AI-Driven CDO Associate - Valuation & Board Prep

Nokia; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Annual bonus

Health benefits

Career growth

Job summary

Nokia is seeking an Associate to provide analytical foundations for corporate development work in Espoo. You will support senior leaders, including the Chief of Staff and Director, Corporate Development, and contribute to materials for the Executive Committee and Board.

The role emphasizes building valuation models, market screening, and AI-enabled tooling to accelerate analysis while maintaining auditability. Fluency in English is required; Finnish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, or corporate development.
• Strong financial modelling capability: build valuation models and substantiate assumptions.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills for senior audiences.
• Demonstrated fluency with AI tools and tooling/workflows.
• Comfort with ambiguity and interacting with senior stakeholders.
• Fluent English; Finnish is an advantage but not required.

Responsibilities

• Build valuation and transaction models (DCF, comparables, accretion/dilution, LBO, synergy, scenarios).
• Translate analyses into executive-ready presentations for senior decision-makers.
• Conduct market, competitor and target screening; size markets and underpin strategic options.
• Support live transactions end-to-end, including diligence coordination and business-case development.
• Prepare Executive Committee and Board materials with the Chief of Staff on tight timelines.
• Develop AI-enabled tooling, workflows, and scripts to convert documents into usable data while ensuring auditability.

Skills

2 years exp

Financial modelling

Executive communication

AI tooling

Ambiguity tolerance

English fluency

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

Nokia is seeking an Associate to provide analytical foundations for corporate development work in Espoo. You will support senior leaders, including the Chief of Staff and Director, Corporate Development, and contribute to materials for the Executive Committee and Board.

The role emphasizes building valuation models, market screening, and AI-enabled tooling to accelerate analysis while maintaining auditability. Fluency in English is required; Finnish is a plus.