VP Strategy

Cargotec Corporation; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiab in Helsinki seeks a senior corporate strategy leader to partner with executive leadership and translate vision into actionable growth plans, driving organic and inorganic expansion and strategic initiatives.

You will lead market and competitor insights, facilitate strategy deployment, and manage group-wide initiatives while mentoring a team of strategy professionals.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual and multi-year strategy process across Business Areas to establish enterprise direction.
• Identify synergies and shared growth vectors across Business Areas for value and efficiency.
• Define corporate KPIs and governance structures; oversee strategy deployment and monthly reviews.
• Oversee Market Insights to deliver macroeconomic, industry, customer, and competitor analytics to the Executive Board.
• Partner with M&A to define acquisition themes and post-merger integration plans.
• Lead and mentor a team of strategy professionals; empower embedded strategy managers.
• Serve as trusted advisor to Hiab Leadership and facilitate alignment workshops.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

BI tools

Education

MSc in Business, Economics, or Management

Tools

BI tools

Job description

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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.

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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.

Ready to apply?

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.