Director Strategy and Market Intelligence

About the job

Are you enthusiastic about renewable energy?

Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to use it to shape the energy transition?

Do you think renewable electricity is essential in driving the decarbonization of society?

Then this might be for you:
We are looking for an experienced and ambitious

Director Strategy and Market Intelligence

for our Business Area Wind.

Vattenfall’s Business Area Wind is responsible for the development, construction and operation of Vattenfall’s onshore and offshore wind farms as well as large-scale solar PV and batteries. Leveraging Vattenfall’s setup as an integrated utility, Business Area (BA) Wind proactively connects - in cooperation with other Business Areas - the supply of green electricity with customers and partners, and through that supports and accelerates their own decarbonisation journey.

The Strategy and Market Intelligence department within Partnerships & Business Transformation is responsible for shaping the overall strategic direction of Business Area Wind, proactively advising on relevant strategic topics to support decision makers - such as the BA Wind management team - in steering towards the BA Wind purpose. Amongst other things, we identify business and market trends and derive strategic consequences and required actions for BA Wind to advance our business models and market positioning.

Your main responsibilities as a Director Strategy and Market Intelligence:

- Create and communicate a long-term vision and direction for BA Wind, in cooperation with Head of BA Wind, BA Wind Management Team and Vice President Partnerships and Business Transformation
- Lead and develop the high-performance and implementation-focussed, results-oriented international BA Wind Strategy and Market Intelligence team (6+ direct reports)
- Lead strategic planning and develop strategic plans that align with overall business objectives
- Develop and implement strategic initiatives to drive performance, growth and strategic understanding
- Collaborate with strategy functions in BA Wind business units and Vattenfall Group
- Analyse competitor strategies and determine how to gain a competitive advantage
- Stay on top of technology trends, understand impact on BA Wind’s markets
- The role reports to the Vice President Partnerships and Business Transformation who reports to the Head of BA Wind

**Profile**:
Your Profile as a Director Strategy and Market Intelligence:

- University degree in Business Administration, Science, Economics or similar
- Extensive relevant working experience in a leading role in strategy and/or business intelligence
- Demonstrated strong business acumen plus leadership skills and ability to define and implement strategies in a complex global business environment
- Strong strategic and analytical thinker with great stakeholder management and networking skills
- Cooperative, entrepreneurial leader, with strong team building and interpersonal skills
- International mindset with valuable experience in working as a manager at executive level and in an international environment.
- Self-driven and pragmatic personality, performance oriented, focussed on implementation, with the ability to prioritize
- Eloquent in English, written and spoken, persuasive communicator with the ability to bring together diverse views and interests

The position is a permanent fulltime position.

For location, you can choose one of our offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen or London.

Additional information

We offer
Working at Vattenfall means more than 'just' having an interesting job in a result-oriented culture. Working in BA Wind means paving a solid route to market for our renewables business in the context of the ongoing energy turnaround as well as industry decarbonization and thereby help to realize fossil freedom. Here you will be part of a challenging, complex and international work environment. You have the chance to shape a renewable future together with us.

More Information & Timeline

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

About the company

Vattenfall is a leading European energy company driving the transition to a sustainable energy system. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years and now have a mission of working for fossil freedom. We employ around 20,000 people mostly in our core markets in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK.Vattenfall is owned by the Swedish state.