Senior Executive Consultant, Nordics

Birn+Partners; Espoo; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Birn+Partners in Espoo is seeking a Consultant to work with Nordic executive teams on strategic and organisational challenges, translating insight into trusted client partnerships.

You will lead cross‑Nordic executive search assignments across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Baltics, growing your own client portfolio with autonomy and a strong support platform. The role offers exposure to wider European markets as client needs extend.

Qualifications

• You know the Nordic market and how leadership is bought and built here.
• A track record of originating business is essential.
• Fluent across Nordic business cultures.
• Fluent in one or more Nordic languages alongside English is an advantage.
• Good at building trust to convert it into long‑term partnerships.
• Entrepreneurial and adaptable across cultures and contexts.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Nordic executive teams and boards on strategic and organisational challenges.
• Lead and contribute to assignments across executive search and leadership advisory with a Nordic client base at the core.
• Run cross-Nordic mandates, spanning Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Baltics, with potential broader European reach.
• Build and develop long‑term client relationships and actively grow your portfolio across the region.
• Identify and convert new commercial opportunities, not just manage existing ones.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues across the Nordics and Europe, sharing knowledge and leads across borders.
• Operate with autonomy, supported by a strong internal platform and cross‑border marketing infrastructure.

Job description

An international, commercial role built around Nordic clients. Win business, advise boards, and run cross-Nordic mandates that reach across Europe.

Thank you for your interest in Birn+Partners. It means a great deal to us. We are on an ambitious journey to establish Birn+Partners as a Top 10 Executive Search and Leadership Consulting firm across Europe. To get there, we are building a team of consultants who are not only deeply skilled in their craft, but who are commercial, client-driven, and motivated by growth both their own and our clients. If you are someone who thrives on building relationships, opening doors, and creating real commercial impact, we want to hear from you. The Consultant role looks slightly different from market to market, but the core is the same everywhere: you work closely with clients, you understand their business deeply, and you bring both analytical sharpness and genuine instinct to every assignment.

The Role

• Work directly with Nordic executive teams and boards on strategic and organisational challenges.
• Lead and contribute to assignments across executive search and leadership advisory, with a Nordic client base at the core.
• Run cross-Nordic mandates, with assignments that span Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the Baltics, and follow Nordic clients into wider European markets when their needs require it.
• Build and develop long‑term client relationships and actively grow your own portfolio across the region.
• Identify and convert new commercial opportunities, not just manage existing ones.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues across the Nordics and the rest of Europe, sharing knowledge and leads across borders.
• Work with real autonomy, supported by a strong internal platform, shared tools, and cross‑border marketing infrastructure.

What we are looking for

• You know the Nordic market and how leadership is bought and built here. You understand that selling professional services is a game of trust and you are good at building it, maintaining it, and converting it into long‑term partnerships.
• A track record of originating business, not just delivering it, is essential.
• You are fluent across Nordic business cultures.
• Fluent in one or more Nordic languages alongside fluent English is a strong advantage.
• You are curious and intellectually sharp. You simplify complexity rather than adding to it. You prepare well, listen carefully, and bring genuine insight to every client conversation.
• You represent the whole firm, not just yourself.
• You are entrepreneurial. We want people who light up new ideas and follow them through, who share what they know, challenge how things are done, and contribute to building something bigger than their own desk.
• You are adaptable across cultures and contexts. Experience across multiple Nordic markets, or a cross‑border mandate spanning three countries, is exactly the kind of background that thrives here.

For more information about our company values and what it means to be a consultant at Birn+Partners, please visit: Join Birn+Partners | Career Opportunities & Professional Growth

A note on our process:

Every consultant applicant across all Birn+Partners entities regardless of market or brand, goes through the same initial screening. This ensures consistency, fairness, and that we get to know you from the very start. If you progress through this first stage, the relevant local Partner or Managing Director will be in touch directly to take the conversation forward.

We look forward to reading your application and thank you for the time you take.