Magnús Þór Helgason

Magnús Þór Helgason has over 20 years of work experience in various roles and industries. Magnús Þór currently works at Arion banki as the Director of Technical Product Management, a position they have held since August 2020. Prior to this role, they served as the Director of Software Development at Arion banki from October 2019 to August 2020. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Scrum Master at Arion banki from November 2018 to October 2019.

Before joining Arion banki, Magnús worked at Applicon Sweden as a Senior SAP Banking Consultant from August 2016 to November 2018. Magnús Þór also worked at Acando as a Senior SAP Consultant from April 2014 to July 2016, where they were responsible for solution architecture, ABAP development, SAP Process Integration, and SAP workflow. Prior to Acando, they worked at Claremont AB as a Senior SAP Consultant from September 2013 to March 2014.

Magnús has extensive experience in the banking industry, having served as a Senior SAP Banking Consultant at Applicon from January 2011 to August 2013. Magnús Þór also has experience outside of the banking industry, having worked as a Product Manager at 2C change from May 2009 to December 2010.

Earlier in their career, Magnús worked at Kaupthing Bank as a Project Manager from June 2008 to April 2009. Magnús Þór also worked at Applicon as an SAP Consultant from April 2005 to May 2008.

Prior to their work in the private sector, Magnús worked at TERN Systems as a Software developer and System architect from March 2003 to March 2005. Magnús Þór also gained experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a Software developer at AstraZeneca R&D from September 2001 to February 2003, where they managed small-scale IT .NET projects.

Magnús Þór Helgason earned their M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Skövde from 1997 to 2001. In 2006 to 2007, they obtained a Certification in Stock broker from Reykjavik University. Additionally, they have a certification as a Professional Scrum Master I (PSMI), obtained from Scrum.org in April 2018. It is also worth noting that Magnús Þór Helgason has mentioned having an MA, however, no specific details such as the start and end years, school name, or degree name were provided.