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Koen
Dubelaar
VP Product Operations
Backbase
Koen H. Dubelaar is VP of Product Operations at Backbase, where he leads strategic initiatives across product operations, product strategy and the office of the Chief Product Officer. With leadership experience spanning Backbase, Delivery Hero and Nielsen, he specialises in building operating models that enable product organisations to scale globally. Passionate about organisational design and operational excellence, Koen helps product teams turn strategy into execution by improving decision-making, alignment and product delivery at scale.
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28 May 2025 16:00 - 16:45
Fireside chat: From strategy to execution: Lessons in maturing product operating models
Many product organizations invest heavily in defining strategy and designing operating models, yet still struggle to turn strategy into meaningful outcomes. The missing link is often not the model itself, but the organizational maturity and behaviours needed to make it work. This session explores how product organizations mature around their operating model evolving from work-first delivery to outcome-first thinking, from alignment theatre to real autonomy, and from output tracking to evidence-based decision-making. Topics include: - Signals that an operating model looks solid on paper but fails in behaviour - Systems and rituals that actually enable focus, learning, and autonomy - How product ops leaders can actively shape organizational maturity - Practical ways to evolve behaviours without creating bureaucracy The goal is to give attendees realistic guidance on how to evolve their product organization so their strategy has a real chance of succeeding.