Emil Rising
Director Of CTO Office at Schibsted
Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area Sweden
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Top SchoolEmil Rising is a seasoned technology leader with 13 years of experience designing organizations, shaping tech strategy, and driving execution across media and e‑commerce businesses. Currently Director of the CTO Office at Schibsted, he aligns technical execution with business OKRs and standardizes governance across a large, distributed engineering organization. He has led engineering for premium subscription brands and built high‑performing cross‑border teams spanning Sweden, Norway and Poland. Previously a serial CTO, Emil guided startups through IPO and M&A, and delivered measurable product and operational improvements—from cutting customer service calls with a Track & Trace system to transforming print publishers into digital revenue generators. He combines hands‑on product and infrastructure experience (LAMP, cloud, native apps) with organizational design capabilities, making him equally fluent in code, processes and boardroom conversations. Based in Greater Stockholm, he’s known for navigating matrixed complexity to scale engineering impact.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Lund UniversityBerghs School of Communication
Stackoverflow
21reputation
2kreached
5answers
0questions
Github Skills (9)
json6
ajax6
php6
javascript6
jquery6
localhost6
mantis4
migration3
gitlab3
Github contributions (2)
emilrising/mantis-to-gitlab
Jun 2013 - Apr 2014
Contributions:3 commits in 9 months
mantisphpgitlabmigration
emilrising/skrivihop
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
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