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Product management
AI Lead
Artificial Intelligence
Change Management
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Productstrategie
Team management
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Vicky in het kort
Product leader with 15+ years of experience in AI and Machine Learning ranging from ideation to R&D to production. Creator of autonomous self-motivated teams, fostering environments for product and engineering teams to thrive. Championed data-driven decision making to build products that enhance customer experience and increase the products’ value proposition. Cultivated strategic relationships and partnerships, fostering innovation and growth.
Werkervaring
- foreplaiCTO and Co-foundermei 2024 - Vandaag (1 jaar en 2 maanden)
- foreplai is the pay-for-play streaming music platform that deepens connections between artists and fans with an expansive experience for sharing their favourite music.
- Joined as co-founder to lead product and technology vision and strategy.
- Pioneered novel content-driven user controlled recommendation algorithms.
- CollibraProduct Leader, AI/MLHIGHTECHnovember 2021 - maart 2024 (2 jaren en 4 maanden)● Spearheaded and matured the (8+ member) AI team at Collibra consisting of AI engineers, data scientists and MlOps into a self-driven SaaS product team.● Owned end-to-end product delivery from ideation and PoC, to development execution, to delivery. Successfully delivered multiple proprietary AI and GenAI features increasing ARR by $10 MM, while directing a 12-member matrix organisation.● Reduced team operational cost by 80% by leading the initiative to redefine and rebuild Collibra’s MLOps infrastructure.● Created and spearheaded long-term AI product strategy and vision to own the Global 2000 market.● Managing all stakeholder communication, and influencing stakeholder consensus, including c-level.
- CollibraStaff Research ScientistHIGHTECHoktober 2018 - december 2021 (3 jaren en 2 maanden)Brussels Metropolitan Area, Belgium● Hired and worked directly for one of the co-founders to define, build and grow a Research Lab within Collibra.● Headed up technology and product research resulting in patents and novel product innovations/features.● Developed novel profiling technology severly reducing compute and storage costs, while increasing speed.● Setup and nurtured collaborations with academic partners (such as MIT, NYU, Berkeley, Columbia University, and VUBBrussels) on AI/ML, Knowledge Graphs, and Privacy.● Managed multiple funding pipelines (>$4 MM).
Externe aanbevelingen
Opleidingen
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology - Cognitive ScienceRutgers University-New Brunswick2013Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology - Cognitive Science
- Master of ArtsKU Leuven2010Master of Arts (M.A.), Experimental and Theoretical Psychology
- Bachelor of ArtsKU Leuven2008Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology
Diploma's
- PMC Level I, II, IIIPragmatic Institute2023
- Facilitating Change ManagementHRD Academy