VisSight AB · Gothenburg, Sweden
Niklas Fjellman

30 Years Building Systems.
Now Building With AI.

Senior IT Leader · AI Implementation · Digital Transformation · Data & Analytics

Three decades in IT, from writing database code at a Gothenburg hospital to leading enterprise-scale AI deployment at AstraZeneca. I don't just manage technology. I build with it.

Gothenburg, Sweden and Barcelona, Spain

From Code to Command

A 30-year career that didn't follow a straight line. It followed the technology and the problems worth solving.

1996–2009

The Engineer

Started at Sahlgrenska University Hospital (ADB Kontoret). Moved through CapGemini, Wipcore and into AstraZeneca as a software architect. Built the VBA framework adopted company-wide and co-founded the global .NET framework. Deep roots in Oracle, SQL Server and .NET.

2010–Present

The Leader

Led a 15-person team on the SDCI transformation, winning a CIO Award. Managed a $12M Data Center Rationalization covering 1,500 servers and 70 applications. Ran the Digital Therapeutics portfolio (clinical mobile apps) and the PT&D 4.0 business change program, implementing a new scientific data platform.

2023–Present

The AI Practitioner

Led AstraZeneca's enterprise ChatGPT deployment across multiple countries. Currently bringing that AI experience to the public sector as Development Lead for Data at the City of Gothenburg, driving Data Reference Architecture and an AI Digital Assistance initiative. Continuing formal AI education with 17.5 university credits completed. Founded VisSight AB as a professional development vehicle.

2025–Present

The Builder

To deepen hands-on AI skills beyond the management layer, built ProjectX (a full-stack community web platform) entirely solo using Claude, Gemini and VS Code with AI assistance. From concept to architecture to live deployment. A deliberate learning project to understand AI-native development from the inside, making me a sharper leader of the teams and initiatives I run professionally.

What I Actually Bring

Not a skills checklist. These are the things that matter when the stakes are real.

AI Implementation and Transformation

Deployed enterprise generative AI inside a global pharmaceutical company. I've navigated privacy impact assessments, regulatory compliance and the change management reality that sits between AI potential and AI adoption.

Large-Scale Program Leadership

Programs from $8M to $12M. Global stakeholder alignment across Sweden, UK and India. Vendors including HCL, Cognizant and Infosys. PMP certified. Scrum Master. I bridge business and IT because I've worked both sides.

Data Management and Governance

Data has run through every chapter of my career, from building databases in 1996 to FAIR-compliant data products in 2022. I understand data at every layer: engineering, architecture, governance and business value.

Full-Stack AI-Assisted Building

ProjectX proves I can move from idea to live product with AI as the force multiplier. Architecture, custom plugin dev, UX, content and go-to-market, all executed solo. This is how senior leaders will work with technology. I'm already doing it.

Cross-Cultural Stakeholder Trust

24 years at AstraZeneca means communicating with scientists, executives and vendor partners across organizational and cultural lines. I build trust by being direct, technically credible and consistently reliable.

The Project That Shows What a Resume Cannot

Featured Project

ProjectX, Built Solo, With AI

A full-stack community web platform designed and deployed from scratch. No team. No agency. Just a clear concept, the right AI tools and the technical depth to make it real.

  • Complete platform architecture on WordPress with BuddyBoss Pro
  • Custom plugin with structured data collection across multiple content types
  • Privacy-by-default system with multiple visibility levels
  • Community groups, forums and user onboarding flow
  • Brand identity, content strategy and go-to-market plan
AI tools used: Claude, Gemini, VS Code with AI assistance

What It Proves

Taking an ambitious concept from zero to live product, architecture, development, launch and marketing, using AI as the primary development partner.

This is not a side hobby. It is a complete product with a defined audience, a business model and a live deployment. It demonstrates the most valuable skill a senior technology leader can have right now: knowing how to build with AI, not just talk about it.

1 Solo founder Every decision, every line of architecture
3 AI co-developers Claude, Gemini, VS Code AI
0 External dev agency Built entirely in-house
100% From idea to live Concept through deployment

Credentials and Education

Built on a strong academic foundation and still actively adding to it.

M.Sc. Informatics

University of Gothenburg, 1993–1996

The foundation of everything that followed.

Chemical Engineering

Chalmers University of Technology, 1991–1993

Where the scientific rigor started.

AI and Machine Learning

Multiple Swedish universities, 2024–2025

17.5 university credits. Because learning doesn't stop.

PMP Certified

Project Management Institute, 2013

Scrum Boot Camp

Construx & PMI, 2011

ITIL 3 Foundation

IT Service Management, 2009

UGL Leadership

FIRO methodology & Applied Project Management

Let's Exchange Ideas

I'm always interested in connecting with people who work at the intersection of data, AI and leadership. Whether it's exchanging perspectives on AI transformation in large organizations, discussing how AI-native workflows are changing the way we build, or exploring how the public and private sectors approach these challenges differently. Reach out anytime.

Location
Gothenburg, Sweden and Barcelona, Spain