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Jesper Sylvest Sørensen

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Director People Consulting at EY
📍 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Jesper is a results-oriented HR leader with 20 years of experience driving transformation and organization design. Now Senior Director at Bavarian Nordic, he leads the HR Centre of Excellence. Colleagues praise him as a passionate, analytical, and proven leader. He holds a Masters from the University of Copenhagen.

Outside of his professional life, Jesper is a dedicated family man who values life experiences. He once took a significant career break to travel the world with his family, demonstrating a passion for exploration and global cultures.

Unique fact: He paused his career to travel the world with his family.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Director People Consulting
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
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Priorities

Topics Jesper cares about

Organisation Design
This is a core pillar of his expertise, mentioned throughout his career. He actively promotes courses on the subject for other professionals.
Large-scale Transformation
He has extensive, first-hand experience leading complex, multi-billion dollar transformation programs and implementing new operating models for global companies like Shell.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Director People Consulting
EY
4-2024 - 4-2025
Independent Consultant & Associate Partner
Solutions4Organisations APS
10-2023 - 4-2024
Traveling the world with my family
Career Break
10-2021 - 9-2023
VP Organisation Development
Milestone Systems
5-2020 - 10-2021
Transformation Director
Milestone Systems
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#112 You Should Always Be Talking About Strategy feat. Jesper Sylvest Sørensen (Director, People Consulting, EY). Featured in YouTube
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Making Great Strategy: A Masterclass with Jesper Sylvest Sørensen (Director, People Consulting, EY). Featured in YouTube
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Education
8-1998 - 6-2003
Master
Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
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