About me
My name is Emma and I am a team manager with 4 years experience in building happy teams. I have over 15 years experience in tech and as UX designer. And also a cat.
My main motivation is to help people and teams grow. I have built and scaled multiple cross-functional development teams, as well as helped several people grow in their career. I am a leader, player and coach for the teams - I believe in solving problems together, not in hierarchy. I coach teams and team members as I solve problems, so they can become more autonomous and efficient every day. I like to prioritize aggressively for the present, so I can have the time to create an inspiring plan for the future.
I have a good understanding of technology, infrastructure, best practices, how software should scale, how it doesn’t and what are the risks involved. It has been my experience that a good manager can lead a team regardless of the roles in the team and the technology used.
You can see my resume here.
What I offer:
- Expert knowledge on building and scaling cross-functional teams
- Individual and team coaching skills, promoting autonomy, trust, collaboration and feedback
- Career development and individual performance management experience
- Shielding teams from distractions and pressure, sparring with product managers and challenging the status quo
- Experience building and collaborating on long term strategy, vision, objectives and KPIs, technical and design roadmaps, backlogs and sprints
- More than 15 years of experience in design, with strong knowledge of UX, prototyping, user research, CSS and HTML, Git etc.
- Experience with new product development and iteration, software development life cycles, CI/CD, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, user testing and A/B testing
- Risk assessment, removing impediments and managing stakeholders
- Agile working knowledge, familiarity with different software and product development frameworks and how to cherry pick what suits every context
- Change management experience, as well as involvement in M&As
- Hiring and staffing experience, onboarding and mentoring experience
- A high level of empathy and transparency