Job Description

Do you have a strong drive to create value for clients and help companies grow internationally? Would you like to work at the intersection of business and diplomacy, engaging with executives and public-sector decision-makers while helping Swedish companies realise their international potential? Join Business Sweden’s team in Australia.

We are looking for an experienced business development professional or management consultant to join our Sydney team as Project Manager.

In this role, you will lead client engagements supporting Swedish companies in their international growth and expansion. Our advisory work spans Growth Advisory, M&A, Supply Chain and Public Affairs, combining strategic advice and analysis with hands-on support to turn strategies into tangible results.

The role includes strategic, tactical and operational responsibilities, including:

• Represent Business Sweden as a trusted advisor and help clients address their most important international growth challenges
• Lead project teams and work closely with clients throughout assignments
• Build strong client relationships and independently manage senior stakeholder dialogues
• Shape and scope assignments and lead project delivery, ensuring that insights and recommendations are well grounded, practical and clearly communicated
• Navigate both business promotion and strategic consulting assignments for clients ranging from SMEs to large multinational companies
• Proactively drive sales, from initiating client dialogues and identifying needs to shaping proposals and converting opportunities
• Coach and support more junior colleagues and contribute to the continued development of the team
• Collaborate with Business Sweden colleagues across markets, industries and service areas

The role is based in Sydney, but you will work with our teams and clients around the world as required.

We apply probationary employment in all applicable positions.

Core competencies and collaborative skills

• Demonstrate commitment, integrity and accountability
• Take ownership and ensure high-quality delivery on time
• Collaborate effectively and contribute to a positive, high-performing team environment
• Communicate openly and transparently
• Approach challenges with a practical, solutions-oriented mindset
• Adapt easily to new situations and ways of working
• Contribute your own ideas while valuing different perspectives

Formal requirements

• Master of Science in Business Administration, Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in management consulting and/or strategic business development
• Experience leading and coaching consulting or project teams
• Strong international experience, including working across markets and with multinational teams
• Strong experience in one or more of our core advisory areas, including Growth Advisory, M&A and Supply Chain
• Proven sales experience and the ability to independently drive client dialogues and take responsibility for the full sales cycle
• High proficiency in written and spoken English; additional languages are an advantage
• Fluency in Swedish is considered a merit, but is not a requirement for the role.

For this role, candidates must be either Swedish citizens or have the legal right to work in Australia.

Application

Please submit your CV in English as soon as possible as we will be screening applications on a rolling basis. Your application will be handled confidentially.

As part of our efforts to create a more fair and competence-based recruitment process, we have chosen to collaborate with Hubert.ai.

Once you have submitted your application, you will immediately be invited to a chat-based initial interview with our virtual recruitment assistant, Hubert. The purpose of this interview is to make the selection process faster and more accurate. It does not replace a human interview, but serves as a first step to help us create better conditions for a more in-depth conversation later in the process.

The interview typically takes around 15–20 minutes to complete, and we encourage you to complete it as soon as possible.