Global Project Manager: Growth & Advisory in LATAM

Business Sweden; Bogotá; On-site; COP 90,000,000 - 150,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Business Sweden in Bogotá is seeking a Project Manager to lead consulting projects and drive commercial success across Colombia and Latin America. You will combine strategic advisory work with hands-on project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and business development to unlock growth opportunities for Swedish and international companies.

The role involves leading market expansion initiatives, managing multi-stakeholder initiatives, and collaborating with public and private sector partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, International Relations, or another relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience from management consulting, strategy consulting, business advisory, or similar client-facing roles.
• Proven experience leading complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, clients, and workstreams.
• Strong commercial track record with experience in business development, client relationship management, proposal development, and sales.
• Extensive professional experience from Colombia, with a deep understanding of the local business environment, institutional landscape, and key public and private sector stakeholders.
• Experience working across Latin America and managing regional or cross-border initiatives is highly valued.
• Experience within sectors such as infrastructure, transportation, energy, utilities, mining, industrials, healthcare, sustainability, or public-private collaboration is considered a strong advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities combined with excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver market expansion, business development, and advisory projects across Colombia and Latin America.
• Manage multi-stakeholder projects involving clients, government agencies, industry associations, NGOs, and ecosystem partners.
• Drive business development activities, including client dialogue, opportunity identification, proposal development, and sales conversion.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients by analysing market opportunities, stakeholder landscapes, and industry developments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key public and private sector stakeholders.
• Plan and execute government-financed programmes supporting sustainable business growth and development cooperation.
• Collaborate with Swedish public agencies, embassies, development finance institutions, and multilateral organisations.
• Lead and coach project teams while supporting resource planning and team development.
• Contribute to regional initiatives and identifying opportunities for cross-market collaboration across Latin America.
• Support the continuous development of Business Sweden's regional service offerings, methodologies, and market insights.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Business development

Proposal development

Sales

Communication

Cross-cultural collaboration

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Bilingual (EN/ES)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, International Relations

Job description

Business Sweden in Bogotá is seeking a Project Manager to lead consulting projects and drive commercial success across Colombia and Latin America. You will combine strategic advisory work with hands-on project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and business development to unlock growth opportunities for Swedish and international companies.

The role involves leading market expansion initiatives, managing multi-stakeholder initiatives, and collaborating with public and private sector partners.