VP Strategy

Hiab; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiab is seeking a senior strategy leader to partner with executive leadership, translating vision into actionable growth plans and steering organic and inorganic expansion. You will direct market and competitor insights, lead strategy deployment, and manage group-wide strategic initiatives.

You will mentor a team of strategy professionals, empower Business Area strategies to align with company direction, and collaborate with Hiab leadership to drive critical strategic discussions and workshops.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or MSc-level education with a focus on business or management.
• Proven track record advising C-suite executives and senior leaders.
• Experienced leader capable of coaching strategy professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of strategy professionals.
• Partner with executive leadership to translate vision into growth plans.
• Oversee market, competitor insights and analytics for strategy.
• Drive M&A strategy, due diligence and integration planning.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy development

BI tools

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

MSc in Business, Economics, or Management

Tools

BI tools

Market intelligence platforms

Job description

Hiab is the pioneer in smart and sustainable on road load handling solutions. We believe in more than just work — we believe in making a difference for our customers to building a better tomorrow.

Purpose of the role

In this high-impact role, you will partner directly with executive leadership to translate Hiab’s vision into actionable growth plans—driving organic and inorganic expansion and identifying priorities that directly advance our long-term objectives to become number one in the global on-road load handling industry.

You will lead a team to deliver our market and competitor insights and analytics, facilitate strategy development and management in our Business Areas, facilitate the Hoshin Kanri/Strategy Deployment process, and manage specific group-wide strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Strategy & Common Direction

• Company-Wide Alignment: Lead the annual and multi-year strategy process, synthesizing inputs from all Business Areas to establish a clear, cohesive enterprise direction and strategic narrative
• Cross-Business Harmonization: Identify synergies, cross-divisional opportunities, and shared growth vectors across Business Areas to maximize enterprise value and operational efficiency.
• Strategic Execution & Metrics: Define corporate-level KPIs and governance structures to monitor strategy implementation, bridging the gap between high-level vision and divisional execution. Facilitate strategy deployment and ongoing strategy execution governance and monthly reviews

Market and Competitor Intelligence & Strategic Insights

• Intelligence Ecosystem: Oversee the Market Insights function to deliver continuous macro-economic, industry, customer, and competitor analytics to the Executive Board.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Transform complex market research and benchmark data into actionable insights that inform resource allocation, product positioning, and new market entry.

M&A Strategic Partnership

• Inorganic Growth Agenda: Partner closely with the M&A team to define strategic acquisition themes, target profiles, and portfolio expansion priorities aligned with company goals.
• Strategic Due Diligence & Integration: Provide strategic evaluation of potential acquisition targets and collaborate with corporate/divisional leads to ensure post-merger integration plans deliver on core business case objectives.

Leadership & Organization

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of strategy professionals
• Business Area Advisory: Empower Business Area Strategy Managers to act as embedded strategic advisors to divisional leaders, ensuring divisional plans naturally align with overall company direction.
• Executive Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to Hiab Leadership team, facilitating key strategic discussions and alignment workshops.

What We Are Looking For

Education

• M.Sc. in Business, Economics, or Management or similar

Professional Experience

• 10+ years of experience driving corporate or business unit strategy in a global, matrix organization, preferably in industrial enterprise
• Track record of advising C-suite executives and senior business leaders
• Experienced people leader with proven track at managing, coaching, and developing specialized strategy professionals

Must have competencies

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, ability to crystallize and communicate the strategy and its KPIs to all stakeholders
• Analytical, proactive and structured
• Comfortable leveraging BI and analytical tools

What We Offer

As a part of our Employees First culture, we offer opportunities to grow within a dynamic environment that values flexibility and your well-being. We strive to make things easier, empower you to succeed, and strive for excellence in a positive and inclusive environment.

We Are Hiab

Hiab (Nasdaq Helsinki: HIAB) is a leading provider of smart and sustainable on road load-handling solutions, committed to delivering the best customer experience every day with the most engaged people and partners. As the industry pioneer, Hiab continues to make on road load-handling smarter, safer and more sustainable to build a better tomorrow.

www.hiabgroup.com