Katriina Laamanen-Pennings

Katriina Laamanen-Pennings has extensive work experience in product management and leadership roles. Katriina currently works at Infinitas Learning as a Product Lead Professional and Higher Education. In this role, they are responsible for content propositions platform for the Professional segment. Prior to this, Katriina worked as a Senior Product Manager at Infinitas Learning, where they were involved in developing innovative and engaging products and services for teaching and learning.

Before joining Infinitas Learning, Katriina worked at Springer Nature Group as a Product Manager. Katriina led an international agile product development team on a strategic program to build a new peer review system. Their responsibilities included implementing smart matching of participants in the peer review process, using AI to increase efficiency and improve the author experience.

Katriina also has experience at Bohn Stafleu van Loghum as a Team Manager Online and Product Owner. Katriina was responsible for managing online teams and overseeing product development. Prior to this, they worked as a Commercial Project Manager at Springer Healthcare, an Inside Sales Manager at Winvision, and in inside sales and customer service roles at EBSCO Information Services.

Their earlier experience includes working as a Development Manager (Operations) at INFO-kirjakaupat Oy and as a thesis work/consultant at Accenture. Katriina possesses a diverse background and has demonstrated their skills in various industries throughout their career.

Katriina Laamanen-Pennings completed their education in a chronological order. From 1997 to 2001, they attended Aalto University and earned a Master of Science in Economics, specializing in Informations Systems Science and eCommerce. Prior to this, from 1993 to 1995, they attended Espoo Business College, where they focused on Foreign trade studies.

In addition to their formal education, Katriina Laamanen-Pennings has obtained additional certifications. In February 2021, they completed the Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced certification from Xebia Academy. In January 2018, they also attained a certification in Digital Product Management from Imparture Training.