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.
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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.
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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
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This is a brief summary of my work experiences and educational background. Please see my LinkedIn profile or contact me for a more detailes.
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Work Experiences
Katarina Starendal AB
HR Consultant, 2021-ongoing
NCAB Group
Interim HR Manager Nordics, 2025
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Cancerfonden (the Swedish Cancer Society)
Interim HR Partner, 2025
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Echandia
HR Audit, 2024
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Mojang Studios
Interim HR Business Partner, 2023-
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Storytel
Interim Head of People, 2022-2023
Interim People Partner Manager, 2021-2022
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Baby Boss
Parental leave, 2020-2021
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Iver Sverige
Senior People Business Partner, 2019-2020
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McKinsey & Company
HR Manager, 2018-2019
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Veryday (acquired by McKinsey & Company)
HR Manager, 2016-2019
Lynxeye
Interim HR Manager, 2015-2016
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GreenBullet Solutions
HR Consultant, 2014
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Klarna
Interim HR Business Partner, 2013
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EA Digital Illusions CE AB (DICE)
Interim HR Advisor, 2011-2012
KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
Interim HR Generalist, 2011
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MTR Stockholm
Interim Training Manager and Team Leader, 2009-2010
Customer Service Consultant, 2009
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Veolia Transport Sverige
Recruiter, 2007-2009
Personnel Leader, 2006-2007
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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.
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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.
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