Interim Senior Commercial Manager

Interim Senior Commercial Manager Location Solna, Stockholm, Sweden Contract Details

• Start Date: 23rd November 2026
• End Date: 30th June 2027
• Engagement offered on an hourly-rate basis

Role Overview This is an opportunity for an experienced Interim Senior Commercial Manager to provide direction, pace, and continuity within a Nordic sales business during a period of transition. The role combines strategic commercial leadership, people management, and hands-on ownership of priority initiatives. You will lead an international Marketing and Product team, driving commercial performance, customer value, growth, and profitability. The assignment requires a leader who can confidently move between senior management discussions, team leadership, and direct delivery of critical cross-functional work. Key Responsibilities

• Lead an international Marketing and Product team, establishing clear direction, priorities, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Provide visible leadership and maintain team engagement, delivery momentum, and operational continuity throughout the transition period.
• Drive the commercial agenda with a strong focus on customer value, sustainable growth, and profitability.
• Translate customer, market, and business insights into clear commercial decisions, priorities, and actions.
• Personally steer critical cross-functional initiatives from strategy and planning through implementation and follow-up.
• Ensure commercial priorities are understood and coordinated across relevant functions and markets.
• Act as a senior counterpart to management and stakeholders, providing clear recommendations and constructive commercial challenge.
• Manage competing priorities, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations while maintaining delivery pace.
• Monitor progress and outcomes, addressing risks or barriers that could affect delivery.
• Support continuity and effective decision-making until the future leadership structure is established.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Substantial experience in a senior commercial-management role within a complex, international business.
• Proven track record in commercial strategy, marketing, and customer-led growth.
• Strong people-leadership experience, including leading teams through organisational change or transition.
• Excellent project and programme-steering skills, supported by successful delivery of complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to move effectively between executive-level discussions and hands-on execution.
• Strong commercial judgement, analytical capability, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and influencing skills across functions, markets, and seniority levels.
• Ability to establish priorities quickly, create clarity, and maintain pace within an evolving environment.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Education and Advantageous Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Economics, Marketing, Strategy, or a related field.
• Equivalent substantial senior commercial experience may be considered in place of a formal degree.
• Previous experience working across European markets is advantageous.
• Experience within energy, utilities, or another large international organisation would be beneficial.