Director of Engineering Excellence & AI Transformation

Valmet; Tampere; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Valmet, a global technology company, seeks a Director of Engineering Excellence to drive capabilities, processes, digital solutions, and AI initiatives across the PEC business line in Tampere, Finland. You will shape common ways of working, steer digital development, and align with IT and business priorities to build long-term capability.

You will lead a diverse team, develop roadmaps, and ensure measurable outcomes, with a focus on engineering performance, quality, and business impact.

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering, Technology, Information Management, or a related field.
• Several years of engineering leadership and digital transformation experience.
• Proven people leadership, coaching, and resource planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering Excellence function and translate priorities into development initiatives.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and resource planning for the team.
• Own and improve engineering processes, performance metrics, and improvements.
• Coordinate governance of engineering, data, and document management tools.
• Lead digital development initiatives supporting engineering and product management.
• Own the Global Engineering AI roadmap and link priorities to use cases.
• Coordinate collaboration across engineering, business, technology, data, and IT.
• Drive adoption of new ways of working to boost productivity and impact.

Skills

Leadership

People leadership

Engineering processes

AI opportunities in engineering

Stakeholder management

Change management

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Valmet, a global technology company, seeks a Director of Engineering Excellence to drive capabilities, processes, digital solutions, and AI initiatives across the PEC business line in Tampere, Finland. You will shape common ways of working, steer digital development, and align with IT and business priorities to build long-term capability.

You will lead a diverse team, develop roadmaps, and ensure measurable outcomes, with a focus on engineering performance, quality, and business impact.