Emma Hedlund

Emma Hedlund

Business Lead Recruiter

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Consultant at Business Sweden | San Francisco Bay Area

  • Education

    • Luleå tekniska universitet

      2015 - 2020
      Master of Science Industrial Engineering and Management

      Specialization in Innovation and Strategic Business Development- Technical profile: Production Systems

    • Luleå tekniska universitet

      2014 - 2015
      Preparatory Programme Technology
    • Nanyang Technological University

      2017 - 2017
      Exchange studies, Business

      Classes (a total of 30 credits): ▲ Supply chain and logistics▲ Marketing ▲ Organisational Behaviour and Design▲ Innovation and Technology Management▲ Talent Sourcing and Aquisition

  • Experience

    • LARV - Luleå Arbetsmarknadsvecka

      Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
      Business Lead Recruiter

      Luleå Arbetsmarknadsvecka (LARV) is a business fair for students with hundreds of volunteers every year. The fair is arranged by Teknologkåren at Luleå University of Technology. As Business Lead Recruiter, I was responsible for recruiting companies to the job fair and to be single point of contact for all companies. My key responsibilities included: ▲ Lead a project team of 3 people ▲ Identify potential companies to participate at the job fair▲ Co-managed the website www.larv.org Show less

    • Pepp

      Jan 2017 - May 2019

      Pepp is a mentoring program that intends to inspire more girls and young women to immerse themselves in technical studies. Pepp strives to encourage, challenge stereotypes and show the endless possibilities that engineering can offer. By gathering girls in upper secondary, university students and companies, Pepp creates a platform where thoughts and experiences can be exchanged, dreams grow and visions created.Responsibilities included: ▲ Coached a project group of 8 people with workshops, weekly meetings, team buildings and personal development sessions▲ Responsible for the financials, including generating funding’s and ensure strategic collaborations with relevant partners Show less

      • Project leader

        May 2018 - May 2019
      • Mentor

        Jan 2017 - May 2018
    • Mitt Livs StiL

      Mar 2018 - May 2019
      Spinning Instructor

      StiL has the largest and widest range of training in Luleå, Sweden when it comes to activities within exercise and outdoor life. Responsibilities included: ▲ Instruct classes of ~30 people on a weekly basis

    • Ericsson

      Jun 2018 - Jan 2020
      Marketing & Research Intern

      Ericsson is a world leader in the rapidly changing environment of communications technology – by providing hardware, software, and services to enable the full value of connectivity. My internship focused on external communications at Ericsson Business Technology & Emerging Business. My responsibilities included:▲ Analysed and promoted Ericsson’s latest research in social media▲ Produced a global student campaign directed with aim to attract graduatesWorked part time as Analyst during university studies Show less

    • Demola

      Sept 2018 - Dec 2018
      Student Consultant

      DEMOLA is an interdiciplinary, interprofessional, practice-oriented innovation course - and a collaboration model for the educational institutions and businesses. DEMOLA is driven through collaboration among public sector, private businesses and students and concepts are developed with the objective to raise the innovation level. Responsibilities included: ▲ I was one of three consultants in a project for a healthcare clinic, a big provider of private healthcare in Norrbotten. The project goal was to analyze the customer needs and create a business - and marketing model to increase customer satisfaction. Show less

    • Skanska

      Jan 2020 - Sept 2020
      Master Thesis

      Skanska is one of the world's leading project development and construction companies. The purpose of the Master's Thesis was to investigate how partner alignment can be achieved to enhance sustainability efforts within a business ecosystem. The research focused on the following key questions:1. What incentives are important for the subcontractors in a business ecosystem?2. What factors are required to create norms in a business ecosystem?3. How can the relationship between incentives and norms in a business ecosystemaffect partner alignment? Show less

    • Knowit

      Sept 2020 - Jan 2023

      Knowit Accelerate is a Nordic management consulting firm helping clients to transform their business and develop within digitalization. Knowit Accelerate AB is part of Knowit Group, listed at the Stockholm Stock Exchange and with presence in Northern Europe.My focus area as consultant involved enabling business and IT executives to maximize shareholder, corporate and user value delivered from digitalization. Example of client assignments include:▲ Led a transformation to modernise a client’s IT infrastructure to a cloud-based solution, responsible of developing a business case, lead steering committee meetings and ensure close collaboration and follow up with the vendor▲ Led a RFP process together with the business for sourcing of two new IT systems, including defining requirements, drive evaluation workshops and prepare decision material ahead of steering committees ▲Co-led a project as Change Management lead to assess and enhance a client's annual business planning process, responsibilities include driving workshops, interviews with business and IT stakeholders, data analysis and preparation of steering committee material▲ Supported Head of Compliance as PMO analyst in development of an IT system with +50 project members, including resource and financial planning, performing requirement workshops, preparing ahead of steering committees etc. ▲ Detailed a group IT strategy for a client, later resulted in continuation and detailing of an operating model. Responsibility included interviewing +20 IT and business stakeholders, data analysis and preparation of management material Show less

      • Senior Management Consultant

        Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
      • Management Consultant

        Sept 2020 - Feb 2022
      • Participant in Insight Consultant Program

        Sept 2020 - Jun 2021
    • Swedbank

      Jan 2023 - Jan 2025
      Strategic Transformation Associate

      Swedbank is one of the leading financial institutions in the Nordic and Baltic regions, offering a broad range of banking and financial services. With a strong focus on sustainable growth and digital innovation, Swedbank serves 7.4 million private customers and 553 000 corporate customers. Group Structural Cost PMO serves as an internal consulting hub, championing initiatives that deliver measurable impact across the organization. From restructuring operations to optimizing processes and sourcing strategies, the team tackles the organization’s most pressing challenges and opportunities. In my role as a Strategic Transformation Associate, my responsibilities include driving business transformation projects, often with a focus on digitalization, automation and process improvements to enhance cost efficiency across the bank. My responsibilities included:▲ Prepare business case and decision materials for management approval▲ Drive pre-studies to mature new initiatives with efficiency potentials▲ Manage complex analytical work and capacity to structure, analyse and synthesis large data sets▲ Ensure stakeholder management across large parts of the Swedbank organisation Show less

    • Business Sweden

      Mar 2025 - now
      Consultant
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Jan 2022
    • Nova member

      Nova
      Aug 2019
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    • Insight Consulting Program

      Knowit
      Jun 2021
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Emma Hedlund
      Rune Andersson Scholarship, exchange studies, Luleå university of technology Rune Andersson stipendium-fond Jun 2017 Received a scholarship for my exchange studies in Singapore.