Kristian Tanninen

Kristian Tanninen

Product CTO

Restaurants and hospitality

Industry

Restaurant tech that runs at service speed. Agents in ordering, delivery and operations.

Restaurants run on minutes and margins. I own the product and AI architecture for restaurant and hospitality technology, so agents take the routine work and staff keep the guest.

  • Restaurant tech product owner
  • Agentic development
  • Operations agents
Kristian at an order ticket rail beside a delivery map and menu grid

The challenge

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Orders arrive faster than staff can answer. Every delay costs a guest.

Orders, delivery and guest questions peak right in the middle of service. Agents can take a large share of that work, as long as they follow the restaurant's rules and hand the exceptions to a person.

How I help

Outcomes and roles

Who you work with

Restaurants and hospitality
Kristian Tanninen
Kristian Tanninen

Fractional CTO and product lead, Vienna

I own the product and AI architecture for restaurant technology, where agents are part of how the product is built.

Delivered within my work as Fractional CTO, Product Lead or AI Architect.

“Kristian is certainly one of the top picks in his field.”
Client review on Upwork

Product, technology and AI in one person. So the decisions never contradict each other.

25 years
In software architecture and product, in Europe and North America.
50+
Product launches across startups and enterprises.
5.0★★★★★
Upwork rating, Top Rated Plus, more than $500K earned.

Questions

FAQ

Where do agents help restaurants first?

In order questions, delivery coordination and daily reporting, inside the venue's rules.

Can agents work with our POS and delivery partners?

Yes, through their integrations, with each agent limited to what it may read and change.

Do you lead the development team as well?

Yes, as technical product owner or fractional CTO.

Get in touch

Start with a call.

We go through your product, your team and where AI belongs in your work. You leave with a view on the right first step.

Services: SaaS & AI product launchEnterprise AI agentsAI agent evaluationFractional CTOProduct LeadAI Architect