Regional Head, South & East — Staffing Growth

Adecco Group; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Adecco Group in Sweden seeks a senior leader to drive the Business Area in line with corporate strategy and market growth. You will lead regional operations, set goals, monitor performance, and ensure adherence to salary policies and environmental standards.

You will manage budgets, profitability, and regional negotiations, building high-performing teams in a matrix organization while delivering value to clients and candidates across prioritized markets.

Qualifications

• Senior leader with staffing/recruitment experience and history of market growth.
• Experience leading regional or multi-branch operations.
• Strong white-collar staffing background.
• Proven track record of growing markets and businesses.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Business Area to achieve financial targets, sales and delivery.
• Develop action plans to reach budget after CEO approval.
• Direct the Business Area per management decisions and company strategy.
• Ensure regional working methods are implemented across the region.
• Oversee salary setting and regional negotiations in line with policy.
• Ensure salary reviews are conducted per Adecco's guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

P&L responsibility

Market growth

Strategic thinker

Matrix organization

Job description

About the role

This role would be the member of the Swedish Management Team. Responsibility for ensuring that the Business Area grows faster than the market in all prioritized market segments and achieves established profitability, specifically within the large city areas and regions.

• Ultimately responsible for leading the business area operations towards setting goals for financial results, sales and delivery.
• With knowledge of the Business Area's market, develop an action plan with the aim of achieving the established budget. After approval by the CEO, implement the action plan.
• To lead the Business Area in accordance with the decisions of the management and ultimately the CEO, and the company's overall strategy.
• Ensure that decided working methods are introduced in the region.

What you’ll be doing

Personnel responsibility

• Support, develop and lead individuals and teams effectively to achieve the best possible results.
• Conduct regular goals and follow-up conversations with all employees with clear feedback and dialogue about performance (Performance Management).
• Conduct annual career conversations regarding employees' ambitions and wishes for development, see current policy in Talent Management.
• Be clear in the communication of Adecco's values, policies, goals and requirements and act as a role model towards employees and customers.
• Be responsible for setting salaries within the region.
• Conduct regional/local union negotiations.
• Work according to routines in Work Environment and Rehabilitation regarding employees and associates.
• Be responsible for ensuring that salary reviews are carried out in accordance with Adecco's salary policy.
• Ensure that employees receive the introduction and training required for their role.

Financial responsibility

• Budget and profit responsibility for the Business Area.
• Responsible for decisions regarding the Investments business area, in accordance with the current approval policy.
• Continuous follow-up and analysis of the Business Area's results.
• Responsibility for ensuring that the Reporting business area is handled correctly and on time.

Quality and Environment

• To work in accordance with the established policies, procedures and working methods of the company management and the business system.
• Actively work to achieve and systematically follow up the quality objectives; Satisfied Customers, Satisfied Employees and Satisfied Associates.
• Be a good role model and convey the importance of working quality- and environmentally conscious.
• Initiate and give suggestions for improvement, streamlining and development.
• Protecting the environment and working in accordance with environmental laws, Adecco's environmental goals, policies and procedures to continuously improve our environmental impact.
• Follow up and ensure that Adecco's policies and working methods are implemented in the region.

About you

• Senior leader from staffing/recruitment industry
• Experience leading regional or multi-branch operations
• Strong white-collar/professional staffing background
• Proven history of growing markets and businesses
• Strong P&L responsibility
• Builds high-performing leaders and teams
• Collaborative, low-ego leadership style
• Strategic thinker who is also highly execution-oriented
• Comfortable working within a matrix/global organization
• Able to identify new market opportunities and drive growth

Why choose us?

Our purpose – making the future work for everyone – inspires and connects us all. As one of the world’s largest employers, our colleagues across our three global business units – Adecco, Akkodis, and LHH – provide expertise in talent and technology that enables organisations to succeed and individuals to thrive within an ever-evolving world of work.

We’re passionate about our work – embracing different perspectives and putting our clients, candidates, and customers at the heart of all we do.

We embody our core values: Passion,Collaboration,InclusionandCourageand always keeping ourcustomers at the heartof everything we do. Join the Adecco Group to make an impact in an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged to reach their full potential.

Growth and Development

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and grow your career across our extensive portfolio of services and solutions. We empower our colleagues to work in the smartest, most efficient ways, striking a healthy work-life balance between their jobs and their lives. We believe in continuous learning to foster a skill-rich environment, satisfying your curiosity while sharing skills, knowledge, and expertise to grow together. Here, you can be yourself, and we aim to build on the attributes that make you, you.

A journey to bring out the best in you

We believe that having an understanding of the hiring process helps you to prepare, feel, and be, at your best. As a global, multi brand organization with multiple different roles, our application process can vary.

On our career site, you will find some of the key steps you can expect to guide you along the way.

Inclusion

At the Adecco Group, we are committed to making the future work for everyone. We seek to foster a culture of belonging and purpose, shape an environment where our people are happy, healthy and feel engaged, and where difference is respected and valued. We have zero tolerance for any unlawful discrimination against any colleague, associate, candidate, or person providing services on behalf of the Adecco Group, at any stage of that person’s journey with us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to equity, equal opportunity, inclusion, and diversity.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any additional accommodations or support due to a disability or other special circumstances, please let us know by contacting us. We will work with you to ensure your needs are met throughout the hiring process.

Posting date: 12-10-2026