Erik HedinGLOBAL CX & EX OPERATOR
Portrait of Erik Hedin

JOURNEY MAPPING · CX & EX TRANSFORMATION · AI ENABLEMENT

Fix customer operations. Equip employees. Make AI deliver.

Journey-led transformation and interim leadership for service organisations: map the real work, remove bottlenecks, redesign processes and put AI only where it creates measurable value.

Available for selected interim and freelance mandatesStockholm, Sweden

Experience from and with

UberElectroluxKlarnaSamsungTranscom

Global operating experience

Leadership built across markets, cultures and delivery models.

Direct leadership and delivery

Nordics · Germany · Netherlands · Spain · Portugal · Croatia · Serbia · Poland · Philippines · Colombia · Egypt

Additional markets served

USA · France · Italy · Switzerland · Austria · UK

The problems I solve

Call me when…

Customer operations are underperforming

Performance is slipping, costs are rising or the operating rhythm has broken down.

The customer journey crosses too many silos

Customer Service, Product, Operations, Technology and partners are solving different versions of the same problem.

AI experiments are not changing daily work

The tool arrived before the journey was mapped. Bottlenecks, knowledge gaps and handoffs remain, so daily work does not improve.

A transformation needs an accountable operator

The strategy exists, but nobody is mapping the real journey, redesigning the work and connecting people, knowledge and technology.

A senior leadership gap needs filling quickly

The operation needs control now, plus the structure and capability for what comes next.

The AI implementation advantage

Journey mapping is the blueprint for AI value.

AI does not create value because it can perform a task. It creates value when the whole journey improves. Mapping exposes the real process, bottlenecks, handoffs and knowledge gaps — then shows where AI belongs and where it does not.

01

Map the real journey

See the work end to end — including the handoffs, workarounds and decisions the official process misses.

02

Find value and friction

Identify bottlenecks, rework, knowledge gaps and the interactions that influence revenue or retention.

03

Redesign before adding AI

Remove unnecessary work, then decide what to automate, what to augment and what should remain human.

Work with me

Three ways to engage me

01

CX & EX Transformation

Map and redesign customer and employee journeys, workflows, operating models and performance structures. This includes BPO sourcing, partner selection and governance that keeps delivery aligned after contract signature.

02

AI Enablement

Use journey and workflow mapping to expose bottlenecks, redesign the process and decide what AI should automate, augment or leave human — then move it into measurable daily use.

03

Interim CX or Customer Operations Leadership

Step into a senior operational role during transformation, performance pressure or leadership transition — stabilising delivery while building the structure and capability needed for what comes next.

Operating evidence

FTE customer operations led
1000+FTE customer operations led
Continents with direct operational leadership
4Continents with direct operational leadership
Total contract value won
€30mTotal contract value won
ECCCSA with Samsung Nordics
SilverECCCSA with Samsung Nordics

Need someone who can own the result?

Let's discuss the operation, transformation or leadership gap — and whether I am the right fit.

Sourcing strategyStakeholder evidenceAI employeesProcess mapping