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Anders Grandjean-Thomsen

Critic · DISC type C
Engineering Director at Merkle Danmark
📍 Copenhagen Metropolitan Area, Denmark

Anders is an experienced Engineering Director, recently concluding an eight-year tenure at Merkle where he was part of the management team. He excels at bridging technical execution with commercial strategy, and colleagues describe him as competent, approachable, calm, and a strong leader. He is also a Certified SAFe® 6 Product Owner/Product Manager.

He is deeply engaged with the tech community, recently showing interest in meetups on emerging topics like agentic coding. Anders values connecting with peers who are actively building and shipping new technologies, demonstrating a passion for continuous learning and practical application beyond theoretical discussions.

He pioneered the safe adoption of AI-assisted development by ensuring early GitHub Copilot trials met stringent legal and compliance requirements.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Engineering Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Copenhagen Metropolitan Area, Denmark
Personality Overview

How Anders shows up

Negotiator
Objective Thinker
Information Seeker

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Priorities

Topics Anders cares about

People-First Leadership
His core philosophy is creating environments where engineers feel valued, challenged, and heard, using consistent 1: 1s and clear career paths to boost retention and quality.
AI in Development
Focuses on the practical and safe adoption of AI tools. He shows a recent, active interest in agentic coding and connecting with others shipping products with AI.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Engineering Director
Merkle Danmark
3-2020 - 11-2021
App Stack developer
Merkle Danmark
7-2019 - 3-2020
Senior Digital Designer (Frontend developer)
Merkle Danmark
3-2016 - 6-2017
Frontend Developer
Sunrise Reklamebureau
11-2014 - 6-2017
Frontend developer & Founder
One Creative
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2012 - 2014
Pba Web Development
Copenhagen Business Academy
2010 - 2012
AP Degree
Copenhagen north
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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