Senior Manager, Business AI

Metsä Group; Espoo; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Metsä Group in Espoo is seeking a Senior Manager, Business AI to strengthen our Group AI team. You will own the delivery and value realization of high-impact AI initiatives across the business, collaborating with senior leaders, business units and IT to turn ideas into implemented AI solutions that create measurable business impact.

This is a senior individual contributor role without people management. You will lead cross-functional programs, influence stakeholders, build business cases, and

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading complex cross-functional AI initiatives that delivered measurable business value.
• Experience in translating business needs into actionable AI delivery plans.
• Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders across functions and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate AI opportunities across Metsä Group.
• Drive opportunity discovery with business stakeholders and build cases.
• Lead strategic AI initiatives from concept to value delivery.
• Drive adoption, value realization and measurable business outcomes.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders, technology teams and external partners.
• Help develop Metsä’s AI operating model and ways of working.

Skills

AI initiative leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

English communication

Strategic thinking

Job description

Group Services

Metsä Group is a successful forest industry group with roots in the Finnish forest - Our parent company is a cooperative of over 90,000 forest owners. Metsä Group’s Group Services employ some 1,000 professionals in finance, IT, sourcing and logistics, HR, technology, business process development, communications, law, and many other fields. Their task is to support Metsä Group and its Business Areas in implementing their strategy. Our specialists’ independent work is supported by a strongly networked workplace community.

We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and different stages of life. Metsä has space and opportunities for many kinds of talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, disability or other characteristics – Metsä is for all. Read more: metsagroup.com/metsaforall.

This recruitment is carried out anonymously.

Metsä Group is looking for a

SENIOR MANAGER, BUSINESS AI

to strengthen our Business AI team.

At Metsä Group, we are accelerating the use of artificial intelligence across our businesses, from wood supply and logistics to manufacturing, commercial operations and support functions. Our ambition is straightforward: identify valuable AI opportunities, implement them successfully and create measurable business impact.

This job is located in Espoo and you will be report to Director, Business AI.

What is the job that awaits you?

In this role, you will own the successful delivery and value realization of some of Metsä Group’s most important AI initiatives. Working across businesses and functions, you will help ensure that promising AI opportunities become adopted solutions that create measurable business impact.

You will work directly with business leaders, business and IT teams and external partners to drive initiatives from concept to implementation and value realization.

This is a senior individual contributor role without people management responsibility. Rather than leading a team, you will lead complex cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders across the organization and help establish best practices for AI implementation and value creation.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape how AI delivers business value across a global industrial company.

You will:

• Work across all Metsä Group businesses and functions

• Collaborate directly with senior business leaders and decision makers

• Own the value delivery of high-impact AI initiatives

• Help define how AI opportunities are turned into measurable results

• Play a key role in building one of Metsä Group’s most important new capabilities

• Solve complex business challenges with enterprise-wide impact

Your key responsibilities:

• Identify and evaluate AI opportunities across Metsä Group

• Facilitate opportunity discovery with business stakeholders

• Build business cases and value hypotheses

• Lead strategic AI initiatives from concept through value delivery

• Drive adoption, value realization and business outcomes

• Coordinate internal stakeholders, technology teams and external partners

• Manage initiative roadmaps, milestones and risks

• Establish and promote best practices for AI delivery and value realization

• Contribute insights and recommendations for AI portfolio prioritization

• Help develop Metsä’s AI operating model and ways of working

What are we expecting of you?

• Proven track record of leading complex cross-functional AI initiatives that delivered measurable business value

• 8+ years of relevant experience in consulting, business transformation, digital development, analytics, product management, process development or similar roles

• Proven ability to lead without formal authority

• Experience coordinating stakeholders across multiple functions and driving initiatives to implementation

• Experience developing business cases and translating business needs into actionable delivery plans

• Ability to identify opportunities, assess value potential and create execution roadmaps

• Experience managing external partners and delivery vendors

• Experience driving organizational adoption and translating solutions into sustained business outcomes

• Practical understanding of modern AI capabilities and applications

• Working knowledge of how generative AI, predictive AI, optimization and intelligent automation can create business value

• Excellent communication skills in English

• Ability to communicate effectively with senior executives, business stakeholders and technical experts

To succeed in this role, you are comfortable operating in ambiguity and can navigate complex situations with confidence. You have a talent for creating structure, alignment, and momentum, helping teams move forward effectively. You enjoy solving business problems and turning ideas into action, with a strong focus on achieving meaningful outcomes rather than following technology trends for their own sake. Most importantly, you are passionate about delivering measurable results and creating real business value.

Career in the new era at Metsä Group

An international growth business – build a successful career At Metsä Group. The forest industry is a prime example of the bioeconomy and circular economy, and shows the way to the future. Megatrends such as urbanisation and rising living standards are driving Metsä Group’s business and the shift to renewable fossil free raw materials. With us, you’ll get to develop future skills, business and products with a long-term perspective, together with our top professionals. Our big company offers a wide range of career opportunities and many interesting challenges.

Metsä Group has a responsible corporate culture that creates a safe working environment for all of us. We value good leadership and support for personal career development. We encourage you to display your competence and will provide you with opportunities to use it.

Anonymous recruitment - this is how it works

This is an anonymous recruitment process. The gender and date of birth of the applicant are not asked for on the application form. Personal details such as name, mother tongue, time of studies, name of educational institution and contact details are hidden until the interview stage. Attachments (such as CVs) are also hidden.

Recruiters have access to the contact details of those invited for interview once the applicant has been selected for interview.

Our system will guide you through the application process. The questions on the application form will help you present your skills and experience anonymously. Answer all questions carefully. If you’re invited for interview, your CV will be displayed to the recruiters to support the interview.

Read more and watch the video on anonymous recruitment.

https://www.metsagroup.com/careers/work-with-us/anonymous-recruitment/

The application will be open until 21.09.2026. We wish you the best of luck!