Former employers
Industry experience (Examples)
International experience
Renewable
energy
Telecom
Banking and insurance
Public
Startups
Retail & convenience
Serbia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
South Africa
Business development, strategy and project management related to digital opportunities and solutions, as well as utilization of technology, have been the common thread in my career.
Below are excerpts of my key competencies:
- Business development -
- Digital transformation-
- Digital and og technological choices -
- Assessement and identification of digital needs and opportunities -
- Digital maturity assessment -
- Change management-
- Streamlining and optimization of internal processes and working methods -
- Innovation and innovation processes -
- Project and program management -
- Personnel responsibility and team management -
My strength is the understanding of, and interest in, technology – combined with a commercial mindset and focus.
WORK EXPERIENCE
April 2021 - Present
WindSim AS
FREELANCE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
The aim of Wølneberg Consulting is to ensure that businesses understand the potential using the right technology gives, as well as how utilizing technology the right way can become their competitive advantage. Wølneberg Consulting help businesses with business need assessments, project management, digital strategy, digital transformation, change management and more.
Clients:
Oct 2021 - Jan 2022
Feb 2022 - Nov 2022
Nov 2023 - Mai 2024
Apr 2021 - Aug 2021
WindSim AS
CHIEF COMMERCIALIZATION OFFICER (CCO)
Mar 2020 - Nov 2020
Trifid
ADVISOR
Part of the Trifid strategy unit, focusing on strategy and business development in relation to digitalization - as well making enterprises data driven by utilizing big data
Feb 2017 - Mar 2020
Capgemini Invent
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Employed in Capgemini Invent's Future of Technology unit. Worked across industries and sectors, assisting clients with business development and strategy related to digitalization and utilization of technology. Also supported businesses with data- and business analyzes, project management and program management.
Oct 2013 - Dec 2016
Egmont Publishing
COMMERCIAL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Led the advertising department's design unit during my first year, while working on business development and representing the advertising department in interdisciplinary projects. In 2014, I initiated the establishment of a project related to digital transformation and increasing efficiency based on the utilization of new digital tools. I led this project, which was a great success, from A - Z.
Jun 2007 - Sept 2013
Telenor Digital
VARIOUS POSITIONS
Worked in several of Telenor Group's companies during this period. Amongst other positions, I spent one year in Serbia as project manager for Telenor Serbia and half a year in Bangladesh as delivery manager for Grameenphone. Business development, strategy and project management related to customer-oriented solutions (B2C) in different markets was the common thread of my time in Telenor Group.
EDUCATION
2006 - 2007
University of Oslo (UiO)
MSc INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The main focus was on understanding innovation in a commercial market context, as well as what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur/entrepreneur. The program had both a theoretical and practical approach to this, and was designed for students with technical expertise and understanding. Led to an understanding of practical approach to innovation on a small and large scale in a commercial context.
2006
Centre for Entrepreurship (UiO)
GRÜNDERSKOLEN
Practical approach to learning how to identify business ideas, analyzing business opportunities, developing business plans, understanding local market drivers in a global context, learning to establish and build businesses, etc.
2002 - 2005
University of Oslo
BACHELOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
Developed a deep technical understanding when, as part of the degree, I learned object-oriented programming, Java, SQL, C#, scripting, human computer interaction (HCI), etc. The degree also consisted of specialization in other important sciences such as mathematics and statistics.
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE - CLIENTS
Eika Insurance
Change management and definition of CRM best practice
S:mart
Interim Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Distribution Innovation
Programme management
Elaway
Process assessment & optimization
Skatteetaten
Assessment of datadriven tax controls
Windsim
Interim Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Eika Group
CRM business development
NAV
GDPR
Hurtigruten
Technical QA new booking solution
FOCUS AREAS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
COMMERCIALIZATION
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
DIGITIZATION
BUSINESS ADVISORY
ASSESSING BUSINESS NEEDS & OPPORTUNITIES
Simen Wølneberg
Digital business developer
- Helping businesses leveraging technology to their own advantage
Excerpt professional experience:
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Key competence within business development and digitalization
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Long experience from managing complex projects
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Deep technical insight
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Years of managerial experience
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Extensive international experience
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Broad cross industry expertise
