Curriculum Vitae

Jaime López

Director of Product Excellence · Builder · Speaker

Nuclear engineer turned growth technologist with over a decade transforming marketing and revenue operations at top B2B and SaaS companies. Deep technical expertise at the intersection of AI, data science, and marketing operations. Based in Helsinki, working globally.

Helsinki, Finland
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Jaime López
Experience

Professional
career

Over a decade of progressive leadership spanning engineering, marketing, and product roles.

Feb 2026 – PresentBerlin, Germany (Remote)

Director, Product Excellence

Ververica (Alibaba Group)

Leading Product Excellence, the strategic bridge between product innovation and market leadership in real-time streaming data. Reporting to CPO.

  • Product Marketing: positioning, competitive strategy, and launch execution
  • Technical Architecture & Product Strategy: Apache Flink expertise, reference architectures, and roadmap input
  • Field CTO: customer-facing technical leadership and strategic deal support
Sep 2024 – Feb 2026Berlin, Germany (Remote)

Head of Marketing

Ververica (Alibaba Group)

Built the marketing function from scratch and drove it to top-quartile cost efficiency within one year. Responsible for demand generation, content, SEO, brand, and marketing operations.

  • Increased MQL volume by 61% YoY while cutting cost per MQL by 58%
  • 94% organic + direct traffic growth YoY; 140% increase in branded search
  • 11 page-1 keyword rankings built from zero
  • Built operational infrastructure from scratch: HubSpot automation, lead scoring, attribution, and performance dashboards
Apr 2022 – Sep 2024Helsinki, Finland

Senior Director, Marketing Operations

Aiven

Led an 11-strong Marketing Operations team spanning MarTech, RevTech, Web, Design, and Analytics at the open-source data infrastructure unicorn.

  • 12x growth in marketable contacts; 3x growth in organic traffic; 5x growth in marketing-sourced pipeline
  • Full ownership of marketing and sales technology stack and multi-million-dollar budget
  • Full re-architecture and redesign of aiven.io; organic conversion rate improved from 8% to 14%
  • Co-led marketing and sales integration of acquired company
  • Keynote speaker at global conferences on AI in Marketing
2013 – 2021Helsinki, Finland

Various Leadership Roles

Wärtsilä

Eight years spanning technical engineering to commercial leadership in maritime and energy sectors. Led global marketing initiatives and digital transformation projects at the industrial technology giant.

  • Global marketing initiatives and digital transformation
  • Engineering-to-commercial career transition
  • Maritime and energy sector expertise
OngoingHelsinki, Finland

Founder

Lopez Business Performance

Selective advisory for transformative projects. Fractional CMO, AI adoption advisory, revenue architecture, and board roles for growth-stage B2B companies.

  • Fractional CMO engagements
  • AI adoption and implementation advisory
  • Revenue architecture and MarTech stack design
Education

Academic
background

M.Sc. (Tech) in Energy Engineering

Technical University of Madrid (UPM)
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros IndustrialesMadrid, Spain

MicroMasters in Statistics and Data Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
MITx through edXOnline

Recognition

Inducted into the inaugural class of Salesforce Marketing Champions as a top Pardot expert worldwide.

Expertise

Skills &
competencies

Leadership

Product MarketingGo-to-Market StrategyTeam BuildingCross-functional LeadershipBoard Advisory

Technical

AI & Machine LearningStream ProcessingData ScienceMarTech ArchitecturePythonTypeScript

Marketing & Revenue

Demand GenerationPipeline ArchitectureMarketing OperationsCampaign StrategyRevenue Operations

Domain

B2B SaaSOpen-Source SoftwareMaritime & EnergyData InfrastructureReal-time Systems
Ventures

Things I'm
building

Beyond advisory work, I build products in spaces I find compelling.

Sulci

Beta

Universal AI Context Layer

Personal context infrastructure that captures knowledge from every AI interaction and makes it available everywhere. MCP server, API proxy, and REST API for persistent AI memory.

PythonMCPVector DBLLM Integration

AISGuardian

Live

Baltic Sea Maritime Security

Real-time maritime surveillance system processing 5,000 AIS messages per second to detect threats to critical undersea infrastructure. Detected the FITBURG cable-severing incident.

Apache FlinkApache KafkaReactDeck.gl

SafkaSeula

Live

Pet Food Allergen Filter

Finnish-language web app helping pet owners find safe food by filtering 500+ products by allergens, ingredients, and nutritional targets.

Next.jsSupabaseTypeScriptTailwind
Public Speaking

Conference
appearances

Internationally-recognized speaker with experience at leading industry conferences covering topics in marketing operations, AI, data science, and growth strategy.

DreamforceSalesforce ConnectionsAvaus Expert TalksVML Connected BrandsPower-Gen EuropePower-Gen AsiaAntiConLXMarDreamin'FUTR EuropeMarTech NordicLondon's CallingSalesforce Live

Typical Topics

AI in Marketing Operations
Real-time Data Infrastructure
B2B Growth Architecture
From Engineering to Product Leadership
Open-Source Business Models
Maritime Security & Technology
Get in Touch

Let's work together

Whether you need a fractional CMO, AI advisory, or a speaker for your next event, I'd love to hear from you.

Let's Talk

Let's build something
worth talking about.

I take on a limited number of advisory and fractional engagements. Only projects where I can make a real difference. If you're navigating growth, AI, or revenue challenges in a technical B2B environment, let's talk.