Jukka Niiranen

Co-Founder

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland23 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-founded Finland's first Microsoft Power Platform consulting agency.
Microsoft Business Applications MVP from 2013 to 2024.
Expert in governance and licensing for Power Platform.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on Microsoft Power Platform and governance.

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Skills

Core Skills

SaasProduct ManagementMicrosoft Power PlatformIt GovernanceLow-code Development

Other Skills

Microsoft-stack integrationsProduct visionGo-to-market strategyOnline Content CreationLow codeMicrosoft LicensingMicrosoft DynamicsMicrosoft Power AppsSolution ArchitectureCRMSoftware Project ManagementBusiness AnalysisCloud ComputingPre-salesIntegration

About

"Always look on the snark side of life."😏 Low-code app maker since 2005.💻 Former CRM wizard.🧙 Microsoft Business Applications MVP 2013-2024.🏆 (retired from program) Co-founded the first Microsoft Power Platform consulting agency in Finland.💼 Expert in governance 🔐 and licensing 💰 topics for Power Platform. Read my Perspectives on Power Platform at https://perspectives.plus

Experience

23 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs

Average Tenure

10 mos

Current Experience

Finmodeler

Co-Founder

Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos · Remote

Co-founded FinModeler to make financial modelling as easy as writing a business plan. Building a guided SaaS that turns high-level revenue and cost assumptions into a fully editable, investor-ready Excel forecast in one click. Driving product vision and Microsoft-stack integrations while leading community outreach and go-to-market strategy.

Forward forever

Power Platform Advisor, Co-founder

Mar 2020 – Feb 2024 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Co-founded the first Microsoft Power Platform consulting company in Finland. Evangelizing the citizen developer movement. Designed, developed and delivered Power Platform governance related services. Responsible for marketing strategy and operations.

Low codeLow-Code Development

Niiranen advisory

Power Platform Advisor, Owner

Feb 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 3 mos · Helsinki Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

Independent advisor with extensive experience on all things Microsoft Power Platform. If you're a customer or partner that needs help in navigating the MS low-code ecosystem, please get in touch!

Microsoft Power PlatformLow-Code DevelopmentIT GovernanceOnline Content Creation

Elisa

2 roles

Product Lead, Microsoft Business Applications

Promoted

Feb 2019 – Jan 2020 · 11 mos

Leading the Dynamics 365 ISV product development at the largest telecom operator in Finland. Strategic positioning of the rising low-code technology offering ulocked by Microsoft's launch of Power Platform. Evangelist and community activist.

Low codeLow-Code Development

Dynamics 365 Technology Lead

Aug 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

Digital illustrated

Consultant

Apr 2014 – Jul 2017 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Helsinki, Finland

Built the CRM practice for a cloud native, boutique Microsoft consulting company offering Office 365 and Azure services. Dynamics 365 evangelist with deep hands-on expertise on the growing MS product stack, delivered complex CRM projects to Finnish enterprise customers.

Codebakers oy

Lead CRM Consultant

Nov 2012 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos · Finland

Senior role in the Dynamics CRM consulting team. Solution architecture design, presales, customization, training, presales activities. Received my first Microsoft MVP award for Business Applications in 2013.

Anvia yrityspalvelut oy

Senior Consultant, CRM Solutions

Jan 2012 – Nov 2012 · 10 mos · Finland

Anvia it oy

Solution Manager, Consultant (CRM Solutions)

Dec 2010 – Dec 2011 · 1 yr · Finland

Microsoft Dynamics CRM presales demos, implementation project management, CRM customization, user training, internal CRM competency development, partner co-ordination, product development

Tekla corporation

2 roles

Manager, CRM Team

Sep 2008 – Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Finland

Microsoft Dynamics CRM regional implementation project management in Asia, training and support for a global user base, system development roadmapping, CRM platform customization and administration, system integrations and architecture planning, business process modelling and automation, development team management, vendor coordination, collaboration methods and tools research and evaluation.

Lead CRM Consultant

Aug 2007 – Sep 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo · Finland

Internal consultant for Microsoft Dynamics CRM implementation, development and support.

Helsinki region chamber of commerce

ICT Specialist

Oct 2004 – Aug 2007 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Finland

Managing the project for implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM and supporting end users, designing customer data management processes, performing customer data analysis, direct marketing campaign target group management, responsible for the development and maintenance of the overall IT infrastructure, replacing Lotus Notes/Domino applications with Microsoft server products (Exchange 2003, SharePoint 2007, CRM 3.0).

Grey direct ltd

Specialist, Customer Relations

Mar 2003 – Oct 2004 · 1 yr 7 mos · Finland

Contractor work in implementation of Chordiant Marketing Director campaign management system for a client organization, email and SMS direct marketing campaign management, analyzing and reporting on data from campaigns and loyalty program databases.

Nokia mobile phones

CRM Trainee

Jun 2002 – Dec 2002 · 6 mos · Finland

Analysis of Club Nokia loyalty program customer and campaign data with Business Objects and MS Access, direct marketing campaign management, monthly reporting development, thesis work (topic: Measuring email direct marketing effectiveness in customer relationship building)

Iobox oy

Marketing Analyst

Mar 2000 – Nov 2001 · 1 yr 8 mos · Finland

Developing a reporting environment around an e-commerce system. Defining the information needs, examining data sources, configuring the Oracle Discoverer reporting tools, building SQL queries for the daily reports, providing user support for ad-hoc data needs.