Boasting over two decades of expertise in software engineering and technical leadership, Heckel has an illustrious history with major tech giants such as Salesforce, Uber, Intuit, and Ellie Mae. His tenure in these companies has been marked by notable achievements in software development management, managing large-scale engineering projects, and a knack for steering teams during rapid growth phases.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Björn to SEON with his invaluable experience among tech-industry behemoths,” said Tamas Kadar, CEO & Co-Founder, SEON. “His addition to our leadership team will be instrumental in shaping the company's future direction, leveraging his deep technical expertise in high-performance distributed computing and machine learning.”

Before his engagement with SEON, Heckel held the position of CTO at Taxfix, a company renowned for its innovative approach to simplifying tax filing systems via chat interfaces. Under his guidance, Taxfix successfully secured a series D funding of $220 million. Heckel's previous experiences also include significant roles in Silicon Valley, where he was instrumental in developing SaaS platforms and consumer-facing applications during his executive stints at Salesforce, Uber, and Ellie Mae.

“I look forward to playing an integral role in SEON’s mission to combat and prevent fraud by deepening the company’s R&D capabilities,” said Heckel. “To stay ahead of the increasingly sophisticated challenges faced by our enterprise clients, it’s important to diversify and fortify our engineering prowess. My experience serving enterprise clients brings crucial synergy to the company as we continue scaling our solution to meet the complex needs of large enterprises.”