Summary
Tuomas Saranen is a seasoned software and service leader with 12 years of experience building and scaling teams around Atlassian tooling, Java development, and enterprise software delivery. He has founded and led multiple companies—including Avoset and Lonteva—and recently served as Head of Atlassian Business in Finland, managing a 30-person unit and shaping strategic delivery. Skilled at mentoring and people management, he combines hands-on technical roots in Java development with board-level business strategy and family investment stewardship. Tuomas is pragmatic and results-driven, known for accelerating growth through process improvements and cross-functional collaboration. Based in Helsinki, he pairs a strong operational track record with a passion for helping others advance their careers. An often-overlooked strength is his continuity across roles from hands-on developer to CEO, which gives him rare empathy for both engineers and executives.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Software development Programming, Software development Programming at Helsingin Ammattikorkeakoulu Stadia
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English, Swedish, Finnish