Mark Rietveld
About Mark Rietveld
Mark Rietveld is a Strategic Product Manager at TomTom with extensive experience in product management, business consulting, and engineering.
Strategic Product Manager at TomTom
Mark Rietveld has been serving as a Strategic Product Manager at TomTom since 2017 in the Eindhoven Area, Netherlands. His role focuses on overseeing the product life cycle and managing value propositions, particularly in the realm of automotive infotainment products. Mark's expertise includes understanding market trends, aligning product strategies with customer needs, and driving innovation within the product lines. His contributions aid TomTom in maintaining its competitive edge in the technology and automotive sectors.
Senior Product Manager Automotive at TomTom
Since 2009, Mark has held the position of Senior Product Manager Automotive at TomTom in the Eindhoven Area. In this capacity, he works on enhancing the value proposition of TomTom’s automotive products. Leveraging his extensive experience in product management, Mark plays a crucial role in the conceptual design and requirements elaboration of cutting-edge automotive technologies. His work supports TomTom’s mission to provide state-of-the-art solutions for the automotive industry.
Previous Roles at TomTom
Before his current roles, Mark was a Team Lead for Product Definition at TomTom from 2007 to 2009. In this position, he was responsible for team leadership and coordination in defining product specifications and strategies. His job also involved ensuring that product development aligned with customer needs and market demands, thus driving successful product launches and updates.
Engineering Process Group at Lucent Technologies
Mark worked at Lucent Technologies, particularly within the Bell Labs Innovations segment, as part of the Engineering Process Group from 1997 to 2000. During his tenure, he contributed to the development and refinement of engineering processes, enhancing efficiency and output quality in the company's technological projects.
Business Consultant at Ordina
From 1996 to 2007, Mark was employed at Ordina as a Business Consultant. His role involved business analysis and spearheading organizational changes to improve company processes and workflows. His extensive experience in business consultancy helped organizations streamline their operations and adapt to evolving market conditions.
Early Career and Education
Mark's early career included several technical and educational roles. In 1996, he completed a thesis at TIMA / INPG. He also worked as a Software Engineer at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands from 1994 to 1995 and was an Assistant in opleiding at the Technical University Twente in 1993. These roles provided him with a robust foundation in software engineering and research, which has been instrumental in his subsequent career in product management and business consultancy.
Expertise in Product Management and Business Analysis
Mark possesses significant expertise in managing the product life cycle and the value proposition of automotive infotainment products. His skills extend to organizational change and business analysis, where he excels in requirements elaboration and conceptual design. His comprehensive knowledge in these areas allows him to drive successful product strategies and ensure alignment with market and customer needs.