Kristoffer - CPO, Humly UK

1. How would you describe yourself in 5 words?
Kind, Entrepreneurial, Humble, Fun, Creative

2. How long have you worked for Humly?
I started Humly and have been working on it for nine years

3. Can you describe what you do day-to-day?
I lead the product team. We understand user needs, prioritise them and find solutions in an iterative and agile process.

4. What’s the most challenging part of your job, and how do you usually challenge it?
Making sure we spend our precious developer and designer time with the things that create the most value for our users and, in the long run, for Humly. We follow a strict process and tie what we do closely to the Humly strategy decided by our management team. We use a tool called Impact Mapping to make sure what we deliver is tied to our users and their needs and that it drives our objectives towards our goals.

5. From your experiences as a CPO at Humly, what do you believe are some of the most essential skills or attributes needed to thrive in this role?
You must be strategic and creative, have high integrity, and be communicative. 

6. What’s one professional achievement you’re most proud of?
Taking Humly from an idea to what it is today. Especially the first years, where we went from a blank paper with just our ideas, energy and curiousness to a loved service for hundreds of educators.

7. What do you do outside of work to unwind?
I love gardening and creative projects at home. I also love going to music concerts and dancing. 

8. Where is your favourite travel destination?
I have family in Hawaii and love going there. 

9. Tell us something interesting about yourself.
I started my first company at 15. I built websites for local companies in my hometown. At 16, I became a Swedish champion in football with Malmö FF. When I was voted in as a member of Rotary at 19, I became the youngest Swedish Rotary member ever.