Welcome!
I’m a senior HR consultant with more than 15 years of experience helping leaders and organisations navigate change with clarity, structure and sound judgement. I specialise in supporting companies during periods of growth, transition and complexity — providing pragmatic, grounded HR support that moves both people and business forward.
My work spans strategic HR partnership, leadership support, labour law, work environment, organisational change, and building scalable HR structures. Clients appreciate that I’m calm, clear and solution-oriented — and that I quickly understand both the business logic and the human dynamics at play.
I’ve worked across a wide range of industries, including tech, gaming, media, design consulting, non-profit, public sector and higher education. That breadth helps me adapt fast, collaborate easily with senior stakeholders and identify what will actually work - not just in theory, but in practice.
About
Biography
Katarina Starendal
Senior HR Consultant
This is a brief summary of my work experiences and educational background. Please see my LinkedIn profile or contact me for a more detailes.
Work Experiences
Katarina Starendal AB
HR Consultant, 2021-ongoing
NCAB Group
Interim HR Manager Nordics, 2025
Cancerfonden (the Swedish Cancer Society)
Interim HR Partner, 2025
Echandia
HR Audit, 2024
Mojang Studios
Interim HR Business Partner, 2023-
Storytel
Interim Head of People, 2022-2023
Interim People Partner Manager, 2021-2022
Baby Boss
Parental leave, 2020-2021
Iver Sverige
Senior People Business Partner, 2019-2020
McKinsey & Company
HR Manager, 2018-2019
Veryday (acquired by McKinsey & Company)
HR Manager, 2016-2019
Lynxeye
Interim HR Manager, 2015-2016
GreenBullet Solutions
HR Consultant, 2014
Klarna
Interim HR Business Partner, 2013
EA Digital Illusions CE AB (DICE)
Interim HR Advisor, 2011-2012
KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
Interim HR Generalist, 2011
MTR Stockholm
Interim Training Manager and Team Leader, 2009-2010
Customer Service Consultant, 2009
Veolia Transport Sverige
Recruiter, 2007-2009
Personnel Leader, 2006-2007
Education
B.Sc. in Human Resource Management (PAO Programmet) with Majors in Psychology, Stockholm University
Additional university courses in Business Administration, History of Ideas and History of Religion from Uppsala University and Stockholm University.
Shorter courses; mini-MBA with Pareto Business School, AI for HR, UL (transformational / developmental leadership), UGL (development group and leader) and agile. Certifications as a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) and Scrum Master.