Co-developed annual ‘innovation challenge‘ for 12,000 employees: delivered an ‘innovation roadmap‘ manual for participants to standardise idea pitching process.
Jun 2015 - Mar 2018
2 years 10 monthsGermany
Marketing Manager
IOGS
- Recruited by the company owner to digitalise customer journey for hearing aid purchases, and co-develop a B2B model, both increased turnover by up to 95% per annum.
- Developed marketing strategy and B2B and B2C digital platforms for product, corporate e-commerce. Worked solo on UX and programming WordPress themes, researching marketing channels. Increased net profit by at least 10% per annum through SEO and SEA.
- Increased net profit by 25%-30% per annum with localisation marketing strategy, directly contributed to the opening of the second store in 2019.
Mar 2007 - Feb 2011
4 yearsNetherlands
Product Manager
Maja Vojt
- Developed own retail product collection and sold 89% of the stock.
- Invented new points of sale, sales speed increased by 45%, also sold in bulk to healthcare providers.
- Managed distributors and selected eco-labeled suppliers only.
Jan 2004 - Apr 2015
11 years 4 monthsNetherlands
Platform Manager
Nieuwsbank BV
- Recruited by the company owner after development of a website for business insights.
- Successfully pitched to develop services for PR, a new customer segment. Developed and managed subscription services development and pricing models, and made the company profitable in 2005, increasing net profit annually by at least 9% and up to 65% per annum.
- Followed emerging technological advancements to develop services and increase revenue. Added customer content distribution through social media as a service, adding 5% to the revenue in 2009. Implemented AdSense generating around EUR 4,000 monthly revenue until 2012.
- Developed a learning platform for new customers, eased pressure on customer service by 75%, funneled at least 5% of new customers per annum.
- Worked directly with customers on platform improvement in 2004, added a new digital service increasing annual net profit by 6%.
- Developed new UX design, brand design, and frontend in 2014. Achieved 914 new subscribers within 3 weeks, stay on page time increased by 400%.
Jan 2004 - Apr 2009
5 years 4 monthsNetherlands
Content and Marketing Manager
Nieuwsbank BV
- Managed content and marketing team (2-8 FTE), developed team coaching and personal development program. Developed an onboarding and learning program, made new hires fully operational within 5 days.
- Collaborated with leadership on the development of the marketing and public relations strategy.
Jan 2002 - Dec 2003
2 yearsNetherlands
Web Designer
Nieuwsbank BV
- Designed UX for niche subscription platforms and supervised external web development agency execution, 0 issues, 0 delays.
Summary
- Agile product developer with 20+ years of experience in managing product teams and suppliers to create and deliver value: from product idea to continuous revenue growth.
Skills
Programming And Coding
- Javascript
- React
- Next.js
- Bash
- Html/css
Software And Office
- Adobe
- Microsoft
- Google Workspace
- Google Analytics
- Webmaster
- Looker
- Atlassian - Jira
- Atlassian - Confluence
- Hotjar
- Slack
- Miro
- Mural
- Figma
Methods, Tools, And Frameworks
- Empathy And Journey Mapping
- User Interview
- Day In Life
- Aidaor
- Cx Mapping
- Hypothesis-driven Development
- Lean Startup
- Venture Design
- Double Diamond - Design Thinking
- 5 Bold Steps
- Oceans Of Growth
- Lean Creation
- Team Canvas
- Team Stages
- Team Dimensions
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Xp
- Safe
Languages
Dutch
AdvancedSerbian
AdvancedGerman
IntermediateEnglish
IntermediateItalian
IntermediateEducation
LAB University of Applied Sciences
MBA · Organisational Innovation Management, Culture, and Creativity · Finland
ARTEZ University
BA · Product Design · Netherlands
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Where is Maja based?
Maja is based in Hamminkeln, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
What languages does Maja speak?
Maja speaks the following languages: Dutch (Advanced), Serbian (Advanced), German (Intermediate), English (Intermediate), Italian (Intermediate).
How many years of experience does Maja have?
Maja has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Maja has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Maja may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
What roles would Maja be best suited for?
Based on recent experience, Maja would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Lead, Product Manager, Mentor.
What is Maja's latest experience?
Maja's most recent position is Product Lead at LX Futures.
What companies has Maja worked for in recent years?
In recent years, Maja has worked for LX Futures, Plus-IT, and CareerFoundry.
Which industries is Maja most experienced in?
Maja is most experienced in industries like Media, Entertainment and Publishing, Information Technology (IT), and Retail. Maja also has some experience in Healthcare and Education.
Which business areas is Maja most experienced in?
Maja is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Marketing, and Customer Service. Maja also has some experience in Project Management, Supply Chain Management, and Information Technology (IT).
Which industries has Maja worked in recently?
Maja has recently worked in industries like Education, Information Technology (IT), and Healthcare.
Which business areas has Maja worked in recently?
Maja has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology (IT).
What is Maja's education?
Maja holds a Master in Organisational Innovation Management, Culture, and Creativity from LAB University of Applied Sciences and a Bachelor in Product Design from ARTEZ University.
What is the availability of Maja?
Maja is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
What is the rate of Maja?
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