Strategy & Transformation Lead

VR; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work option

Career development

Training opportunities

Competitive salary

Wellbeing support

Occupational health services

Modern tools

Job summary

VR is seeking a Strategy & Transformation Lead to drive cross-functional transformation initiatives across the Nordics from Helsinki (or Stockholm). You will partner with the CEO, leadership team and business units to shape the future direction of VR’s passenger transport and logistics services.

You have 5+ years in management consulting or in-house strategy/transformation, a master’s degree, and a proven ability to turn insights into actionable plans while challenging the status quo.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience from management consulting or demanding in-house business development, strategy, or transformation role.
• Master's degree in Technology, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Proven track record of identifying new strategic opportunities and turning them into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead company-wide transformation programs from opportunity identification through implementation, ensuring tangible business impact and value realization.
• Act as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to senior business leaders on strategy development and transformation.
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize strategic improvement opportunities across businesses and functions.
• Lead strategic development initiatives in operational efficiency, commercial excellence, and digitalization.
• Develop and continuously improve transformation governance, project management methodologies, and execution capabilities across the organization.
• Facilitate and lead strategy processes and the strategy agenda of a designated business unit or major function.

Skills

Strategy & Transformation

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Project management

Operational efficiency

Digitalization

Management consulting

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Technology, Economics, Business, or related field

Job description

Would you like to join us to shape the future of sustainable mobility in the Nordics? At VR, you get to do meaningful work and enable a more environmentally friendly way to travel and transport.

We are looking for a Strategy & Transformation Lead to drive some of VR's most important cross-functional transformation initiatives and help shape the future direction of our businesses across the Nordics. You will join our Strategy & PMO team in Helsinki or Stockholm and work closely with the CEO, VR Leadership Team, and business unit management teams on the company's most critical strategic priorities.

You have a strong track record of driving improvements and delivering change in complex stakeholder environments. You enjoy challenging conventional thinking and bringing together diverse perspectives to identify the best solutions. You are skilled at engaging stakeholders at all levels, building confidence, and turning insights into tangible results.

Main responsibilities include:

• Lead company-wide transformation programs from opportunity identification through implementation, ensuring tangible business impact and value realization
• Act as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to senior business leaders on strategy development and transformation
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize strategic improvement opportunities across businesses and functions
• Lead strategic development initiatives, for example in operational efficiency, commercial excellence, and digitalization
• Develop and continuously improve transformation governance, project management methodologies, and execution capabilities across the organization
• Facilitate and lead key elements of VR's strategy processes and, where relevant, take responsibility for the strategy and transformation agenda of a designated business unit or major function, including participation in its management team

You have

• 5+ years of work experience from management consulting or demanding in-house business development, strategy, or transformation role
• Proven track record of concretely identifying new strategic improvement opportunities and turning them into actionable and measurable plans
• Ability to challenge the status quo
• Excellent communication skills at all organization levels
• Proven track record of establishing and implementing structured new ways of working
• Master's degree in Technology, Economics, Business, or a related field

Reasons to choose us

• Your work will impact the daily lives and travel of hundreds of thousands of people and the transportation of thousands of tons of cargo
• We reduce the carbon footprint of society through our actions
• Join a team of 8,800 dedicated professionals
• A wide variety of training and learning opportunities as well as different career paths
• A competitive monthly salary
• We offer work time flexibility for different life situations and a remote working opportunity.
• Support for your wellbeing such as sport activities
• Occupational health services
• Modern tools and workspaces

Customers and growth are at the heart of what we do, as well as the well-being of our staff. We are constantly developing our management and work culture, as we believe that a good employee experience also produces the best customer experience.

We invest heavily in the future of our business. All our operations are guided by sustainability and continuous development, as we want to continue to be a major leader in public transport and logistics.

Interested?

Great! Submit your application by 13.09.2026 via the link below. We will start interviews during application period.

Need more information?

For further information about the position, please contact Ilkka Anttila, SVP, Strategy & PMO. He can be reached by phone at [phone] on Wednesday, 2 September, between 09:00 and 10:00, and on Friday, 4 September, between 08:30 and 10:00.

At VR, we work for the responsible transport of the future. We are a service company specializing in passenger transportation, logistics, and maintenance. We ensure smooth travel in Finland and Sweden and serve as a pillar of support for domestic industry in logistics.

We do meaningful work and impact the daily lives of thousands of people every day. With us, you contribute to enabling sustainable mobility and logistics – and the well-being of society as a whole.

In 2025, our customers made a total of 16.1 million journeys on long-distance trains with us in Finland, and we transported 24.8 million tonnes of goods by rail. Our net sales were EUR 1,252.5 million and by the end of the year we employed more than 9,500 top professionals.

We carry out our purpose driven by our values – we care, we work together, and we always drive improvement. Join us on a shared journey together towards a better world!

Further information: https://www.vrgroup.fi/en/