Senior Consultant / Project Manager, Milan
- Milan
- Hybrid
Are you an experienced management consultant who thrive on delivering value to clients in market expansion and growth? Can you make a team grow and excel by leading them through a project successfully? Then this might be an opportunity for you. We are currently looking for a new Senior Consultant or Project Manager to join our team in Milan.
You will join Region Europe, a key region in Business Sweden that operates from 14 local offices across Europe. In addition to Italy, our Milan office is covering Greece, Cyprus and Malta. Our role is to help Swedish companies grow global sales and international companies invest and expand in Sweden.
Our consultancy services include e.g., market entry & growth strategies including M&A, sales acceleration, tech scouting as well as Public Affairs support. We help Swedish companies enter new markets, understand market dynamics, identify local partners, appreciate the regulatory landscape, and build out their services or product offering.
As a Senior Consultant/ Project Manager, you will scope, lead and deliver projects that provide support to leading Swedish companies in their international business development and expansion in Italy as well as in other markets in Europe.
You will also be part of a business development team, drive client dialogues, and insight driven initiatives of new business opportunities, as well as prospecting and developing customer value propositions.
The role includes both strategic, tactic and operational responsibilities such as:
- Represent Business Sweden as a trusted advisor, finding solutions to our clients’ most pressing challenges in the markets we cover, but also in all of Europe
- Drive client dialogues, and take on full sales cycle responsibility including monitoring leads, developing pipeline, and developing project scope, proposals, and cost
- Lead, manage, and develop project team members to ensure successful project deliveries and team competency development
- Collecting, analysing, and presenting information and insights, which you will get from interactions with external stakeholders on the market.
- Preparing and arranging trade delegations, round table discussions and B2B meetings for Swedish companies.
- Support in our collaboration with the Swedish Embassies in the countries we operate in, to provide support and business promotion platforms for Swedish companies.
The role is based in Milan, but you will be expected to work with our teams and clients around the world, as required.
Work with great people
Skills & Requirements
Core competencies and collaborative skills
- Demonstrate commitment, honesty, and accountability in tasks.
- Provide support and take ownership to ensure high quality delivery on time.
- Collaborate effectively to achieve good results with a positive can-do attitude.
- A problem solver who easily adapts to new ways of working.
- Voice your own ideas and share opinions. Show appreciation for different perspectives.
- Ability to contribute to team spirit and transparent communication.
Formal requirements
- Master’s degree in business, STEM, or similar field
- 5 + years of experience working in management consulting or other advisory services with a focus on business development and project management
- Experience in defining project scope, direction, timeline, and objectives and monitor deliverables and team responsibilities
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Suite Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- For the project manager role
- Proven track record of developing and executing deals with deep customer insight, strong negotiation and closing skills
- Leadership experience from leading teams and an interest in developing and growing talents
- A high level of proficiency in both written and spoken English and Italian
- Proficiency in Swedish is highly meriting. Proficiency in Greek, Spanish and French is meriting
- You are solution-oriented, analytical with the ability to handle new challenges. You have excellent social and team-working skills with an exceptional drive and commitment
- You have operated in an international context with business and market focus
- Experience from working in Italy and Greece is meriting
Application
Please submit your CV and cover letter in English as soon as possible as we will be screening applications on a rolling basis. Your application will be handled confidentially.
Please note that we do not accept applications through e-mail.
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
Diversity powering global growth
At Business Sweden we value and encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We strive for a workplace where all colleagues can explore their full potential and contribute with their unique experiences. By embracing a wide range perspective, we can better drive sustainable growth and customer-centric excellence.
About Business Sweden
Business Sweden helps Swedish companies grow global sales and international companies invest and expand in Sweden. With a unique mandate from the Swedish government and the business sector, we offer strategic advice and practical support in more than 40 markets worldwide.
Our mission is to help lay the foundation for sustainable, inclusive, and digital growth – in Sweden and around the world. We do this by providing startups, small- and medium sized companies and multinationals with tailored services, coupled with access to key stakeholders in the public and private spheres.
We help our clients build relationships, accelerate time-to-market, and comply with local standards and regulations. Visit business-sweden.com for more information.
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.
Pelle Jacobson | Contact Person
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