
Emma Hedlund
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About me
Consultant at Business Sweden | San Francisco Bay Area
Education

Luleå tekniska universitet
2015 - 2020Master of Science Industrial Engineering and ManagementSpecialization in Innovation and Strategic Business Development- Technical profile: Production Systems

Luleå tekniska universitet
2014 - 2015Preparatory Programme Technology
Nanyang Technological University
2017 - 2017Exchange studies, BusinessClasses (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 2017Business Lead RecruiterLuleå 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 2019Pepp 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 2019Mentor
Jan 2017 - May 2018

Mitt Livs StiL
Mar 2018 - May 2019Spinning InstructorStiL 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 2020Marketing & Research InternEricsson 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 2018Student ConsultantDEMOLA 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 2020Master ThesisSkanska 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 2023Knowit 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 2023Management Consultant
Sept 2020 - Feb 2022Participant in Insight Consultant Program
Sept 2020 - Jun 2021

Swedbank
Jan 2023 - Jan 2025Strategic Transformation AssociateSwedbank 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 - nowConsultant
Licenses & Certifications

ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
AXELOS Global Best PracticeJan 2022- View certificate

Nova member
NovaAug 2019 - View certificate

Insight Consulting Program
KnowitJun 2021
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Emma HedlundRune Andersson Scholarship, exchange studies, Luleå university of technology Rune Andersson stipendium-fond Jun 2017 Received a scholarship for my exchange studies in Singapore.
Languages
- enEngelska
- svSvenska
- spSpanska
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