Freelance Product Owner.

I join software teams as temporary product/project help: sometimes as a Product Owner, sometimes as a project manager or facilitator.

Product Owner
Project Manager
Facilitator

85 EUR / hour + VAT · Oy Finnovatec Ltd

Longer projects priced separately.

Let's talk! Email nina@finnovatec.com

Experience

Companies I have worked with

Mercedes-Benz.io Porsche Digital

Expertlead Germany

Some project examples

Links to public examples. Some work was internal at customer sites and is not online.

How I work

I join your team and learn the context.
Work as a Product Owner, project manager or temporary team facilitator depending on what the team needs.
Turn messy requirements into clear user stories.
Keep digital projects moving by turning blockers into practical next steps.
Adapt to the team's operating model, including the custom ways of working many teams have developed themselves.
Use AI tools in everyday product work to clarify requirements, speed up documentation, map risks and keep delivery moving, with human review and source checking.
Facilitate practical team plays (for example Atlassian Team Playbook plays) and remote working sessions.
Identify and mitigate risks.

Useful when:you need someone to join quickly, learn the context and help the team move. I adapt to the team's existing way of working and focus on requirements, stakeholders, decisions, risks, documentation and follow-through. I use AI tools where they help, while managing risks such as hallucinations, data security and over-reliance through human review and source checking.

Nina Patkai holding EV charging cables — Automotive

Nina Patkai sitting in an automotive prototype at a technology event — Mobility

Nina Patkai with a humanoid robot at a technology event — AI

Nina Patkai with a robot at a Futurice event — Robotics

Nina Patkai on a Madeira mountain trail — Software

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Testimonials

Full references available upon request.

Highly effective, friendly and resourceful team member, liked by the clients and other colleagues.

Futurice

She has been exceptionally diligent and has skilfully carried out all her projects.

VTT

Exceptionally helpful, quick and professional.

Expertlead Germany

Typical client requests

Where I can step in

“We need a Product Owner for a software project.”
“We need short-term PM/PO cover while someone is away.”
“We need someone to facilitate the team and keep decisions moving.”
“We need clearer requirements, stakeholders and next steps.”

Need short-term senior product help?

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