CV

CV

Will Wadbrant

Senior Product Manager | Gaming Industry | AI Enthusiast

Contact Information

Professional Summary

I am nerdy, love R&D, and specialize in enabling developers to build software & games leading to business-valuable outcomes.

Experience

Pley | Lead Product Manager | 2023 – Present | Stockholm

  • Lead product strategy and vision for web gaming platform
  • Managed cross-functional teams handling roadmap, discovery, stakeholder & customer communication
  • Focused on product strategy, prioritization, & hands-on execution
  • Established foundational product management processes and workflows

Pley | Product Manager | Sep. 2022 – 2023 | Stockholm

  • Ported & launched first 15 mobile games on web, which together generate >$50M annually cross-platform
  • Technical Product Manager with direct work on web, gaming tech, data, analytics, and technical pipelines
  • Lead and launched multiple 0-1 B2B products in series-A startup environment, including R&D and customer success processes.

Planeshift Interactive AB | Studio Lead & Founder | Aug. 2020 – Sep. 2022 | Stockholm

  • Founded engine- & tool-driven game development studio & game prototyping consultancy.
  • Led core studio strategy creative, business development, legal, and finances
  • Managed team of 2-5 members
  • Achieved total game sales over >3 MSEK
  • Signed and managed 20+ consulting projects (>2 MSEK)

KBSS | Organization Lead | Sep. 2018 – May 2019 | Stockholm

  • Led non-profit KTH organization with 70+ members
  • Managed leadership, finance, and organizational operations
  • Secured 400KSEK+ in sponsorship funding

Education

KTH – Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm

Master’s Degree: Industrial Management, Civil Engineering

  • Focus on Technical Project Management & Leadership, and Financial/Data-driven analysis
  • Master Thesis incomplete (due to launching Planeshift Interactive AB), rest of degree completed

Bachelor’s Degree: Material Science, Engineering

  • Bachelor Thesis: Financial & Environmental Strategy of Future Swedish Steelmaking (View Thesis)

Professional Certifications:

  • Professional Scrum Master Certification (PSM1, Scrum.org)

Skills

Technical & Product Management: Strong technical team- & product lead • Self-managed • AI & LLM • Product management & process • Business strategy, process & organizations • Data modeling & analysis • Technical proficiency • Unity C# • Finance/Business/Product/Tech

Leadership & Communication: Cross-discipline communication & stakeholder management • People management & leadership • Heavy gaming industry expertise

Development & Gaming: Game Design/Development (10+ years experience) • Unity C# • Gaming industry specialization

Interests

Game Design/Development (10+ years) • Games/Game industry • Finance • Fintech • Cooking • Reading (50/50 Fantasy & Non-fiction) • Writing • Data-driven analysis • Card games • RPG GM (12+ years) • VR • Dogs