Maiken Thorkildsen
About Maiken Thorkildsen
Maiken Thorkildsen is a Delivery Manager at Backbase in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where she has worked since 2021. She has a background in project management, having held various roles at Backbase and other companies since 2013.
Work at Backbase
Maiken Thorkildsen has been employed at Backbase since 2021, where she serves as a Delivery Manager. In this role, she oversees project delivery and ensures that client expectations are met. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Senior Project Manager at Backbase from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, she held the role of Project Manager/Scrum Master from 2017 to 2020. Her experience at Backbase spans a total of six years, during which she has contributed to various projects in the Amsterdam area.
Education and Expertise
Maiken Thorkildsen has a solid educational background in business and sociology. She studied at The European Business School, where she completed a Master of Arts in Management with an International Business Pathway from 2011 to 2012. Additionally, she earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Sociology from the University of Nottingham. This academic foundation supports her expertise in project management and delivery within the technology sector.
Background
Before joining Backbase, Maiken Thorkildsen held various project management roles in different organizations. She worked as a Project Manager at Wickedweb Ltd from 2013 to 2015 and at Critical Mass from 2015 to 2016. She also had a freelance role as a Project Manager/Scrum Master at Made by Fire for four months in 2016. Her diverse experience across multiple companies has equipped her with a broad skill set in project management.
Professional Experience
Maiken Thorkildsen has accumulated extensive experience in project management over the years. She began her career at Wickedweb Ltd, where she worked as a Project Manager for two years. Following this, she spent a year at Critical Mass in a similar role. Her freelance experience at Made by Fire as a Project Manager/Scrum Master further enhanced her skills. This trajectory led her to Backbase, where she has progressively taken on more responsibilities.