The Team
Management
Hjálmar Gíslason, Founder and CEO
Hjalmar is a successful entrepreneur, founder of three startups in the gaming, mobile and web sectors since 1996. Prior to launching DataMarket, Hjalmar worked on new media and business development for companies in the Skipti Group (owners of Iceland Telecom) after their acquisition of his search startup - Spurl. Hjalmar offers a mix of business, strategy and technical expertise. DataMarket is based largely on his vision of the need for a global exchange for structured data.
hjalmar.gislason@datamarket.com
Gunnlaugur Briem, CTO
Since 1996, Gunnlaugur has been writing and designing software at Dimon Software, National Bank of Iceland and several other companies, punctuated by a stint as an investment analyst. He holds an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, teaches a course in that field at the University of Iceland each year, and has received excellence-in-teaching awards at both institutions. Gunnlaugur offers broad technical expertise as well as a skill and zeal for instructing and motivating others.
gunnlaugur.briem@datamarket.com
Other key employees
Agnar Jón Ágústsson, Sales and Marketing
agnar@datamarket.com
Borgar Þorsteinsson, Lead Programmer
borgar.thorsteinsson@datamarket.com
Kari Gunnarsson, Data Editor
kari.gunnarsson@datamarket.com
Matt Riggott, Developer
matt.riggott@datamarket.com
Viðar Másson, Developer
vidar.masson@datamarket.com
Þorlákur Lúðvíksson, Data Visualization Specialist
thorlakur.ludviksson@datamarket.com
Þorsteinn Yngvi Guðmundsson, VP Operations
thorsteinn.yngvi.gudmundsson@datamarket.com
Open positions and team strategy
We believe in a small, agile team of exceptional quality. We want our work to be both challenging and entertaining - and make the world a better place while at it.
We are currently looking to fill two positions:
- Sales Manager: Located in Cambridge, MA, the sales manager will work with the CEO in identifying leads and setting up and preparing meetings. You will participate in sales meetings and be responsible for follow-up actions, moving leads through the sales funnel, leading to successful sales agreements. You will then hand the leads over to account management / implementation in our development offices, based in Iceland.
- Server-side developer: Located in Reykjavik, Iceland, this server-side developer will work on highly challenging database development and data architecture problems. Deep knowledge of SQL and experience in developing efficient, large-scale database solutions is essential. This position is not for the faint of heart!
