Managing Consultant – Defence & Security

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Client Delivery & Engagement

• Lead and deliver complex consulting engagements for Swedish Defence clients, ensuring high-quality outcomes, measurable impact, and client satisfaction.

• Act as a trusted day-to-day advisor to senior client stakeholders, supporting decision-making across strategy, technology, and transformation initiatives.

• Translate Defence and security challenges into actionable solutions spanning digital, data, AI, programme delivery, and organisational change.

Business Development & Market Contribution

• Support Partners in identifying and pursuing new opportunities within the Swedish Defence market, including contribution to bids, proposals, and client presentations.

• Build and maintain strong relationships across government, armed forces, and Defence industry stakeholders, helping position PA as a trusted delivery partner.

• Contribute to account development activities and help expand existing client relationships through excellent delivery and insight-led conversations.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead project teams, providing clear direction, coaching, and quality assurance across multi-disciplinary consultants.

• Act as a role model for PA values, fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture focused on curiosity, collaboration, and delivery excellence.

• Support the development of junior colleagues through mentoring, performance feedback, and capability building.

Thought Leadership & Capability Building

• Stay current on trends shaping the Swedish and international Defence landscape, including policy, procurement, digitalisation, and emerging technologies.

• Contribute to internal capability development, propositions, and thought leadership relevant to Defence and security clients.

• Collaborate with PA colleagues across geographies to bring the best of PA’s global expertise to Swedish engagements.

Qualifications

Key Qualifications & Experience

• Proven consulting experience at Managing Consultant / Senior Manager level (or equivalent), ideally within Defence, security, government, or adjacent regulated sectors.

• Strong understanding of the Swedish Defence and security environment, including key stakeholders, policy context, and procurement landscape.

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex consulting engagements involving transformation, technology, or programme delivery.

• Track record of contributing to business development through bids, proposals, and account growth (ownership rather than ultimate accountability).

• Experience working with digital, data, AI, or advanced technology solutions in Defence or security contexts.

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Fluency in Swedish and English.

• Eligible for, or able to obtain, relevant security clearance.

Additional Information

**Assessment process ⚖️

**Please note that the interview stages may be subject to change based on the specific requirements of the role.

• Introductory Call with one of our senior Talent Acquisition partners to explore your background, the opportunity and PA.

• Round 1: 3x competency interviews, allowing you to meet different members of PA.

• Final Round ?: Business plan presentation with PA leaders – you will be given guidance and time to prepare in advance.

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare

• 33 days annual leave

• Generous company pension scheme

• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives

• Annual performance-based bonus

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Hybrid Working - Our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on client site.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com

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