Farhad Nabizada

IT & Operations Management — connecting technology, AI, people, and business development.

Aarhus, Denmark

About

I design and run IT operations that stay calm when the organization grows. Across 300+ employees and multiple European offices, I have owned infrastructure, access, onboarding, and the internal tools that keep daily work moving without unnecessary noise.

Before proposing a solution, I map who is affected and what actually blocks them. That discipline — stakeholder clarity first, technology second — is how I reduce cost, cut manual work, and earn trust during change.

My background spans management engineering and IT systems design at Aalborg University. I mentor IT students, build when off-the-shelf tools fall short, and bring the same execution bias to music production: finish what you start, refine until it works.

Education

MSc Management Engineering

Aalborg University

Recent role

Associate Manager — Operations & IT

s360

Creative work

Music producer & engineer

Sony Music Entertainment

Focus

IT operations at scale

Automation and practical change

Experience

Associate Manager — Operations & IT

s360

Aarhus C, Denmark · May 2023 – Nov 2025

Co-led IT operations across European offices. Accountable for infrastructure reliability, process design, and tools that scaled with headcount.

  • Ran IT operations for 300+ employees across five European offices
  • Built onboarding and offboarding automation that cut manual handoffs
  • Modernized infrastructure and access workflows to lower recurring operational load
  • Designed and ran an IT internship program; mentored students into production work

Producer

Sony Music Entertainment

Hybrid · Oct 2023

Contract production work — composition, beatmaking, recording engineering, and songwriting support.

  • Delivered production and engineering for label releases
  • Collaborated across creative and technical constraints with tight deadlines

Sustainability Advisor

European House of Beds A/S

Horsens, Denmark · Feb 2023 – May 2023

Internship focused on sustainability frameworks and environmental practice in operations.

  • Assessed environmental impact and compliance pathways
  • Advised leadership on practical green initiatives

Project Manager

Queen® Genetics

Midtjylland, Denmark · Jun 2022 – Nov 2022

Contract role coordinating research projects and cross-functional delivery.

  • Managed timelines, stakeholders, and handoffs across research teams
  • Kept delivery visible to leadership without unnecessary ceremony

Master's Thesis

Bankdata

Fredericia, Denmark · Sep 2021 – Feb 2022

Research on agile practice and change management in financial technology.

  • Studied adoption barriers and change patterns in regulated environments
  • Combined fieldwork with structured analysis for executive-ready conclusions

Student Assistant

Aarhus BSS — Aarhus University

Aarhus, Denmark · Jul 2020 – Jun 2021

Part-time support for academic and administrative operations at BSS.

  • Coordinated research and administrative workflows
  • Supported faculty and students with reliable, discreet execution

How I work

Calm under operational pressure

Focus on what can be controlled and improved

Direct communication

Problems named early, solutions explained plainly

Stakeholder-aware delivery

Alignment before rollout, friction reduced by design

Systems thinking

Technology, people, and process treated as one system

Execution bias

Ship working tools, measure impact, iterate without drama

Skills

Operations & IT

IT infrastructureSystem administrationGoogle Workspace & Microsoft AzureLicense and contract management

Process & change

Process optimizationChange managementAutomation & integrationStakeholder engagement

Leadership

Project managementTeam mentoringStrategic planningCross-office coordination

Build & integrate

App developmentAPI integrationSlack applicationsInternal tooling

Education

Master's in Management Engineering

Aalborg University

Operations management, IT strategy, and organizational design

Bachelor's in Information Technology

Aalborg University

Systems design, infrastructure, and business intelligence

Projects

Products built to solve specific problems — shipped, maintained, and improved based on real use.

Clarity first

Readable systems that do not depend on one person.

Cloud when it earns its place

Scale where it matters; simplicity where it does not.

Security by habit

Access, data, and change handled with care.

Contact

Open to conversations about operations leadership, IT scale-up, automation, and roles where technology and business need a steady bridge.

Details

Areas of focus

  • IT infrastructure & multi-site operations
  • Google Workspace & Microsoft Azure
  • Process optimization & automation
  • Change management & team leadership