Senior Manager / Manager, Strategy and M&A

We are looking for a Senior Manager / Manager, Strategy and M&A, to strengthen our corporate strategy and M&A team. The new Strategy and M&A professional will focus on M&A strategy and execution. Especially you will have an important role in the further development and the implementation of our M&A strategy. This will include the assessment of attractive business expansion areas, identification, and analysis of acquisition targets as well as execution of M&A projects from initiation to integration.

In this position you will work in close cooperation with our corporate team, the Heads of Strategy and other senior management of our Business Lines. You will report to the Vice President, Strategy and M&A for the Valmet Group and you will be located at our Head office in Espoo.

To be successful in this position, you need to have:

• Master’s degree (Economics, Engineering) with excellent academic results.

• Minimum of three to five years of relevant experience from M&A, corporate strategy, business strategy or financial investments. Work experience from investment banking, management consulting, private equity or similar corporate role provides a good background for the position.

• Strong, fact based analytical and conceptual capabilities, financial modelling, and strategic analysis competence together with the ability to articulate insights orally and in presentations.

• Structured and result oriented with a high level of personal energy and strong collaboration skills to interact across our global organization.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. Finnish and Swedish language skills are a plus.

We offer:

We offer a challenging position in a truly global and multidimensional business. Our corporate strategy team works with our matrix organization, and you will have opportunity to gain insights and influence the strategic direction and expansion agenda. The nature of this position means you will be working with and presenting results to senior management with many opportunities for learning and personal growth.

Valmet is a leading developer and supplier of process technologies, automation, flow control and services for the pulp, paper, energy, and process industries. We employ 19.000 persons on all continents, in 2023 our turnover was 5,5 Bn Eur.

Want to know more? 

If this sounds like a next step in your career, send your application with salary request, as soon as possible, but no later than August 11th, 2024. If you want to know more, please contact Christer Schönberg, VP, Strategy and M&A , tel. +358 400 828 403, on July 26th and 30th between 13.00-14.00,  or August 5th, between 13.00-14.00.

We encourage our employees to a healthier lifestyle by being a Smoke-free Workplace. 

When everything works together  

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.