Olga Safonova

Tier:

T1

Ambassador since:

2026-06-01

Director-level product leader. 20 years in enterprise tech. Currently at Tieto (GovTech, 500K+ users). Track record: Led product teams at Siteimprove, Workday, LEO Innovation Lab. Moved Siteimprove SEO from Challenger to Strong Performer in Forrester Wave. Scaled a health app from 400 to 200,000 users. Launched clinical pilots with Mayo Clinic and Memorial Sloan Kettering. I also build. Shipped multiple open-source MCP servers (a few of them running in production), an OTel observability library for AI tool infrastructure, and a skill validation platform https://www.getskillcheck.com/. Most product leaders talk about AI. I ship it on weekends. Board member, IT-Branchen (Danish IT Industry Association) - national AI policy. Co-founder, Women in Product Nordics. n8n Community Ambassador. I write about AI product strategy, operating discipline with AI tools, and shipping in regulated industries.