Summary
Juhana Harmanen is a seasoned digital transformation and software leader with 13 years of hands-on and executive experience building and scaling product and services businesses across startups and SMEs. Currently Deputy Director, Digital Services at Gofore, he has led business units of 300+ experts and driven consistent profitable growth while rotating through interim leadership roles spanning agile, cybersecurity, cloud, and software development. He combines full-stack engineering roots—from DevOps and architecture to front-end and databases—with a track record of bootstrapping 11 ventures and leading 33+ consultancy projects worth up to €25M. Skilled in Lean Startup, innovation accounting and talent-led organizational design, he uniquely blends technical depth with commercial judgment and a passion for corporate entrepreneurship. Based in Helsinki, he also co-founded a travel platform and runs a real-estate venture, reflecting an appetite for building things beyond the corporate sphere.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (Technology), Information Technology, Master of Science (Technology), Information Technology at Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018
Master of Science (Technology), Industrial Engineering and Management, Master of Science (Technology), Industrial Engineering and Management at Aalto University
Non-Graduating Programme, Computer Science, Non-Graduating Programme, Computer Science at National University of Singapore
English, Finnish, Swedish, Spanish