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Iakovos Farkonas

@iakovosfarkonas

Project and programme manager at Satways coordinating Horizon Europe and EDF projects with 20+ partners across research, government and industry.

Greece

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At Satways Ltd, I coordinate Horizon Europe and European Defence Fund projects across security, defence, public safety and critical infrastructure. I manage work packages, requirements, technical architectures and reporting for consortia of 20+ partners, while supporting compliance with European Commission rules and reporting on multi-million-euro projects.

At Future Processing, I progressed from Junior Product Owner to Senior Product Owner, working with distributed teams on product operations and delivery. As a Product Owner, I shipped 12 major releases and around 60 features to approximately 15,000 active users, and introduced user research that informed nine product changes, including a redesigned onboarding flow.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Innovation and Research Project Manager

Current

Satways Ltd

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Run PMO-style governance across multi-partner Horizon Europe and EDF projects in security, defence, public safety and critical infrastructure. Coordinate consortia of 20+ partners, manage risks, and report to the European Commission on projects worth multiple millions of euros.

Jira Trello Targetprocess Slack SharePoint Teams Microsoft 365 Adobe Creative Suite PMO Programme Governance Risk Management European Commission Reporting Consortium Management Proposal Writing Requirements Management Technical Architecture

Senior Product Owner

Future Processing

Mar 2024 - Apr 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Scaled product ownership across 4 remote cross-functional teams, standardizing backlog management and requirements gathering. Coached junior Product Owners and created reusable decision frameworks, improving delivery predictability.

Jira SharePoint Slack Teams Microsoft 365 Excel Product Ownership Backlog Management Requirements Gathering Coaching Decision Frameworks Agile Scrum

Product Design Engineer

Calpak

Jan 2022 - Feb 2025 (3 years 1 month)

Designed and engineered solar collectors and thermosyphon systems, including 3D models and technical drawings. Prototyped and improved production processes, and brought products into BIM.

3D Modeling technical drawings Product Development Prototyping BIM Manufacturing Quality

Product Owner

Future Processing

Apr 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Led end-to-end delivery in the Dedicated Team model, owning the lifecycle from discovery to launch. Improved retention and reduced support tickets through structured research and roadmap prioritization.

Jira SharePoint Teams Microsoft 365 Excel Product Management Roadmapping User Research Usability Testing Agile Scrum

Junior Product Owner

Future Processing

Nov 2021 - Apr 2022 (5 months)

Supported the Senior PO on a 7-person team, maintaining and prioritizing a backlog of ~120 items. Documented business requirements and coordinated with stakeholder groups.