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Søren Wollesen

Søren Wollesen

Experienced Manager With A Strong Background In IT And Math
Hørup

Summary

Tangible and empathetic leader, whose leadership positions have naturally arisen based on my personality.

Strong theoretical background and the ability to quickly grasp new ideas and concepts.

Leadership experience is built upon a solid IT career with multiple IT specialist positions.

I have successfully completed exciting IT projects, including transitioning to the latest technologies, and implementing an agile structure within an organization.

I am ready to use my skills and experiences in an organization that values a manager/specialist with technical prowess and a proven track record in data warehousing, reporting, management, and organizational transformation.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

People Lead, Software Development

Sydbank
Aabenraa
12.2022 - Current
  • Same as previous job but for two Additional teams - a total of 5 teams ~ 27 developers in total
  • The two additional teams develop solutions for portfolio management and trading.

People Lead, Digital Bank

Sydbank
Aabenraa
10.2021 - 12.2022
  • Helped 3 newly assembled SCRUM teams adapt to the agile set-up - a total of 18 team members
  • Working closely with the PO, SM, and management to create optimal conditions for the execution of work
  • Supporting team members in personal and professional development in collaboration with the Product Owner and Scrum Master
  • Responsible for the employee journey, including hiring, onboarding, personnel matters, etc.
  • Taking responsibility for the entire HR cycle, including performance reviews, development discussions, etc.
  • Handling administrative tasks related to working hours, vacations, expenses, budget, consultant management, etc.
  • Taking initiatives to promote Sydbank IT as an attractive workplace (employer branding)
  • Promoting an open culture and mindset that aligns with agile thinking
  • The teams are cross-functional comprised of data specialists, C# developers, and in some cases automation/robotics developers
  • Also part of a large risk modelling project that two of the teams were involved in

Head of BI & Data Warehouse (Afdelingschef)

Sydbank
Aabenraa
12.2017 - 10.2021
  • Headf the BI & Data Warehouse Department
  • 21 employees including 2 managers (afdelingsledere)
  • Among other tasks, I was responsible for recruiting a large number of external consultants as well as a handful of internal employees
  • One of the most important projects that the department, and therefore myself, was responsible for was a transition from SAS to MS SQL, where approximately 1000 SAS programs were eliminated or converted to SQL
  • The transition also involved insourcing of database servers and implementing an ETL framework and a data catalog
  • Another important project, which was a great success, was the implementation of a self-service concept built on on-premises Power BI.

Manager, BI Delivery

Danfoss
Nordborg
07.2015 - 12.2017

Manager of an international team responsible for

  • Load Management
  • Monitoring and Alerting
  • Capacity Management
  • System Maintenance- Performance Optimization

on the Danfoss Climate & Energy SAP BI system


As well as responsible for managing external BI developers and a few internal developers. The developers work on maintaining the BI system and develop new BI reporting solutions.

Team Leader BI

Danfoss
Sønderborg & Nordborg
01.2015 - 07.2015
  • Same job as the previous except my team is no longer tied to Danfoss Climate & Energy but formally covers all of Danfoss

Team Leader BI

Danfoss
Sønderborg
12.2013 - 01.2015

Managing an international team Responsible for

  • Load Management
  • Monitoring and Alerting
  • Capacity Management
  • System Maintenance- Performance Optimization

on the Danfoss Climate & Energy SAP BI system

Business Intelligence Consultant

SAP, Danfoss
02.2011 - 12.2013
  • Years 11 months)
  • Specifying, building, and supporting SAP BI reporting solutions for the Power Electronics division of Danfoss SAP BI/BW application consultant
  • Danfoss

SAP BI/BW Application Consultant

Danfoss
Sønderborg
02.2008 - 02.2011

SAP BI/BW developer

Advisory IT Specialist

IBM
Aarhus
09.2005 - 02.2008
  • Mainly developing and supporting TDC's intranet using the Tridion content management system (CMS)
  • Also supporting some small reporting solutions built on MS SQL server
  • Collaborating with team members and customers in Denmark and India

Various

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Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus, Kostanica
08.1988 - 09.2005

Previously I've held a number of postilions, both military and civilian. The positions have all been related to leadership and/or datawarehousing & business intelligence.

Education

Computer Science

Aarhus University, Aarhus
Sep.2005 - Jun.2009

Actuarial Sciences

University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Sep.1990 - Jun.1995

Military Logistics

Army School of Logistics, Aalborg
Oct.1988 - Aug.1989

Sergeant - Logistics, education, leadership

Banks Highschool, Banks, Oregon
Aug.1985 - Jun.1986

One year exchange program, Mathematics, Computer Science, English, History, Music.

Exchange student sponsored by Rotary.

High School Diploma -

Rosborg Gymnasium, Vejle
Aug.1984 - Jun.1988

Skills

ITILundefined

Certification

PRINCE2 Foundation 2009 [PB] - PeopleCert

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Timeline

People Lead, Software Development - Sydbank
12.2022 - Current
People Lead, Digital Bank - Sydbank
10.2021 - 12.2022
Head of BI & Data Warehouse (Afdelingschef) - Sydbank
12.2017 - 10.2021
Manager, BI Delivery - Danfoss
07.2015 - 12.2017
Team Leader BI - Danfoss
01.2015 - 07.2015
Team Leader BI - Danfoss
12.2013 - 01.2015
Business Intelligence Consultant - SAP, Danfoss
02.2011 - 12.2013
SAP BI/BW Application Consultant - Danfoss
02.2008 - 02.2011
Aarhus University - , Computer Science
Sep.2005 - Jun.2009
Advisory IT Specialist - IBM
09.2005 - 02.2008
University of Copenhagen - , Actuarial Sciences
Sep.1990 - Jun.1995
Army School of Logistics - , Military Logistics
Oct.1988 - Aug.1989
Various - -
08.1988 - 09.2005
Banks Highschool - ,
Aug.1985 - Jun.1986
Rosborg Gymnasium - High School Diploma,
Aug.1984 - Jun.1988
Søren WollesenExperienced Manager With A Strong Background In IT And Math