Head of Energy Sector

Gofore; Vaasa; Hybrid; EUR 67,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Gofore in Finland is seeking a strategic leader to scale our Energy Sector into a customer-centric growth business. You will blend industry insight, technology vision and inspirational leadership to turn market opportunities into lighthouse initiatives and scalable value for customers.

You will work with Account Executives and leaders to align teams around a bold ambition, starting with our largest Energy Sector customers and expanding as momentum grows.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in B2B sales leadership.
• Ability to translate market insights into growth opportunities.
• Strong strategic and operational leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive Energy Sector vision.
• Grow the business with double-digit annual growth with AE teams.
• Build customer-backed growth initiatives and key plays.
• Lead growth initiatives in Data Center and other areas.
• Inspire and mobilise One Gofore across teams.

Skills

B2B sales

Technology credibility

Strategic account leadership

Inspirational people leadership

Opportunity sensing

Customer-oriented mindset

Job description

In this exciting role, you will build Gofore's Energy Sector into a distinctive, customer-centric growth business by combining industry insight, technology vision, commercial ambition and inspirational leadership.

You will shape a compelling narrative for the Energy Sector around market evolution, customer needs and technology transformation. By turning customer and market insights into meaningful growth opportunities, you will help create lighthouse initiatives, scalable business and long-term impact.

Working closely with selected Account Executives and business area leadership, you will align teams around a shared ambition. Initially, your focus will be on our biggest Energy Sector customers, with opportunities to expand the approach across the broader sector as momentum builds.

You will attract, inspire and develop experts who are passionate about building deep customer relationships and strengthening their Energy Sector domain expertise. At the same time, you will bring together the best capabilities from across Gofore whenever they create value for our customers.

In this role, you will work alongside strategic Energy Sector customers to understand where their business and technology are heading, identify opportunities worth pursuing, build compelling commercial cases, mobilise Gofore around those opportunities, and remain accountable throughout the entire journey, from proposal and negotiation to closing.

What you will do

• Shape and drive the Energy Sector vision
• Together with Account Executives and Account teams, grow the business with consistent double-digit annual growth
• Build customer-backed growth initiatives
• Lead Data Center and other growth plays
• Inspire experts and mobilise One Gofore

What we expect from you

• A strong track record of B2B sales results
• Technology and industrial credibility
• Strategic account leadership experience
• Inspirational people leadership skills
• The ability to turn emerging change into business opportunities
• Customer-oriented mindset and readiness to adapt to the needs of customer projects, including where and how you work.
• Flexibility to work in a matrix organization

The defining ability

You see opportunities before they are formally defined. You turn emerging change into a clear vision, inspire customers and experts around it, and help turn that vision into meaningful business impact and drive initiatives resiliently to results

This role combines commercial leadership, technology vision, industry storytelling, customer co-creation and people leadership.

What we offer

At Gofore, you'll be part of a caring and diverse community where your contribution matters. Our culture is built on trust, openness, and collaboration. We share knowledge, solve challenges together, and learn from one another.

In Intelligent Industry, our ambitions are high. We already have a strong foundation to build on, but we are not looking to maintain the status quo. We want to take the business to the next level.

That is why we are looking for someone with a strong drive to deliver results. Someone who is energised by demanding goals, takes ownership and turns ambition into action. The role offers a front-row seat to the transformation of industrial business and technology, and a genuine opportunity to shape where our business goes next.

You’ll work alongside highly skilled professionals who take pride in their work. Together with our customers, we create meaningful impact. Our customer satisfaction is high, with an NPS of 62 (2025), reflecting the expertise of our people and the customer-oriented attitude they bring to every project. We foster curiosity, welcome new ideas, and encourage continuous learning and professional growth.

Our community extends beyond project work through events, activities, and groups built around shared hobbies and interests. To support your wellbeing both at work and outside it, we offer flexible ways of working, comprehensive benefits, and our own collective agreement developed together with Goforeans.

Salary

For us it is important that Goforeans receive reasonable total compensation for their work. The compensation is the outcome of, not only experience and skills, but also active work for our two values: being a good workplace for everyone and considering customer perspective in everything we do.

Typical salaries for this role range from 6000-7500 € per month. The final salary level will be defined as discussions progress and we gain a more detailed understanding of your expertise.

Questions?

For any possible questions, please contact Mika Filander on [phone] (between 8-16)

Our recruitment process

You can read more about what happens after you submit your application and what the recruitment process at Gofore looks like here.

We recognise and understand neurodiversity, and are willing to adapt our recruitment process based on your needs.

The closing date for applications is 22nd November 2026.