cand.merc. in Innovation and Business Development

Ulrik la Cour Christiansen

I find where AI fits into a business process, and build the minimal version that just works.

Open to roles in Copenhagen and remote, starting now

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Ulrik la Cour Christiansen

About

I hold a cand.merc. in Innovation and Business Development from SDU, with electives at CBS. My thesis looked at why AI adoption stayed narrow at Statens Serum Institut, and in my own time I build small, scoped systems in n8n and Python that follow what it found. I am looking for a role between business and technology, close to the people who use the result.

More about me

Cases

Why AI stays narrow Master's thesis: 13 interviews at Statens Serum Institut on why a company-wide AI tool was only used for a few things. Graded 12, presented at an SDU staff seminar, September 2026 Bookkeeping assistant Mail a transaction in plain words, and it books it, updates the income statement, VAT and tax, and mails the totals back. MVP, 2025 to 2026 Sifter A system that sorts companies by fit and drafts the outreach, built for my own job search. Built October 2026
Personal AI assistant An agent across Gmail, Google Drive and Calendar for mail handling, scheduling and finding documents. Prototype, 2025Write-up in progress
Vision agent Reads a live screen with computer vision and acts on it through the keyboard, in real time. Prototype, 2024 to 2025Write-up in progress

How I work

  1. 1

    Start from the routine. What people do every week decides where AI fits.

  2. 2

    AI where its output is cheap to check, plain rules where the numbers have to be right, and a person on every decision that matters.

  3. 3

    Build the smallest thing that works, then make it reliable.

CV

Experience

Aug 2023 to Jan 2024
Data Analyst (intern), Statistics Department, TDCNET
  • Turned internal and external datasets into KPIs and trend analysis across business units.
  • Checked internal findings against market data and industry reports.
  • Presented findings and recommendations directly to management.
Jan to Jul 2023
Accounting Assistant, CACommunications
  • Digitised paper accounting records for tax, VAT and internal reporting.
  • Validated and reconciled accounting entries.

Education

2024 to 2026
MSc (cand.merc.) in Innovation and Business Development, SDU, with electives at CBS
  • Thesis (12): Routine Structure and the Adoption of Process Innovations, a case study of AI adoption at Statens Serum Institut. Invited to present the findings at a staff seminar, Department of Business and Management, SDU, September 2026.
  • CBS electives: AI in Business (12), Business Process Excellence.
2021 to 2024
BSc (HA) in International Business and Management, SDU
  • Bachelor's thesis: Determinants of European Competitiveness. Top 2% in Finance and Accounting.

Skills

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Let's talk

Open to roles between business and technology, in Copenhagen or remote. The quickest way to reach me is mail.

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