Primary specialism: HR Business Partner

Markets with deep expertise: Global with a focus on EMEA and North America; and extensive experience in American SaaS, Software, IT and consulting companies

Languages : Fluent English, Swedish. Basic German, Norwegian and Danish

Salary expectations: From EUR 200,000 base plus package.

Workforce types directly supported: Global workforces ranging from entry level to senior P&L leaders (executives, division presidents, general managers)

Current home country: Sweden and able to consider work options across the EU and Schengen area with work permit

Team management: Have extensive 2nd and 3rd line manager experience leading teams across EMEA and throughout all HR functional roles inclusive of CoE’s. When not in a manager position throughout my career I have always been able to rally dotted line reports and other leadership team function members, usually working virtually or in other countries, to support the business targets.

Current/recent employer: Current employer has over 10 BUSD annual revenues and 20,000+ employees. Previous employer had over 120,000 BUSD revenues and 320,000+ employees.

Remits of particular interest: Seeking a position where I can make a significant positive difference, especially with the responsibilities of a CPO or CHRO position in a pre IPO company ready to scale fast; or a VP or SVP position in a fast growth international company. I am seeking a company where strong business-centric HR partnerships are expected and needed to gain and keep a competetive advantage.

Unique expertise: Long international career in HR but originally with an engineering education and international Executive MBA training.

With a track record of managing and closing more than 25 mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures throughout my career, I am well-versed in the intricacies of corporate restructuring and reorganization.

In a time of AI where all text, video, audio and code can not only be copied but also created and enhanced, I fully understand that there is one thing that is not so easy to copy….that the intrinsic knowledge and strong culture within a company is key to gain and keep a competitive advantage.

Commerciality:

• Successfully led a business growth transformation within the EMEA region that resulted in a 340% shareholder value increase over 3 years. The transformation was aimed at leveraging corporate culture and employee engagement to double the revenue, achieve 25% headcount growth in 3 years and prepare the company for a Nasdaq IPO.

• Consistently met annual recurring revenue and EBITDA growth for every quarter at the company.

• Have led the HR workstream for key regional restructuring, impacting 6,500 employees across 66 countries, at a Fortune 100 company. I was tasked with optimising cost structures and moving from an EMEA structure into 6 P&L geographies.

• Currently working on a regional growth turn around plan for a Fortune 500 company, with an emphasis on improving culture and employee engagement.

Strengths:

• Authentic, leader with proven track record for establishing and leading cross-functional teams through a distinctive combination of a collaborative leadership style and commercial understanding within complex, fast packed, market leading and top-tier corporations.

• Able to make data-driven decisions considering the impact of HR actions on stock share price, policies, workforce country footprint, and achievements in growth and value to the business.

Need to know:

I am action oriented with a can do, customer centric attitude and have a proven success in formulating and implementing cohesive people management solutions that enhance talent acquisition/retention and ensure a consistent leadership pipeline.

Would you like more details on this professional, to fill a potential gap in your HR team? 

CMTS reference: 30848