Maria Wahlgren

Phone: +46 73 562 4927

Strong people management skills with experience in leading high-performing teams in the Automotive and Manufacturing

industries.

Extensive business background, including 19+ years of education-related and strong sales expertise.

Proven track record in managing and leading high-performing sales teams to achieve quotas and drive sustainable year-on-year growth.

Results-driven cloud and IT professional with extensive experience in cloud governance, migrations, and platform optimization.

Proven expertise in setting up secure, scalable Cloud infrastructures and driving cost efficiencies.

A strategic leader with a proven ability to deliver business- aligned roadmaps, manage cross-functional teams, and execute complex IT projects with agility

RESUME

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Principal Global Client Director 2023 - Present

Amazon Web Services

Gothenburg, Sweden

Leveraging 19 years of automotive engineering expertise and 4 years in my current role at AWS, I drive growth and innovation across complex, multi-brand automotive accounts.
Currently responsible for a major Holding Group account (excluding China), overseeing a diverse portfolio of eleven automotive brands and four supplier companies.
Lead a multinational team of Solutions Architects (SAs), Customer Solution Managers (CSMs), Technical Account Managers (TAMs), and Global Account Managers (GAMs) distributed across Gothenburg, Germany, and the UK. Collaborate closely with specialists and executives to deliver comprehensive solutions.
Through my strategic vision, technical expertise, and customercentric approach, I have not only driven substantial revenue growth but have also positioned the company as a critical partner in the automotive
industry's digital transformation. My ability to navigate complex organizational structures, identify key opportunities, and deliver tailored solutions has been instrumental in securing the company's position as
a preferred cloud provider for major automotive players. My
contributions continue to shape the future of cloud technology in the automotive sector, driving innovation and efficiency across the industry.
Recognized for my customer-centric approach, I have a track record of navigating complex organizational structures, identifying key opportunities, and delivering tailored solutions. This has been instrumental in securing the company's position as a preferred cloud provider for major automotive players

Key Achievements

Responsible for a major Holding Group account (excluding China)
Overseeing a diverse portfolio of eleven automotive brands and four supplier companies.
Grew my account revenues from US$1 Million to US$100 Million over 5 years
Collaborated with Chinese corporate offices resulting in them choosing my company over chinese competitors as their C3 platform provider
Instrumental in the award of major cloud migration contracts (On-Prem to Cloud, and Provider to Provider)
Instrumental in new ADAS/AD, Infotainment and Connected Car cloud solution award contracts

Global Account Manager 2020 - 2023

Amazon Web Services

Gothenburg, Sweden

Responsible for Volvo Cars account in Europe. Orchestrated various customer engagement activities including workshops, presentations, immersion days, and gamedays. Facilitated participation of Volvo Cars C-suite executives in Partner Events in the USA and Ghent. Responsible for synchronization between Digital Architecture Manager and Volvo Cars Tech Lead at Connected Cars. Established trust to initiate collaboration on key customer objectives. Demonstrated strong relationship management and strategic planning skills, contributing to account growth and customer satisfaction

For more detail on this role, please view my resume

Key Achievements

Spearheaded efforts to secure Connected Car (C3) workload, a key objective for 2021-2022
Successfully led initiatives resulting in two subsequent RFQ wins.
Initiated collaboration on a key customer objective - their commitment for 100% electric vehicles by 2030
Spearheaded an innitiative that led to client decision to bypass the formal RFP process, and select my company as the cloud partner for their future EV factory.
Worked with client's manufacturing “tiger team” (Head of Global Manufacturing, Head of Digital CORE Strategy execution, Sr. Product Manager) to develop

Their NorthStar document outlining their vision for their new plant in parallel with the role of my company as a strategic blueprint,
Their Data Platform Architecture, and
Their Smart Facts initiative. All to be applied to set factories in China, Charleston, and Olofström

Senior Engineering Manager - Consumer Digital 2015 - 2019

Volvo Cars AB

Gothenburg, Sweden

Responsible for building, shipping, operations, availability, and improvement of web components and microservices for volvocars.com and Care by Volvo (web & mobile apps). Leading and coordinating between a team of 30 + IT consultants and employees in Gothenburg, Stockholm and US. Fostering a cohesive, creative, open and comfortable working environment. Working with Program Management, Product Owners and Markets to create roadmaps as per data and business then delivering as per the business priorities. Driving implementation of Agile and DevOps strategy – Tools, Culture, Integration, Automation, Monitoring and Reporting. Improving end user experience by effective monitoring and collaborative incident management and problem management with product teams.

For more detail on this role, please view my resume

Senior Engineering Manager 2017 - 2019

Polestar

Gothenburg, Sweden

Responsible for development and operations of Polestar 1 and 2. Overseeing the entire product lifecycle from concept to launch. Led a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, and technicians to deliver innovative electric vehicle solution.

2015 - 2019

EDUCATION

Masters in Computer Science

Chalmers University of Technology

Gothenburg, Sweden

1999 - 2003

SAFe Agilist, SAFe DevOps Practitioner

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS Leadership Academy Clifton Strengths

AWS Professional Certification - please follow this link

2017 - 2019

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

Strategic Account Management

Managing complex, multi-brand automotive accounts.
Driving significant revenue growth and securing multi-year strategic partnerships.
Cultivating strong relationships with C-suite executives and key stakeholders

Cloud Technology & Digital Transformation

Leading cloud migration projects and digital transformation initiatives
Strong expertise in Cloud platforms for automotive industry solutions.
Spearheading innovative projects in connected car technologies and manufacturing digitization

Technical Expertise & Innovation

Leveraging automotive engineering background to provide tailored cloud solutions
Integrating cloud technologies with automotive-specific needs

Project Management & Collaboration

Managing complex projects across various automotive brands and suppliers
Coordinating cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives
Advanced agility skills in executing IT projects aligned with business needs

CONTACT

Phone

+46 73 562 4927

Email

wahlgrenmaria01@gmail.com