Growth Leader, M&A & Strategic Partnerships

Vaisala; Helsinki; Sur place; EUR 140 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Vaisala seeks a Senior Manager, M&A and Strategic Partnerships to drive growth through acquisitions and strategic alliances. You will lead deal sourcing, evaluation, and integration, collaborating with leadership and external advisors to expand Vaisala’s Industrial Measurements portfolio.

The role requires 7–10 years in M&A/strategy, global cross-functional work, and strong English communication. A Master’s degree is required, and AI tools are encouraged to enhance business development.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in business, engineering, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of experience in management consulting, private equity, business development, strategy, or partnerships, including hands-on responsibility for M&A
• End-to-end M&A and partnership experience, from industry analysis and company assessment through deal execution and post-merger integration, across commercial, technical, financial, and operational topics
• The ability to identify industry and technology trends and translate them into proactive M&A and partnership strategies, with confidence working with ambiguity and driving early-stage, iterative business development
• Excellent networking, stakeholder-management and interpersonal skills to engage with top management of target companies, ability to secure buy-in at multiple organizational levels as well as experience in leading global, cross-functional teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, including the ability to create compelling business cases and presentations and represent Vaisala externally
• Experience working in a high-technology environment and a global, matrixed organization; knowledge of measurement technologies or industrial automation is considered an advantage
• Curiosity and a growth mindset to explore, learn, and apply AI tools in your daily work. We expect everyone at Vaisala to actively discover how AI can enhance their work

Responsabilités

• Leading the sourcing, evaluation, and execution of acquisition opportunities to accelerate growth and expand our market presence, initially focusing on Industrial Instruments
• Collaborating our Leadership Teams to define M&A strategies supporting expansion into new offerings, markets, geographies, and business models
• Building a proprietary deal pipeline and working with external advisors to generate active inbound deal flow
• Engaging directly with top management of potential target companies to assess their offerings, markets, customer segments, technologies, financials, and organizations to determine strategic fit and synergy potential
• Overseeing end-to-end deal execution together with Group functions, including business-case development, due diligence, negotiations, and integration planning
• Taking ownership of business due diligence and securing stakeholder commitment to business plans and synergy realization
• Leading cross-functional post-merger integration with regional sales, product management, and support functions to ensure business continuity deliver expected results
• Developing strategic partnerships with solution and channel partners, industry organizations, and other ecosystem stakeholders to strengthen Vaisala’s technological capabilities, market reach and new revenue streams
• Proposing well-justified minority investments combined with industrial collaboration when direct acquisition is not the preferred option
• Developing Vaisala’s M&A and strategic-partnership practices by sharing best practices, tools, and processes and training key stakeholders

Connaissances

M&A experience

Strategic partnerships

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

English communication

Formation

Master's degree in business, engineering, or a related field

Outils

AI tools

Description du poste

Vaisala seeks a Senior Manager, M&A and Strategic Partnerships to drive growth through acquisitions and strategic alliances. You will lead deal sourcing, evaluation, and integration, collaborating with leadership and external advisors to expand Vaisala’s Industrial Measurements portfolio.

The role requires 7–10 years in M&A/strategy, global cross-functional work, and strong English communication. A Master’s degree is required, and AI tools are encouraged to enhance business development.