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Rose Karon

Senior Product Leader

rose@karon.se rose.karon.se linkedin.com/in/rosekaron github.com/rosekaron Stockholm, Sweden

Profile

Product leader with 20 years building high-stakes products across gaming, edtech, CRM, and AI — living and working in the Philippines, Singapore, China, and Sweden along the way. Currently leading agentic AI product development at Tribe CRM, shipping two agents to production every two weeks, while independently founding Kalinga, a regulation-aware care management platform for the Nordic personal assistance market.

Track record includes launching a language-learning platform to 1M+ users, delivering compliance tooling across 50+ regulated markets, and scaling marketing automation for thousands of customers across Europe. Known for cutting through ambiguity, aligning stakeholders across cultures and time zones, and keeping complex delivery on track when the pressure peaks.

Not just managing AI products — building them.

Core Competencies

AI Product Development Agentic Workflow Products Prompt Engineering for Product Workflows Product Strategy & Roadmapping Agile / Scrum Delivery Stakeholder Management Cross-functional Team Leadership CRM & Marketing Automation B2B SaaS API & Integration Products Regulatory Compliance Products Global Market Launches OKR Framework Implementation

Currently Building

Kalinga

2026 — Present
Founder

A care management platform for the personal assistance sector — MVP v0.1, built entirely AI-assisted with no development background.

Experience

Tribe CRM — Efficy Group

December 2025 — Present
Product Manager, AI Agents

Tribe CRM is Efficy's native CRM product for European SMEs — 10,000+ customers across Benelux, with an active expansion into the Nordics.

APSIS — Efficy Group

June 2022 — December 2025
Product Owner

APSIS is a Nordic marketing SaaS platform offering email marketing, marketing automation, and onsite personalisation to 3,000+ customers globally — acquired by Efficy Group in 2021.

Kambi

August 2017 — May 2022
Product Owner

Kambi delivers B2B sports-betting technology to licensed operators in 50+ jurisdictions.

SchoolApply

July 2017 — May 2018
Product Manager

SchoolApply connects students worldwide with the right educational institutions.

SWK Industries

February 2016 — Present
Co-founder

SWK Industries develops event-technology platforms for conferences and expos.

EF Kids and Teens

May 2015 — December 2015
Technical Project Manager

EF is a global education leader, partnering with organisations including the Olympic Committee and Clinton Foundation.

EF Learning Labs — Shanghai, China

February 2012 — April 2015
Technical Project Manager / Head of PMO

EF Learning Labs designs and builds scalable educational software used by millions of learners globally.

MyCube

May 2009 — January 2012
Product Manager

MyCube offered a digital life management platform for content exchange and monetisation.

Laron Pte. Ltd. — Singapore

January 2009 — May 2009
Project Manager

Laron is an IT consulting firm specialising in online gaming solutions.

Strategem Technologies Pte. Ltd. — Singapore

April 2006 — December 2008
Business Systems Analyst

Strategem develops software for the MANSION group's global gaming platforms.

Bayview Technologies Inc. — Philippines

April 2005 — March 2006
Online Marketing Manager

Bayview provides BPO services to gaming operators across Asia and Europe.

Anxa — Philippines

September 2001 — March 2005
Executive Assistant to the CEO

Anxa expanded into Australia, the USA, and China during this period.

Education

University of South Australia

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

University of the Philippines Los Baños

BA Communication Arts

1997 — 2000

Languages

Filipino
Native speaker
English
Fluent / Professional

References

"Rose is the best Technical Project Manager I have ever worked with… under big pressure, she helped us deliver ahead of time. Her optimism and clarity drove the team to success."
Tristan Guo — Technical Lead
"Rose played a critical role in a major rollout for EF, working across teams, mitigating risks, and delivering a flawless release. Her leadership inspired everyone to exceed expectations."
Brian McKay — VP of Product Development
"Rose is a well-liked project manager with great attention to detail and energy. Her communication skills keep distributed teams aligned and motivated."
Rasmus Rasmusson — VP of Marketing
"Rose brings professionalism, positivity, and high performance to every project. She keeps stakeholders informed, focuses on results, and lifts morale even under pressure."
Raul Costa — Product and CRM Manager