The people who make up Controlant's leadership team bring a wealth of experience to their roles, helping the company towards achieving its ambitious vision: to unleash the power of people and technology to deliver zero-waste supply chains for our partners and the planet.

Co-Founder, CEO

Gisli Herjolfsson

Mr. Herjolfsson co-founded Controlant and has driven the company's strategy and growth of the company for the last 12 years. He has a Master's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iceland.


Co-Founder, CTO

Erlingur Brynjulfsson

Mr. Brynjulfsson co-founded Controlant and has served as its Chief Technology Officer since 2007, leading all product R&D, design, and development. Mr. Brynjulfsson holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iceland.


Gudmundur Arnarson

Mr. Arnason has served as Controlant’s CFO since 2015. He holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Reykjavik University.


Anna Karlsdottir

Ms. Karlsdottir has served as Controlant's Quality Officer since 2015. She holds an M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iceland.


Vally Helgadottir

Ms. Helgadottir serves as Controlant's Chief Operating Officer. She holds a Master of Project Management (MPM) from Reykjavik University and has 20 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry.


CHRO

Ella Bjornsdottir

Ms. Bjornsdottir has been with Controlant since December 2020, focusing on recruitment and retaining world-class talent. She holds a B.Edu from the University of Iceland and has more than 20 years of executive development experience.


Martin Thaysen

Mr. Thaysen has been with Controlant as Chief Commercial Officer since 2022, focusing on driving growth and digital transformation of the supply chain. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from IMD Business School in Switzerland.


Chairperson of the board

Ásthildur Otharsdóttir

Board member

Frosti Ólafsson

Kristin Fridgeirsdottir

Board member and Co-Founder

Trausti Þórmundsson

Jørgen Rugholm

Leadership team

Operations 

<div>Customer Support Representative has great understanding of technology and analytical abilities as well as communication skills, is able to perform basic troubleshooting within internal systems and provide all necessary details and/or make requested changes. On the role the Representative should be contributing to the knowledge base and be aware that it’s a living document and that his/her addition will help the entire team to upskill and be sure that all procedures are up to date.<br><br><strong>Note that Customer Support Representatives are on 24/7 hour shifts with rotating day/evening/night shift pattern</strong></div>

Wroclaw

Customer Support Representative

Quality & Excellence

<div>We are searching for an experienced data system engineer to join an ever-growing data team responsible for internal data &amp; analytics for Controlant.<br>As a Data Engineer within the internal data team, you will be responsible for optimization of current data and pipeline setup as well as taking a direct part in design and setup of new data infrastructure for internal data usage and the data flow between our information systems and the new data infrastructure.</div>

Iceland

Data Engineer - Azure 

<div>This position is an opportunity for a QA Engineer starting in the industry to demonstrate their ability to grow as a skilled test automation developer. They will demonstrate a capability to self-educate and the desire to enhance their skills. Supporting Controlant’s R&amp;D department, they will provide automated and manual tests to provide feedback on the correctness and non-functional attributes of Controlant’s software and systems. The QA Engineer shall be able to develop development tooling to assist in their ability to solve problems and contribute them back to the R&amp;D organization. They are expected to be capable of managing their time and priorities relating to the testing demands of their team and the QA team. They will have regular contact with Controlant R&amp;D teams and mentorship from Senior QA Engineers. They shall have no supervisory responsibilities.&nbsp;</div>

Quality Assurance Engineer

<div>We are looking for an Warehouse Assistant for our Warehouse in Boonton, NJ.<br><br>The Warehouse Assistant’s primary role is to provide administrative support to all departments within the USSC, while ensuring the operation has the equipment and supplies needed to meet daily demands.&nbsp; This includes, but not limited to preparing documents, coordinating services and schedules with various support vendors, managing payroll and performance reports, and coordinating all company sponsored activities with corporate HR liaisons and local management teams.<br><br></div>

New Jersey

Warehouse Assistant 

<div>Controlant is looking for exciting talent to join us during the summer of 2023. The aim of the summer employees will be to help us on our quest of revolutionizing the global pharma supply chain. These positions will provide significant opportunities for professional and personal development as well as the ability to work with some of the most skilled experts in their field.<br><br>If you’re interested in a summer job at Controlant please send in your application and we’ll be in touch when we find a role relevant to your interests and experience.</div>

Summer Employees

<div>The Data Engineer will support our software developers, database architects, data analysts and data scientists on initiatives and will ensure optimal data delivery architecture is consistent throughout ongoing projects. They must be self-directed and comfortable supporting multiple teams, systems and products. The right candidate will be excited by the prospect of optimizing or even re-designing our company’s data architecture to support our next generation of products and data initiatives.&nbsp;<br><br></div>

Data Engineer 

Human Recourses 

<div>We are looking for an Office Coordinator for our office in Boonton, NJ.<br><br>The Office Coordinator will create and maintain a pleasant work environment for all team members regardless of their location. This person is expected to have great service skills and a positive attitude as the OC interacts with many different internal and external stakeholders. The OC will organize and coordinate office administration and procedures, to ensure organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and safety. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:<br><br></div>

Office Coordinator

Partnereships

<div>Our Winning Aspiration is to be the leading platform for digitalization, automation, and transformation of the pharma supply chain. We innovate for a better world.<br><br></div><div>The main purpose of the Customer Success Manager – Partnerships role is to deliver and grow value for our logistics customer. The customer is a recognized Top 20 global freight forwarding company, that is ready to digitalize and transform their supply chain.<br><br></div><div>The foundation of the Customer Success Manager’s role is to ensure we deliver an exceptional customer experience with high customer satisfaction, that we develop and maintain strategic customer relationships, and that we drive adoption to deliver the targeted revenue and customer value, while focusing on tomorrow’s expansion and growth opportunities.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Building on that foundation, the candidate will be responsible for the continuous development of the customer, leading, driving and supporting the customer on the Customer Journey through the four phases. This includes retention of existing contracts, identifying new and additional value for the customer, penetrating additional products and segments with the customer as well as growing and realizing the full value and revenue potential of the account.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>The Customer Success Manager works cross functionally with Sales, Business Development, Sales Operations, Marketing and Operations to drive innovation and development of our products and solutions.</div>

Copenhagen

Customer Success Manager - Partnerships

Device Engineering

<div>The Embedded Hardware Development Chapter Lead is a key role in Controlant Engineering. The Chapter Lead builds up the right capabilities and people and equips them with the skills, tools, and standard approaches to deliver functional excellence.</div><div>The Chapter Lead evaluates, promotes, coaches, and develops their people without traditional direct oversight.</div>

People Lead - Embedded Hardware Development

Commercial

<div>Our Winning Aspiration is to be the leading platform for digitalization, automation, and transformation of the pharma supply chain. We innovate for a better world.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Director of Sales &amp; Customer Engagement will be a key stakeholder in strategy development and implementation and driving the strategic growth agenda – with Sales Account focus on Pharma Logistics and Supply Chain. The objective is to enable Controlant to achieve our growth aspirations, consistently strengthening and reinforcing our brand, as well as deepening our engagement and adding value to our clients.<br><br></div><div>This is a high impact, strategic and hands-on position, requiring a high degree of creativity and excellence in strategy and execution in a dynamic environment along with focus on customer orientation.</div><div><br></div>

Director - Sales & Customer Engagement - Partnerships

<div><br></div><div>A Release Manager is a new role within Controlant that will coordinate our validation process and software releases, ensuring that they are delivered successfully, take ownership of the validation and release processes, drive all stakeholders to a&nbsp; successful validation and release, and is responsible for improving the validation and release processes in Controlant.</div>

Release Manager

<div>The tech lead provides strategic technical guidance to pro-actively improve performance, reliability and security of internal data solutions using industry best practices aligned to Controlant’s set strategy and procedures.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>The tech lead will be responsible for design, implementation, and future vision of Controlant’s internal data platform in collaboration with other key stakeholders to meet current and future needs.<br><br></div><div>The Tech lead is responsible for verifying requirements, developing implementation plans, providing thought leadership for all data solutions, including designing data solutions that meet or exceed expectations.<br><br></div><div>The tech lead is an individual contributor that is expected to be a high producer of work while also helping mentor Controlant’s teams.<br><br></div>

Tech Lead – Data Platform

<div>Executive Assistant is the executive’s “right-hand person” and provides administrative and operational support to the executive and enables him/her to advance company initiatives and goals. The Executive Assistant filters and attends to the day-to-day functions that are part of the executive’s role so that the executive can focus on the high-level leadership and strategy functions. The duties may vary from one executive assistant to another depending on the executive needs, but the below are the primary duties and responsibilities.&nbsp;</div>

Executive Assistant

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