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Jesper Persson

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Head of Product Engineering at Danske Spil
📍 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Jesper is the Head of Product Engineering at Danske Spil, describing himself as a "Friction Fixer" and "Systems leader". With a background in IT architecture and product management from Stanford, he has deep expertise in mobile development, user experience, and data products, including an 18-year tenure at Danmarks Radio.

Outside of his professional life, Jesper is an avid trail and ultra-runner who uses his Apple Watch for training. He is a supporter of the Odense Boldklub football team and enjoys reading books on leadership and innovation, particularly those related to his studies at Stanford.

He recently developed and launched his own iOS application on the App Store to solve a personal challenge he faced while running.

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Current Role
Head of Product Engineering
Location
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
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Systems Leadership
He identifies as a "Systems Leader" and reads books on the topic from authors he studied under at Stanford, showing a deep interest in this management philosophy.
Product Engineering
His current role is Head of Product Engineering, and his experience focuses on product development, team management, and improving the software development life cycle.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Head of Product Engineering
Danske Spil
11-2022 - 1-2026
Head of Streaming
DR - Danmarks Radio
2-2022 - 11-2022
Head of dr.dk & platform
DR - Danmarks Radio
1-2020 - 2-2022
Head of DevOps, DataOps & Test
DR - Danmarks Radio
10-2015 - 1-2020
Web Portfolio Manager
DR - Danmarks Radio
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Education
2-2024 - 5-2024
The Emerging COO: Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
2004 - 2009
cand.scient
Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
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