Client Advisor Generalist - Tierp

Advise. Invest. Build. Meet ALAIKA — a new kind of Financial Services firm — globally scaling, headquartered in Munich. The work is hard. The bar is high. Partner in 4-5 years possible, for the ones who can keep up and actually build a business themselves on our platform.  Stop reading if any of these describe you:  * Specialisation. You are a generalist with shallow expertise and a thin network → AI will eat your lunch. We bet on depth.  * Ownership. You spot the problem and walk it to your boss → We fall in love with problems. Own them. Solve them. Ship solutions.  * Speed. Slow is your default → Speed compounds. Be smart and brave enough to select 80/20 in the right way.  * Mindset. "Not possible" is part of your vocabulary → We hire people who always find a way.  STILL THERE? THEN ALAIKA MIGHT BE FOR YOU.  At ALAIKA, our vision is to build the future of Financial Services with three brands under one roof — Advisory (Strategy Consulting), Capital (Private Equity), Building (Company Builder). Right now, we are in the midst of building our trojan horse ALAIKA Advisory.  The ambition: building the leading Financial-Services-specific entrepreneurial holding — Fortune 500 access, PE discipline, Silicon Valley technology-depth and thinking. Three networks that compound and multiply.  * One industry. Financial Services. Nothing else.  * One focus. The intersection of business and technology — across Strategic Transformations, AI & Data Intelligence, and Cybersecurity.  * One goal. Being the go-to partner for the world's leading Fortune 500 financial services companies — and the ones we might help build into that.  Founded in October 2022 by Johanna von Geyr (build-up and led Financial Services Practice for a NASDAQ-listed strategy consultancy) and Harald Braunstein (serial entrepreneur with exits incl. IPO), we bring together deep functional domain expertise and networks in global Financial Services, with a proven track record in building, scaling, and investing in leading software product companies.   Curious what ALAIKA is all about? Explore our website and introduction deck.  Join the movement — apply now.   THE ROLE AND WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON  * Advise. Take on the most pressing strategic and technology challenges of the world’s leading financial services companies — across Strategy, Data & AI, and Cyber. In the room with decision-makers from day one.  * Own. Take full ownership of significant client groups and stakeholder relationships. The work, the team, the relationships, the numbers. You do not own pieces; you own outcomes.  * Lead. Run workstreams and project teams. Set the bar for consultants and senior consultants — challenge them, develop them, raise their game. Multiply the output of everyone around you — not just your own.  * Sell. Run and source proposals independently. Open new buying centers. Grow existing ones. Turn one engagement into three. At ALAIKA, business development is not a partner privilege — it is an expectation.  * Connect. Bring a network. Extend it. Lead peer and senior client discussions in your area of responsibility. Build trust deep enough that clients call youfirst.  * Grow. Become the rare profile the market is short on — analytical mastermind, financial services expert, entrepreneurial dealmaker. Partner-track within reach.  * Build. We are scaling, with real building left to do — IP, processes, go-to-market, strategy. You do not just deliver client work; you co-build the firm. That is not a slogan — it is your Tuesday.  WHEN YOU ARE A FIT  “Show me an athlete who did well academically. An athlete because they know what it takes to win and they have had to experience loss.”  — Kenneth C. Griffin, Founder of Citadel  You will work alongside intrinsically driven people chasing an uncapped career — people who do "what it takes". You fear "being one more number stuck in middle management".  Your goal is to make it to the top: at ALAIKA itself, at a leading investment or financial services firm, or in a company you build yourself — ALAIKA can help with that too.  * Book-smart. Strong academic foundation. Think in structures, not gut feel.  * Street-smart. Read the room fast. Prioritise ruthlessly. Grasp commercial reality.  * People-smart. Communicate with precision — clear, direct, persuasive. Build trust across functions and seniority.  * Athlete performance mindset. High aspirations. Grit. Learn faster than the environment changes.  * Entrepreneurial guts. Self-confident achiever. Act first, apologise later — speed is everything. You move.  WHAT YOU BRING  * Background. Top 10–20% of your class at a top-tier university. Analytical field — CS, Math, Physics, Finance, or equivalent rigour.  * Experience. Minimum 4 years in a high-pressure, results-driven environment — top strategy consultancy, fast-growing tech, or demanding corporate financial services role. Hands-on Data & AI experience required. An established network in Financial Services is expected at this level.   * Industry Focus. You have worked inside or deeply alongside financial services institutions. Sub-sector expertise in insurance preferred, but we would consider experience in banking, asset management, or payments as well.     * Leadership. You have led teams that delivered. We hire managers who build careers, not just project plans.  * Analytical edge. Data-driven by default. Leverage data to drive decisions, not just decorate slides.  * Languages. Fluent in English and German. Additional languages are a plus.  WHY JOIN ALAIKA  * Partner track from day one. Four years from manager to partner possible.  * Compensation. Above market with very entrepreneurial-driven bonus structures.  * Stellar Network. Shoulder-to-shoulder with financial services executives running today’s giants and the founders + investors building tomorrow’s.  * Offices. Munich and Barcelona. More coming.  Plus: the essentials done right — EGYM Wellpass, bike leasing, a kitchen stocked with healthy food and team events worth showing up for: Oktoberfest, team dinners, and more.    Advise the leaders. Build what comes next. Invest in the future of Financial Services.  Apply with CV, transcripts, and references. Let’s see if you are the one.    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Equal Opportunities for all  ALAIKA is an equal-opportunity employer. We hire on merit and welcome applications from people of all genders, backgrounds, ages, and identities. Our team spirit celebrates diversity. We want you to be your true “you” and offer everyone an open culture and safe space

Company Description: Systemiq is the system change company, working to accelerate the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive and more inclusive economy. As a certified B Corp, we partner with business, finance, policymakers and civil society to transform five interconnected systems: energy, nature and food, materials and circularity, sustainable finance, and urban transformation. We bring together strategy, policy, market design and capital mobilisation to deliver tangible results in the real economy. Founded in 2016, Systemiq has grown to a global team of more than 300 people across Brazil, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, the Netherlands, the UK and the US, united by a singular focus on sustainability. Director, Power Systems & Grid Transformation Location: Amsterdam ( preferred), or London Reports to: Eveline Speelman, Global Energy Platform Lead Role type: Full-time Role Overview Systemiq is seeking a Director with deep expertise in power system transformation, with a particular focus on grids, system planning, flexibility, market design, utility transformation, and the integration of renewables at scale. This role will help clients address some of the most critical bottlenecks in the energy transition: grid constraints, connection queues, system adequacy, flexibility markets, transmission and distribution investment, regulatory reform, and the changing role of utilities and system operators. This is not a generalist energy transition role. We are looking for a senior strategy leader who understands how power systems actually work technically, commercially, and institutionally, and who can help clients unlock the grid, market, and system integration challenges now slowing the transition. This is a senior leadership role combining: * Deep power systems expertise * Top-tier strategy problem solving * Origination and senior client leadership * Delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder programmes * Team leadership and platform-building You will work closely with Eveline Speelman and global partners to build Systemiq’s work on power system transformation, with a particular focus on grids, flexibility, market design, utilities, and system-level decarbonisation. Key Responsibilities Power Systems & Grid Transformation * Lead work on power system transformation, including grid constraints, transmission and distribution investment, system planning, flexibility, renewables integration, and utility transformation. * Advise clients on the strategic, regulatory, commercial, and institutional choices needed to accelerate power system decarbonisation. * Translate technical power system challenges into clear strategic recommendations for senior decision-makers. * Identify the practical barriers slowing power system transformation and shape interventions to overcome them. Strategic Advisory * Lead high-impact strategy engagements with corporates, governments, investors, utilities, system operators, and other energy system actors. * Structure and solve complex, ambiguous problems and translate them into actionable recommendations. * Advise senior stakeholders, including C-suite leaders and policymakers, on transition pathways, investment priorities, and market-shaping decisions. Systems Change & Platform Leadership * Shape and drive system-level interventions beyond individual projects, including coalitions, market-shaping initiatives, and public-private collaboration. * Identify structural bottlenecks across policy, infrastructure, regulation, market design, and capital allocation. * Work across sectors and stakeholders to unlock system-wide impact beyond project-level outcomes. * Contribute to Systemiq’s broader Energy platform strategy and thought leadership. Origination & Growth * Identify, shape, and win new work across power systems, grids, utilities, flexibility, and energy transition topics. * Build trusted relationships with senior clients, partners, and external stakeholders. * Contribute to scaling Systemiq’s Energy platform globally. Team Leadership * Lead and mentor high-performing teams. * Coach and develop team members, building capability in power systems, analytical problem solving, and systems-level thinking. * Contribute to a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and mission-driven culture. Candidate Profile We are looking for a high-calibre, strategy-led leader with deep power systems expertise and the ability to operate at the intersection of strategy, policy, regulation, infrastructure, and real-economy delivery. Essential Experience * Deep experience in power systems, ideally including transmission and distribution grids, system operation, power market design, flexibility, renewables integration, storage, demand response, or utility strategy * Around 10 to 15+ years’ experience in strategy consulting or energy advisory * Experience working with or advising utilities, TSOs, DSOs, regulators, energy ministries, market operators, developers, infrastructure investors, or major energy users. * Strong understanding of how grid constraints, interconnection, flexibility, storage, demand response, market reform, and regulation affect decarbonisation pathways. * Ability to translate technical power system issues into strategic choices for senior decision-makers. * Proven track record leading strategy engagements, complex programmes, and senior client relationships. * Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders, including C-suite leaders, policymakers, regulators, and investors. * Experience combining advisory work with real-world implementation is strongly valued. Core Capabilities * Exceptional problem structuring and analytical rigour. * Strong commercial judgement and experience in origination and growth. * Ability to move between high-level strategy and practical implementation. * Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. * Systems thinker focused on practical, scalable, real-world outcomes. * Ability to lead complex work across multiple stakeholders, sectors, and geographies. Desirable Experience * Experience in international energy systems, infrastructure investment, large-scale transition programmes, or power market reform. * Experience with digital, AI, or advanced analytical tools that improve insight generation, modelling, or delivery efficiency. * Experience building new areas of work, propositions, or client relationships. Mindset * Entrepreneurial and opportunity-driven. * Comfortable with ambiguity and building new areas of work. * Collaborative, low ego, and mission-driven. * Pragmatic, intellectually rigorous, and focused on real-world impact. Why This Role Matters Power systems are now one of the central constraints in the energy transition. Renewables, electrification, storage, flexibility, industrial decarbonisation, and clean technology deployment all depend on power systems evolving faster than they are today. This role sits at the centre of that challenge. It will help clients and partners address the grid, market, regulatory, and institutional barriers that determine whether economy-wide decarbonisation can happen at the pace required. Diversity & Inclusion At Systemiq, we absolutely believe diverse perspectives are essential to driving system change. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where people feel respected, supported and able to do their best work. 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