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My passion is in building & scaling digital companies. I combine a strategic view with strongoperational and communicative skills. My strongest characteristics are bias-to-action, a data-drivenmindset and mental ‘agility’. What drives me most professionally, is working in a small team of motivatedpeople to attain real impact and sustainable growth.

Branche-expertise

Talen

Nederlands
Tweetalig / moedertaal
Engels
Vloeiend
Duits
Vloeiend

Voorkeuren voor werkplek

Kan op locatie werken

Amsterdam (tot 50km)

JGJ Pennings Consulting
Independent start-up advisor and a.i. manager
CONSULTANCY & AUDITING
mei 2020 - Vandaag (6 jaren en 3 maanden)
Interim work:
- Interim Chief Product at TAP (Fractional) [Q2 / Q3 2026]
- Interim Head of Digital, Data & AI at Noordhoff [Q4 2025 / Q1 2026]
- Sr Product Manager for Wizenoze (Q2 2024)
- Interim Head of (Product-led) Growth at Geldvinder [2020 / 2021]

Strategic work:
- Commercial Due Diligence on French Edtech
- EdTech Ecosystem strategy for Infinitas Learning [Q1 2024]
- Digital strategy for ilmi (KSA science center) [Q4 2023]
- Product strategy for Infinitas Learning [Q2-Q3 2023]
- Distribution strategy for Noordhoff [Q3 2023]
Product Management Strategie Impact Value Creation Applied AI
SparkOptimus
Sr Associate
CONSULTANCY & AUDITING
maart 2017 - februari 2020 (3 jaren)
Amsterdam, Nederland
SparkOptimus is a management consulting firm with a focus on digital strategy and digital transformation

I worked on assignments at 10+ companies. Most notable projects:

- Guided Hely.com, a start-up from the Dutch railways through 1st year of existence. Nicknamed by MD as ‘Head of Everything’: kickstarted Finance, Operations and Data, fulfilled Product roles a.i.
- Helped PepsiLipton to secure funding for a new disruptive initiative: wrote strategic plan & outline on how to validate at limited investment
- Defined Heineken overall digital strategy 2020-2022, secured €10MM+ funding reallocation for digital B2B / B2C in key markets
Strategie Growth Strategy Market-Sizing and Growth Trend Analysis Post Merger Integration (PMI) Digital Transformation