Global Director, Engineering Excellence & AI Strategy

Valmet; Sundsvalls kommun; On-site; SEK 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Valmet's Global Engineering organization seeks a Director, Engineering Excellence to lead development of engineering capabilities, processes, digital solutions, and AI initiatives across the PEC business line.

You will drive engineering excellence by establishing common ways of working, improving performance, steering digital development, and guiding the AI roadmap. Collaboration across engineering, business, technology, data, and IT will be essential.

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering, Technology, Information Management, or another relevant field.
• Several years of experience in engineering leadership, engineering development, digital transformation, or a similar global function.
• Proven people leadership experience including coaching, competence development, prioritization, and resource planning.
• Strong understanding of engineering processes, engineering data, document management, and digital solutions.
• Experience developing strategies, roadmaps, governance models, portfolios, and performance indicators.
• Understanding of AI opportunities within engineering and translating technology possibilities into business value.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration across business, engineering, technology, and IT organizations.
• Ability to drive change, build alignment, and deliver measurable results.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering Excellence function and translate business priorities into development initiatives and measurable outcomes.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and resource planning for the Engineering Excellence team.
• Own and continuously develop engineering processes, performance metrics, and improvement activities.
• Coordinate the development and governance of engineering, data, and document management tools and solutions.
• Lead and steer digital development initiatives supporting engineering and product management.
• Own and maintain the Global Engineering AI roadmap, linking business priorities with practical engineering use cases.
• Coordinate collaboration across engineering, business, technology, data, and IT organizations.
• Drive adoption of new ways of working that improve engineering productivity, quality, and business impact.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Strategic thinking

Change management

Education

University degree in Engineering, Technology, Information Management, or related field

Job description

Valmet's Global Engineering organization seeks a Director, Engineering Excellence to lead development of engineering capabilities, processes, digital solutions, and AI initiatives across the PEC business line.

You will drive engineering excellence by establishing common ways of working, improving performance, steering digital development, and guiding the AI roadmap. Collaboration across engineering, business, technology, data, and IT will be essential.