Experienced Senior Sales and Customer Success Professional with 20 years in sales and customer service, including 5+ years working with enterprise clients. Proven track record of driving growth across financial services, SaaS, and corporate solutions. Skilled in cultivating and maintaining C-level relationships, managing cross-border initiatives, and delivering multimillion-euro results in competitive markets. Recognized for a strong sales acumen combined with a customer-first approach, effectively managing the full customer journey from acquisition to expansion and retention. Dedicated to building trust, long-term partnerships, and sustainable business growth.
Hi, I’m
Zak Hylerstedt Stomberg
Gothenburg,O
Summary
Overview
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Certification
Work History
Sterling Technology
Nordic Sales Director
2024 - 2024
Job overview
- Booked meetings with highly sought-after enterprise prospects—including one in London that peers had failed to secure.
- Planned and executed the first invite-only corporate event in Stockholm in years, supporting the company’s Nordic brand visibility.
- Partnered with management to design a 2025 market activity roadmap for the region.
- Oversaw enterprise sales across the Nordics, managing C-level relations in financial services and corporate sectors.
Atradius
Senior Sales Representative
2023 - 2024 (1 education.year_Label)
Job overview
- Drove initiative to implement a common CRM system for Europe, increasing collaboration across markets.
- Selected to join the Young Talent Executive Board in Sweden.
- Regularly covered senior management responsibilities: prepared monthly presentations for executive boards.
- Signed new enterprise clients and broker relationships, achieving sales targets within 6 months.
- Reactivated dormant enterprise clients—including one immediately generating a 500 MSEK deal.
- Led cross-border sales initiatives, aligning strategy among European offices.
- Reviewed and optimized portfolio profitability: raised process fees, aligned risk/pricing, and increased margins.
- Closed an held a meeting with what could become one of Atradius’ largest global clients, across 7 countries.
Norion Bank
Client Executive
01.2018 - 2023
Job overview
- Created and launched a new financing product for consolidating M&A transactions, directly shaped by client needs.
- Delivered hundreds of percent over budget three years in a row, ending with a portfolio generating 56 MSEK net profit.
- Achieved highest net-interest portfolio, balancing strong profitability with excellent client satisfaction.
- Sole Client Executive to build a top-performing portfolio entirely from scratch—without assigned accounts.
- Supported the marketing division on market positioning and advised senior stakeholders across the bank.
Skills
- Enterprise sales expertise
- Customer success strategies
- CRM and sales enablement expertise
- Negotiation skills
- Cross-Border Collaboration (Nordics & Europe)
- Market Strategy & Event Execution
- Risk & Portfolio Management
- M&A Financing Solutions
- Service management
- Managing client relationships
- New business opportunities
- Business development
- Strong relationships
Certification
Education
- Self-Leadership Program – Karolinska Institutet Study | SelfLeaders | 2017
- Practical Marketing & Personal Sales | Komvux | 2005
- Craft & Design | Komvux | 2004
- Economics Program | Holavedsgymnasiet, Tranås | 2000–2003
Certifications & Coaching
- SwedSec Licensed
- Driver’s License (B)
- Executive Coaching with Victoria Blom (victoriablom.se) – several years of development in leadership, self-leadership, and emotional intelligence
Languages
Swedish – Native
Native or Bilingual
English – Fluent
Full Professional
Timeline
Client Executive
Norion Bank
01.2018 - 2023
Nordic Sales Director
Sterling Technology
2024 - 2024
Senior Sales Representative
Atradius
2023 - 2024 (1 education.year_Label)
Additional Experience
Additional Experience
Active user of AI tools in non-professional projects including website building, nonprofit initiatives for American Staffordshire Terrier breeders (interview platform, legal documentation support), and freelance photography portfolio. These projects enhance creativity and problem-solving while never impacting core professional responsibilities.
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