Nina Patkai, M.Sc. Eng. · Helsinki, Finland
Product Owner & Program Manager
I work together with software teams to deliver. My focus is risk management and the cross-team coordination that keeps engineering, legal, and product moving in step. My background is in engineering, and Claude and Codex are part of how I work day to day.
Currently in Helsinki, Finland. Previously based in the US, Cambridge UK, and Berlin, Germany. Finnish and English speaker.
Track record
Companies I have worked with
Products I've built
Products I designed, built, and launched.
Selected project work
A selection of client and employer projects. Some work was internal and is not publicly available.
- Xentral ERPProduct Owner: localization, compliance and GTM coordination at a Sequoia-backed ERP startup.Open Xentral ERP website
- Fleetboard / DaimlerAgile coach and scrum master on Daimler's digital fleet platform.Open Fleetboard / Daimler website
- National Land Survey of FinlandUX and product delivery for Finland's national mapping authority.Open National Land Survey of Finland website
- Dr. OetkerAgile coaching, front-end development, and account management.Open Dr. Oetker website
What I do
Making risks visible, tracking mitigations across teams, and keeping a live view of what could block delivery.
Coordinating compliance work across teams in collaboration with legal counsel and external advisors: GDPR, EU AI Act, ISO 27001.
Managing dependencies, unblocking teams, and tracking risks across engineering, product and operations.
Prioritizing work, clarifying requirements, writing user stories, and keeping a team focused on what matters.
Building the documentation, playbooks and decision logs that let teams move without losing context.
What colleagues say
Testimonials
Full references available upon request.
Highly effective, friendly and resourceful team member, liked by the clients and other colleagues.
She has been exceptionally diligent and has skilfully carried out all her projects.
Exceptionally helpful, quick and professional.