I currently serve as Senior Director at Energinet, where I lead and shape the direction for IT infrastructure, architecture, and agile transformations. With more than 20 years of experience, including leadership roles at LEGO Group, Bankdata, and as a consultant, my passion lies in building high-performing teams and guiding organizations through successful transformations.

Throughout my career, I’ve been dedicated to helping organizations focus on value creation, driving agile product transformations, and ensuring clear alignment between team success and business goals.

I am:

• Passionate about leadership and transformation, especially in building product organizations and teams that focus on delivering impact.
• A strong and experienced leader, skilled in setting direction, leading teams, and delivering results.
• An experienced people manager, committed to developing and motivating individuals to reach their full potential.
• Agile by heart, with extensive experience in driving agile transformations and cultivating an agile mindset at all levels.
• A collaborative team player, motivated by creating exceptional results through teamwork and bridging gaps across various domains.
• Skilled at setting clear direction, breaking down complex challenges into actionable steps that lead to success.

I’m passionate about helping organizations and individuals succeed with change, and I bring this experience to organizations worldwide through The Windfeld, offering coaching, mentoring, leadership development, and tailored transformation programs.

Let’s work together to drive sustainable success and create meaningful impact.

 

Personal

Born: 4 October 1977

Phone: +4552342911

Mail: mwindfeld@gmail.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikkelwindfeld/

Private: Married to Mette and the proud father of Nicklas (13y) and Thomas (15y)

 

CV

02. 2022 – now	Energinet A/S Head of IT Architecture
02. 2022 – 01. 2023	As Head of IT Architecture, I led the growth of a dynamic architecture center, expanding the organization from approximately 35 to 160 employees, including experts in Infrastructure, Domain, and Enterprise Architecture. My primary focus was to build a value-driven product organization that could effectively support and deliver on out customers needs. Key responsibilities and achievements included: * Leading the transformation of our IT architecture team into a more agile, collaborative, and outcome-focused organization, ensuring alignment with broader business goals. * Driving the development and execution of a new infrastructure and platform strategy, positioning Energinet for future success by enabling scalability, flexibility, and innovation. * Building a strong, cross-functional leadership team that empowered architects to work collaboratively across domains, ensuring seamless integration and alignment with business and technical objectives. * Fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, encouraging the team to adopt cutting-edge technologies and modern architectural practices to stay ahead of the curve. * Establishing clear processes to prioritize and manage a growing portfolio of complex, high-impact projects, delivering tangible value while staying aligned with business needs. * Mentoring and developing talent, focusing on building leadership competencies across people, product, and team management, empowering leaders to drive change and deliver impactful results. * Developing leadership capabilities within the team by focusing on coaching and competency-building for both emerging and established leaders, ensuring they were equipped to manage people, drive product delivery, and lead teams effectively. By focusing on these areas, together we built a value-driven high-performance organization that not only delivered strategic value but also developed a strong pipeline of talent and teams capable of driving ongoing success at Energinet.
02. 2022 – 01. 2023	Energinet A/S Agile People Leader - IT Architecture
	* Leading a team of 35 employees, focusing on skill development and ensuring we had the right competencies for the future. * Driving recruitment efforts to attract top talent and build a strong, capable team. * Developing active, tailored development plans for each individual to support their career growth and alignment with future organizational needs. * Introducing structure within the IT Architecture area to streamline processes and improve efficiency. * Promoting agile, value-driven ways of working, fostering a culture of collaboration, adaptability, and continuous improvement. * Supporting the team in delivering maximum value by implementing agile practices that allowed for quicker, more flexible responses to business needs. * These efforts helped build a high-performing team, well-equipped to tackle the challenges of an evolving business landscape.
07. 2021 – 02-2022	LEGO Systems A/S Head of Build Software
	* Lead building software product within the LEGO Group * Lead, develop and grow direct reports * Coach junior talents to grow in their roles * Build strong relations between Build Software and the business areas and users in PMD * Build strong relations between Build Software and business technology and align directions on technology and architecture. * Set direction for the business enablement area in the leadership team
04. 2018 – 06. 2021	LEGO Systems A/S Head of product management & competence lead
	* Lead the transformation to turn DPT into an agile product organization with focus on value creation. * Lead, develop and grow talents (product managers, scrum masters, agile coaches, architects and tech leads). * Coach junior talents to grow in their roles * Build strong relations between DPT and the business areas and users in PMD * Build strong relations between DPT and business technology and align directions on technology and architecture. * Set direction for the business enablement area in the leadership team
04. 2017 – 04. 2018	LEGO Systems A/S Transformation lead
	* Lead the agile journey in Manufacturing & Supply Chain Technology * Drive the continues improvement agenda and excellence in all teams in our organization * Training everyone in the organization in agile mindset and product driven development * Support leaders on becoming a value driven organization * Mentor and coach leaders, product owners and scrum masters * Global cross functional problem solver in our organization * Set direction for the manufacturing area in the leadership team * Support the Business Technology transformation team
05. 2016 – 04. 2017	LEGO Systems A/S Head of Maintenance and logistics
	* Leadership of global teams (all LEGO manufacturing sites) * Build strong relations between tech and business areas (users) * Ensuring stable and reliable maintenance and logistics platform for our users on all sites * Defining and facilitating vision and strategy with global stakeholders * Driving projects though steering committees * Mentor leaders and project managers * Mentor young talents in our organization * Teach leadership and project management in the organization * Set strong direction for the manufacturing area in the leadership teams
01. 2015 – 05. 2016	LEGO Systems A/S Senior Program Manager
	* Leading complex business and technical projects in the operations area * Optimization of processes and ways of working * Development, coaching and mentoring project managers * Internal training in project management and leadership
08. 2008 - 12. 2014	BANKDATA & JYSKE BANK Senior Project/Program/People manager - Transformation lead
	* Agile transformation lead and ambassador * Management of teams and big projects in the areas of liquidity, business intelligence and integration working with teams in both Denmark and India Management of accounting and BI reporting, in Bankdata big conversion of Jyske Bank into Bankdatas system complex. * Teacher and mentor in agile concepts the methodology in Bankdata * Part of Bankdatas talent team (The future Bankdata)
06. 2008 – TODAY	University Colleague Lillebælt Examiner
	* Software engineering * Databases * Project management
03.2008 – 08.2008	University Colleague Lillebælt Adjunkt/lektor
	* Teaching software engineering * Teaching databases * Teaching tech (Hardware, Network, servers…) * Teaching project management
11. 2004 - 03.2008	BANKDATA Senior project manager
	* Management of smaller and bigger projects in the danish banking industry.
03.2003 – 11.2004	Medietek & Mediesoft Owner - Lead Developer & Tech Lead<
	* Establishment of Medietek in Filmbyen, Århus * Tech consultant and advisor for the Danish movie industry. * Responsible for management and IT solutions.
01.2001 – 02.2003	Pinetree systems A/S Software engineer
	* Development and support of the company “Mosaic” solution.

 

Other

2021 – Now	Skibet IF Football coach
	* Coaching 12 year old kids with my son
2016 – TODAY	Digital KIDS Founder / Teacher
	* Training kids in Vejle in how to use technology and their devices for other things than playing games.
2016 – TODAY	UHRHØJ MINI LAN PARTY Founder / Event manager / tech guy
	Planning and executing LAN parties for 200 kids in Vejle every quarter.