Laura Bons
Stockholm
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of Book (acting)
SAS
Stockholm
08.2024 - Current
- Portfolio owner of the transactional parts of SAS’s website (e-commerce)
- Collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define, prioritise & communicate product backlogs
- Ensure alignment of team/product goals with organisational objectives
- Within the leadership team responsible for (agile) process development for the department
- Manage agile dev teams within e-commerce (resource allocation, change management, process development)
- Responsible for team’s recruitment and development (coaching, mentorship, growth)
Product Owner Lead
SAS
Stockholm
04.2023 - 07.2024
- Product owner for the booking flow
- Set up & Lead the Product Owner Skill Hub (which specializes in product & process management)
- Product/project manager for cross-functional implementations
Head of Discover
SAS
Stockholm
01.2022 - 03.2023
- Portfolio owner of the non-transactional parts of SAS’s website
- Managed agile dev teams within CMS & CRM
- Implementation of Salesforce Marketing Cloud
- Responsible for team’s recruitment and development
- Within the leadership team responsible for streamlining role descriptions and cross-functional ways of working within the department
Product Owner
SAS
Stockholm
03.2019 - 12.2021
- Product Owner for SAS's CMS & CRM functionalities
- Backlog & stakeholder management (internal and external)
- Agile Coach responsibilities for CMS & CRM teams
- Develop, implement and foster agile approach for all teams within department
Product Owner
Meltwater
Stockholm
05.2017 - 02.2019
- Product Owner for Meltwater's Premium Editorial Content
- Define and execute Product Vision and Roadmap
- Responsible for implementation of legal framework surrounding editorial content
- Backlog & stakeholder management (both internal and external)
- Create and guide agile teams
Project Manager
Meltwater
Stockholm
12.2016 - 04.2017
- Initiated, managed and completed global project on quality assurance
Media Research Manager
Meltwater
Berlin
04.2013 - 11.2016
- Managed global teams within media database management
- Final responsibility for database quality and process development
- Project and stakeholder management: prioritisation of projects and databases
- Direct & indirect reports, responsible for team's recruitment and training
- Set up of several new teams in and outside of Europe
Fundraising Assistant
Alvarum
Berlin
07.2012 - 03.2013
- Responsible for the fundraising projects of charities on Alvarum's platform
Media Research Associate
Meltwater
Berlin
04.2011 - 06.2012
- Built and updated Meltwater's media database for the Netherlands
Education
Master of Arts - Northern European Studies
Humboldt University
Berlin, Germany03-2011
Bachelor of Arts - Literature and Linguistics
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium07-2009
Skills
- Agile Methodologies
- Servant Leadership
- Process Development
- Project Management
- Product Ownership
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Alliance
- Agile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching, ICAgile / ICP-ACC
- Agile Certified Professional - Agile Team Facilitation, ICAgile / ICP-ATF
- Pragmatic Marketing Certified - Level Three, PMC-III
Languages
- Swedish
- English
- Dutch
- German
- French
Timeline
Head of Book (acting)
SAS
08.2024 - Current
Product Owner Lead
SAS
04.2023 - 07.2024
Head of Discover
SAS
01.2022 - 03.2023
Product Owner
SAS
03.2019 - 12.2021
Product Owner
Meltwater
05.2017 - 02.2019
Project Manager
Meltwater
12.2016 - 04.2017
Media Research Manager
Meltwater
04.2013 - 11.2016
Fundraising Assistant
Alvarum
07.2012 - 03.2013
Media Research Associate
Meltwater
04.2011 - 06.2012
Master of Arts - Northern European Studies
Humboldt University
Bachelor of Arts - Literature and Linguistics
Ghent University