Jim Svensson

 

Build high-performing teams. Fast.

 

Interim Talent & Leadership Partner helping companies hire employees and teams that drive real business results.

Founder & CEO at One Star
Built recruitment agency One Star
Led teams up to 65 people
Recruited across all functional business areas
Advisory to senior leaders
Assessment certified: OPQ, G+, Verify, KornFerry

13+ years in recruitment
10+ years as a leader in consultant industry
10+ years with line manager HR responsiblilities
7+ years as a business owner
7+ years recruiting specialists
3+ years recruiting leaders
3+ years strategic & operational HR
200+ recruitments in global organizations
93 recruitments in 12 months (international)
35 consultant placements in 7 months

 

Hiring is slowing you down

You’re trying to grow – but recruitment takes too long, the wrong hires cost time and money and there’s no clear structure for talent and leadership.

Meanwhile managers are stuck in hiring instead of building the business.

I step in and take ownership

I’m hands on – used to working both strategically and operationally in interim environments. From defining hiring needs to delivering candidates, structuring your recruitment function and strenghthening leadership.

No fluff. Just execution and results.

Proven results

Founder & CEO at One Star
Built recruitment agency One Star
Led teams up to 65 people
Recruited across all business areas
Advisory to senior leaders
Assessment certified: OPQ, G+, Verify, KornFerry

13+ years in recruitment
10+ years as a leader in consultant industry
10+ years with line manager HR responsiblilities
7+ years as a business owner
7+ years recruiting specialists
3+ years recruiting leaders
3+ years strategic & operational HR
200+ recruitments in global organizations
93 recruitments in 12 months (international)
35 consultant placements in 7 months

Cases

Volvo Cars
Managed 20-25 parallel recruitments (specialists & leaders, international scope) for 16 months advising senior leaders across multiple business areas.

One Star
Built boutique IT & Tech consulting & recruitment agency One Star www.onestar.se with business structure from scratch.

Volvo Group
Delivered 93 recruitments in 12 months (specialists & leaders, international scope) advising senior leaders across mutiple business areas.

 

My strengths

I combine leadership, business understanding and recruitment. 

With experience from building a consulting & recruitment agency and working inside large organizations like Volvo Cars, Volvo Group and Fortune 500 company Manpower Group, I understand what drives results – not just processes.

Contact me and let’s book a call to talk about your current challenges.

 

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