Head of San Francisco Office
- Application Deadline: Sept. 13, 2024
- San Francisco
Do you love a challenge and are interested in being part of growing and developing our consultancy team in San Francisco and accelerating Swedish businesses in the US? Then we might have the perfect opportunity for you! We are looking for a new Head of San Francisco Office to join our team.
At Business Sweden, we do management consulting with a higher purpose: to contribute to the welfare of society by accelerating the growth of Swedish companies abroad and by helping international companies to invest and expand in Sweden. Our clients are all over the world, so it’s by design that Business Sweden has offices and employees all around the world, too.
About the market
Our US operation consists of 4 locations which are New York, Washington, Chicago and San Francisco. Together, we make up one of the most successful, progressive, and dynamic business units in Business Sweden in the largest economy in the world.
We help Swedish companies enter and grow on the US market, understand market dynamics, identify local partners, appreciate the regulatory landscape, and build out their services or product offering. We support several industries spanning across Energy and Transport, Smart Industry, Healthcare and Life Science, Digital Technologies as well as Retail and Consumer Goods.
What do we expect from you
You will be responsible of leading, developing and inspire the growing Consultancy team in San and you will report to the Trade Commissioner, US. We believe that you have experience and an interest in growing and developing talent and thrive when seeing people succeed in their roles. In your role as Head of San Francisco Office it comes natural for you to contribute to a performance and value driven company culture.
The variety of assignments and the high level of responsibility makes the work truly dynamic and challenging. We have a high-energy entrepreneurial culture which requires and drives everyone to contribute at their very best.
You will also play a key role in the business development team, drive senior client dialogues, and insight driven initiatives of new business opportunities, as well as prospecting and developing customer value propositions. You will contribute to ensuring that we are seen as a trusted advisor, with a clear point of view relating to our clients’ most pressing challenges on the U.S. market. Client dialogues are expected to be carried out independently where you will conduct outreach, proposal development and closure.
You will also scope, lead and deliver projects that provide support to leading Swedish companies in their international business development and expansion in the U.S. The projects involve market expansion, sales support, stakeholder analysis and operational support.
In addition, you will also support to engage key US-companies in order to attract investments from US-companies to Sweden, in sectors such as AI and Datacenters, Smart Transport, Energy and Life Science.
Work with great people
Skills & Requirements
Skills & Requirements
We are looking for a person who has experience from business development and leading teams, both in consulting assignments and as a manager. As a person, we are looking for someone who is a team player, with a business-oriented mindset and have a positive and humble "can do attitude".
Technical Skills:
- Relevant work experience, with probably at least 8 years of experience in related business and roles
- Higher academic degree, probably a Master of Science in Business, Administration or/and Engineering
- A high level of proficiency in both written and spoken English is a requirement
Soft Skills:
- Management and leadership experience, leading teams and act as a role model and grow talent by inspiring and developing direct reports
- Successful strategic sales and strong client service business acumen, with a proven track record of developing and executing deals with deep customer insight, strong negotiation and closing skills
- Interaction with external stakeholders, ideally both government and private sector
- Self-motivator and accountable team player
- Thrive on working on multiple client dialogues and engagements at once, and seek out cross-functional engagement
A Plus:
- Proficiency in Swedish
- Previous experience from working with management consulting or other advisory services on the North American / California market is meriting
- Previous experience from working in or leading consultancy assignments within any of the following industries: Digital Technologies, Healthcare and Life Science, Transport and Automotive, Green Energy, Smart Industry
Does this describe you?
If so, please submit your resume together with a personal cover letter as soon as possible as we will be screening applications on a rolling basis.
For more information regarding the position or the process, please contact Vlad Månsson, Trade Commissioner in US.
Local salary level: $140,000-190,000
Great Place to Work
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Global exchanges and career opportunities
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Exclusive focus on our client’s growth agenda
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Extensive responsibility
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Diversified teams with world class colleagues
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Training academy for continuous development
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Entrepreneurial environment
About the company
Business Sweden is a global consultancy organization with approximately 500 colleagues working in 46 countries. We all share the same passion - creating maximum value for Sweden.
Business Sweden’s purpose is to help Swedish companies grow global sales and international companies invest and expand in Sweden.
Through our consultancy services we offer our customers strategic advice and hands-on support in their international growth and establishment.
Business Sweden is owned by the Swedish Government and the industry, a partnership that provides access to contacts and networks at all levels.
At Business Sweden we value and encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds related to culture, gender, age, ethnicity, race, religion and belief, disability, nationality, sexual orientation and gender identity.
The diversity of our people is an important foundation of our culture and builds a workplace where everyone can contribute with unique experiences, perspectives and cultures.
OUR VALUESOur high performance culture rests on that all our employees live our core values. We will never have guidelines for every situation we will meet, but if all of us are guided by a strong sense of our values, we will always navigate in the right direction.
RESPONSIBILITYThis is the foundation of our culture. Taking responsibility is a way to show commitment to our work. We take ownership of the relationships with our clients and stay true to our word.
COLLABORATIONAlone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Collaboration knows no geographical borders. At Business Sweden, we act as one global team to create the best possible value for our clients.
IMPACTBy monitoring the world around us and identifying possibilities , we make a difference by helping companies to seize new, sustainable business opportunities. We create impact both for our clients and for Sweden.
Vlad Månsson | Contact Person
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