Nordic Executive List

What Nordic Executive List does

Nordic Executive List, operated by Celxius AB (reg. no. 559288-1220), is a Stockholm-based subscription service founded in 2025 by Johan Lind. The company aggregates publicly posted executive-level roles (CEO, CFO, COO, director and above) from 97 Nordic executive search firm websites across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, and delivers them as a personalized daily email digest to subscribers. The underlying technology is a daily automated web-scraping pipeline (running at 04:00 UTC and completing in approximately 30 minutes) that classifies roles by country, industry, employment type, and work mode, then matches them against subscriber preferences using rule-based heuristics combined with AI models. The service targets active and passive senior executive job seekers in the Nordics, with named users including an Interim CxO, CMO, Director, and IT Director.

The product suite includes the core daily digest, an integrated AI-powered CV and cover letter builder that tailors application documents to each job ad using Nordic conventions (two-page format, country-specific photo norms, appropriate salutations), and a browsable directory of Nordic executive search firms. The company also publishes proprietary analytical content: quarterly Nordic Executive Market Reports (March and June 2026 editions), a semi-annual "Most Active Nordic Executive Search Firms 2026" ranking, and an annual Swedish executive salary report (Chefslön i Sverige 2026, 223 respondents).

The business model is a self-serve, product-led consumer subscription with three tiers: monthly at 199 SEK, quarterly at 399 SEK (133 SEK/month effective), and annual at 1,199 SEK (100 SEK/month effective), all with a 14-day free trial and one-click cancellation. No sales team or field operations exist; all acquisition is digital, driven primarily by an SEO-optimized content library of 40+ resource pages across four Nordic languages, Google reviews (4.6/5), and LinkedIn presence. The company is bootstrapped with 1-10 employees, founder-controlled, and is headquartered in Stockholm/Lidingö, Sweden.

Name

Nordic Executive List

Legal name

Celxius AB

Website

https://nordicexecutivelist.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nordic Executive List is a Stockholm-based subscription service that aggregates executive-level job postings from 97 Nordic executive search firm websites into a personalized daily email digest, targeting senior executives across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Job Aggregation

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Outplacement (C-Suite & Senior Leaders) (BPACAOAC)

Keywords

• Executive job digest
• Nordic headhunter aggregator
• Daily job alerts
• AI CV builder
• Executive search monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Monthly: Monthly subscription at 199 SEK per month. Full access to daily executive digest, 97 sources, CV builder, and cover-letter drafts. Billed monthly with cancel-anytime flexibility.
2. Subscription - Quarterly: Quarterly subscription at 399 SEK per quarter (effective 133 SEK/month). Includes all monthly features plus priority email support. Saves 33% vs monthly.
3. Subscription - Annual: Annual subscription at 1,199 SEK per year (effective 100 SEK/month). Includes all quarterly features plus dedicated onboarding. Saves 50% vs monthly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nordic Executive List is a daily curated email digest subscription service that scans 97 Nordic executive search firm websites each morning and delivers matched director-level and above roles to subscribers' inboxes by 8 AM CET. Subscribers configure preferences for role type, industry, geography, and sources. The service includes an AI-powered CV and cover letter builder that tailors application documents to specific job ads while respecting Nordic conventions (two-page format, country-specific photo norms, English and Swedish drafts).

Product overview

Nordic Executive List operates as a unified subscription platform with one core product and several integrated content modules. The core service is the daily executive job digest, which scans 97 Nordic executive search firm websites each morning and delivers matched roles to subscribers via email before 07:00 CET. All subscription plans include access to the AI-powered CV and cover letter builder, which tailors application documents against specific job ads. The platform also publishes analytical content modules — quarterly Nordic Executive Market Reports (March and June 2026 editions), a semi-annual ranking of most active executive search firms, and an annual Swedish executive salary report — available freely on the website and serving as market intelligence for subscribers and visitors alike. The Executive Search Firm Directory is a browsable reference tool for all tracked firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nordic Executive List Daily Digest A daily curated email digest that monitors 97 Nordic executive search firm websites every morning and delivers matching executive roles (CEO, CFO, COO, director-level and above) to subscribers' inboxes before 8 AM CET. Subscribers configure preferences for role type, industry, geography, and sources; only matching roles are included. Includes a dashboard with advanced filters and search. Target user: senior executives actively or passively exploring next roles in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, or Finland.
• AI CV and Cover Letter Builder An AI-powered CV and cover letter builder integrated into the subscription. The builder tailors CV content against a pasted job ad's stated requirements, rewriting bullets and scope lines to match without inventing employers, dates, or numbers. Produces 250-400 word cover letter drafts in English or Swedish with country-appropriate salutations and sign-offs, and exports both CV and letter as PDF. Included with all subscription plans.
• Most Active Nordic Executive Search Firms 2026 Ranking A semi-annual ranking of the most active and most executive-focused Nordic executive search firms by senior roles advertised, based on Nordic Executive List's own tracked data for H1 2026. Covers Sweden, Norway, and Finland with an open methodology. Available free on the website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Roles from 97 Nordic executive search firms delivered to inbox by 8 AM CET daily
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional network with an integrated job board and premium job alert features. Comparable because it is the dominant platform for executive job seekers and postings, though it does not index Nordic headhunter firm websites specifically.
• Glassdoor: Job listings and salary/company review platform. Comparable because it pairs job search with salary intelligence — a feature Nordic Executive List also offers via its Chefslön report — but it is a global incumbent, not a Nordic specialist.
• Indeed: Largest general job search aggregator globally. Comparable as a mass-market job aggregator, though it does not specialize in executive-tier or Nordic headhunter sources.
• StepStone: European job board with strong Nordic presence (StepStone Nordic) and executive segment. Comparable as a regional job platform serving the same geography, though it does not specifically aggregate headhunter firm postings.

Direct peers

• Ladders: Job platform focused exclusively on $100K+ executive and senior professional roles. Most directly comparable as a specialty job aggregator targeting executives, though it operates in North America rather than the Nordics.

Others

• Mercuri Urval: One of the largest Nordic executive search firms and a tracked source for Nordic Executive List. Comparable as an upstream data source and potentially a B2B intelligence customer; not a direct competitor but a key ecosystem participant.

Regional players

• Jobbsafari (Jobbsafari.se): Nordic job aggregator indexing multiple Swedish and Nordic job boards. Comparable as a regional aggregator, although it does not specialize in executive headhunter firms or include AI CV tooling.
• Platsbanken: Swedish Public Employment Service job board. Comparable as a Nordic job source competing for executive job seeker attention, though it is a government-run generalist platform, not a headhunter aggregator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nordic-executive-list

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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