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Meeri Siljamäki

Meeri Siljamäki

Chief Product Officer
Espoo

Summary

Dynamic and visionary Chief Product Officer with a proven track record of driving innovation, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering high-impact products that transform industries.


A strategic thinker with a passion for creating customer-centric solutions and a relentless focus on achieving business objectives. Recognized for leveraging technology trends to propel organizations forward and capitalize on market opportunities. Seeking to drive product excellence and accelerate growth for forward-thinking companies.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Product Officer

Medixine
03.2022 - Current
  • Championed innovation by fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation within the product team.
  • Streamlined product development process by implementing agile methodologies, resulting in faster time-to-market and increased product quality.
  • Driving organizational change & continuous improvement
  • Process redesign & improvement
  • Productivity & efficiency gains
  • P&L management
  • Strategic business planning
  • Talent acquisition
  • Relationship management
  • Sales: played a key role in closing the with 1 US customer and 1 Finnish customer

Deputy CEO

Wolt License Services
12.2020 - 02.2022
  • Designed operational model, international expansion & KYC
  • Designed & developed processes to handle all money movements.Supported the CEO wherever needed

Head of Product, Fintech

Wolt
09.2019 - 02.2022
  • Financial infrastructure
  • Financial management
  • Data & reporting
  • Invoicing, VAT, payouts
  • Established operational model
  • Team building

Senior Product Manager, Customer Care

Grubhub
05.2018 - 08.2019
  • Customer Care processes
  • Products for Care Agents
  • Reduce contacts to care
  • Automate processes
  • Automated process & tech for diner initiated refunds, tickets & metrics

Senior Product Manager, Global Commercial Products

Discover Financial Services
02.2011 - 09.2014
  • Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, fostering collaboration across departments for seamless product development.
  • Fostered a culture of innovation within the team by encouraging creative thinking and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Change management
  • Strategic planning
  • Managed budget of 4.5 million in fee revenue

Product Manager, New Product Development

Discover Financial Services
07.2007 - 01.2011
  • Invented, developed & launched a new business model, White Label Services, targeted for the alternative payments market Discover Network had never participated before (10% volume lift)
  • Signed a deal with a new processor for Discover Network. Managed all aspects of the agreement negotiation and execution
  • Identified, designed & developed all areas that were needed to support the non-traditional business model
  • New 3D Secure payment product ProtectBuySM: Developed and executed strategy, requirements, name registration and product go-to market
  • Designed seamless front-end user experience for online shopping and payment with a 3D Secure payment product. Developed the required back- end data processing and technology
  • Co-invented, wrote and submitted 2 patent applications

Card Program Manager

Ecom Financial
06.2006 - 06.2007
  • Built, managed & launched all aspects (technology, card manufacturing, money movements, printing, compliance, marketing) required to be in place in order to launch Prepaid card programs on budget and on time (Prepaid MasterCard® gift cards). Led daily operations to support clients.

Credit Card Manager, Disputes & Fraud

Diners Club / SEB Kort
03.2002 - 07.2005
  • Handled dispute and chargeback procedures from first customer contact until resolution on MasterCard and Diners Club credit cards
  • Performed payment collection, negotiation and tracking of payment plans to minimize credit losses. Daily fraud monitoring.

Education

Master of Science - Business Administration

Helsinki School of Economics
Helsinki, Finland
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Operational efficiency & improvement
  • undefined

    Patents

    • ‘Processing non-traditional payments on a traditional payment network’
    • ‘Modification of payment transactions in real time upon external data source’

    Timeline

    Chief Product Officer

    Medixine
    03.2022 - Current

    Deputy CEO

    Wolt License Services
    12.2020 - 02.2022

    Head of Product, Fintech

    Wolt
    09.2019 - 02.2022

    Senior Product Manager, Customer Care

    Grubhub
    05.2018 - 08.2019

    Senior Product Manager, Global Commercial Products

    Discover Financial Services
    02.2011 - 09.2014

    Product Manager, New Product Development

    Discover Financial Services
    07.2007 - 01.2011

    Card Program Manager

    Ecom Financial
    06.2006 - 06.2007

    Credit Card Manager, Disputes & Fraud

    Diners Club / SEB Kort
    03.2002 - 07.2005

    Master of Science - Business Administration

    Helsinki School of Economics
    04.2001 -
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