5 months in Stockholm, 8 years in CS/AM, eyeing a move into Product. What’s the real Stockholm job market like right now?
Moved from Brazil to Stockholm in late January, been job hunting for about 3 months. Still finding my footing — both in the city and in the market.
Background: Customer Success and Account Management for 8 years across martech, adtech, and B2B SaaS. EU work permit, fluent English, doing SFI.
I’m realistic about the market slowing down for summer and picking back up in August/September. So I’m using this time to get smarter before applications ramp up again.
Two tracks I’m running in parallel: CS/AM roles (more immediate), and entry-level PM/PO (the actual goal — I’ve been studying and taking courses to make the shift).
Specific things I’d love local perspective on:
**•** CS/AM roles in Stockholm — is international experience valued, or is Swedish language a hard blocker at most companies right now?
**•** Entry-level PM with a CS background — is anyone actually hiring for this, or is it mostly mid-level and up?
**•** Any Stockholm-specific things about how hiring actually works here that took you by surprise?
Happy to give more context if helpful. Genuinely looking for the kind of insight you only get from people who’ve been through it here.