Manager, Partnerships

Technology Co; Espoo; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and SAF, seeks a Manager, Partnerships in Espoo, Finland. You will drive strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and pipeline management within RP Partnerships, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enable mid-term growth while upholding safety and compliance.

This role combines rigorous analytics with strategic transaction execution. You will lead opportunity assessments, financial modeling, and project planning, engaging

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of professional experience in corporate development, investment banking, equity research or management consulting.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skill set.
• Proven track record working across matrix organizations.
• Strong project management skills.
• Understanding of the global renewables market, feedstock dynamics, and the technical and commercial complexities of refining and renewables ecosystems.
• Safety-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Detailed opportunity assessments and evaluating strategic partnerships.
• Rigorous market and business case analyses to support transaction logic.
• Define project scope, timelines, and resources for partnership evaluations.
• Lead project planning, execution, and progress monitoring for timely transaction preparations.
• Facilitate workshops, development sprints, and stakeholder alignment sessions.
• Pipeline management of partnership opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Master's degree

Job description

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Manager, Partnerships

Location: Espoo, FI

Country/Region: FI

Job Area: Strategy & Business Development

Business Unit: RP, Commercial

Are you looking for a career in an inspiring, global environment where your expertise makes a difference? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, which enable our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

We are looking for you, Manager, Partnerships to our RP Partnerships department in Espoo, Finland. You will focus on supporting the development and execution of strategic partnerships, commercial alliances and joint ventures (JVs) to drive capital-efficient, mid-term growth for our Renewable Products business. In this job you will work closely with our Vice President, Partnerships business stakeholders, and a wider network of cross-functional teams (such as Sales & Trading, Feedstock Sourcing & Trading, Refining, Product & Supply Chain Management, M&A, Legal). This is a full-time, permanent position. In our team, you will be part of a dynamic and high-performing unit where you get to manage key parts of our analytical workflow independently while working closely with team members on strategic partner evaluations. Together with your expertise, we can do meaningful work to drive Neste forward.

Reasons to join

We operate in an inspiring and evolving business environment as a global leader in renewable fuels. We contribute to Neste’s success by living our values every day: we care, we have courage, we cooperate. We prioritize safety at all times and in every location. We strive to create a positive and impactful work environment. Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We work at the office at least three days a week to ensure seamless teamwork and a sense of belonging. In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, a membership in a sickness or health insurance fund and leisure time accident insurance. We also support leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture (ePassi).

More about the job

Your role in our team

As the Manager, Partnerships, RP you will be the analytical powerhouse of the RP Partnerships team and work closely with the VP, Partnerships.

Your role combines rigorous quantitative and qualitative business analysis with transaction pipeline management.

Your key accountabilities include:

Detailed opportunity assessments: Support the RP Partnerships team in detailed opportunities assessments. Evaluate prospective strategic partnerships, such as renewable products offtake arrangements and joint venture capacity expansions.

Rigorous financial & business case analysis: Deliver rigorous market and business case analyses to support transaction logic, execution, evaluate value-creation drivers and structure data-driven models to support complex deal-making.

Project planning & management: Define project scope, deliverables, timelines, and resources for partnership evaluations in collaboration with sponsors and stakeholders. Lead project planning, execution, and progress monitoring to ensure high-quality and timely transaction preparations.

Stakeholder orchestration & facilitation: Facilitate workshops, development sprints, and stakeholder alignment sessions to drive consensus across business units and common functions to secure seamless execution.

Pipeline management: Responsible for managing and maintaining the partnership opportunity pipeline, ensuring that commercial, production-focused, and feedstock opportunities are systematically tracked and updated.

Keys to success in this role / The best combination to succeed in this role

Master's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related field

4+ years of professional experience in corporate development, investment banking, equity research or management consulting roles

Strong analytical and financial modeling skill set, with a proven ability to build robust business models, define value drivers, and forecast trends

Proven track record in working across complex matrix organizations, collaborating with diverse internal stakeholder groups

Strong skills in project management, including scope definition, resource planning, risk management, and execution monitoring

Understanding of the global renewables market, value-creation drivers, feedstock dynamics, and the technical and commercial complexities of refining and renewables ecosystems

Responsible attitude and safety-oriented mindset

Other strengths we value

Experience in working in an international environment or time spent living abroad

Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex transactional and analytical findings into clear, impactful executive-level narratives and presentations

Let’s get you started

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Alma Rec, Vice President, Partnerships, at [phone], on 8th of October at 15:00-16:00 EET or on 14th of October at 15:00-16:00 EET.

NESTE in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with production on three continents. The company’s renewables production capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million tons annually in 2027. Neste also produces high-quality oil products at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company has a network of nearly 1,000 fuel stations with expanding service offering, such as EV charging, in Finland and in the Baltics. Neste’s strategy focuses on growth in renewable fuels, which help its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste is included in many international indices for its sustainability performance. In 2025, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 19.0 billion. Read more: neste.com