VC Associate @ Scania in Sweden

VC Stack; Sweden; Hybrid; SEK 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness allowance

Result bonus

Flexible hours

Company car leasing

Training at health center

Job summary

Scania in Sweden is looking for an Investment Associate to join their Venture Capital team within Ventures and New Business. This role involves sourcing, evaluating, and executing VC investments, contributing to the entire investment lifecycle while ensuring alignment with Scania’s strategic goals.

The ideal candidate will have a relevant academic background, extensive experience in investment banking, and strong financial and analytical skills. Scania offers a flexible work environment with great benefits, including bonuses and career support.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience from strategy consulting, investment banking, VC, or PE.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess high-potential investment opportunities.
• Conduct market research and business-model evaluations.
• Lead comprehensive due diligence processes.
• Build investment theses and prepare structured recommendations.
• Track portfolio performance and deliver insightful reports.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Valuation expertise

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Education

Relevant academic background (finance, business, engineering)

Job description

Scania is undergoing a transformation from being a leading supplier of trucks, buses, and engines to providing complete and sustainable transport solutions. Together with TRATON and our sister brands MAN, Volkswagen Truck & Bus, and International, we are working to shape the future of mobility with innovative and environmentally conscious solutions. Ventures and New Business at Scania have a key role in contributing to this vision. We drive the industry transformation: At Ventures and New Business we develop complementing solutions to our core and build new growth through ventures and investments. Our values – customer first, respect, team spirit, responsibility, and elimination of waste – are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are at the forefront of creating a sustainable future.

Role Summary

We are now looking for an Investment Associate to join Scania’s Venture Capital team within Ventures and New Business. In this role, you will be a key player in identifying, evaluating, and executing VC investments across strategic sectors, working end-to-end in the investment lifecycle. You will be part of a tight-knit investment team and contribute through research, analysis, due diligence, and portfolio support.

Job Responsibilities

This position requires a strategic mindset, strong analytical skills, and a deep curiosity for market trends, innovation, and startups. As an Investment Associate, you will play a central role in sourcing, evaluating, and executing VC investments across various strategic sectors. You’ll contribute throughout the entire investment process—from identifying opportunities to monitoring portfolio companies—while ensuring alignment with Scania’s strategic goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Sourcing and evaluation: Proactively identify and assess high‑potential investment opportunities.
• Research and analysis: Conduct deep market research, value‑chain assessments, and business‑model evaluations to support investment decisions.
• Due diligence: Lead and coordinate comprehensive due diligence processes across commercial, financial, legal, tax, and technical dimensions.
• Investment preparation: Build investment theses and prepare structured recommendations for internal investment committees.
• Strategic alignment: Ensure investments support Scania’s long‑term resilience and objectives through close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Portfolio monitoring: Track portfolio performance, analyze results, and deliver insightful reports and presentations to internal stakeholders.

Who You Are

We believe that you are highly curious, driven, and able to connect the dots between technology, market shifts, and strategic value. To be successful in the role, you thrive in a fast‑moving environment, enjoy teamwork, and bring a highly strategic and analytical skillset to convert theses to high‑impact investment opportunities.

Requirements

• Have a relevant academic background, e.g., finance, business, engineering, or similar.
• Bring 3+ years of relevant experience from strategy consulting, investment banking, VC, or PE.
• Have strong financial modeling, analytical, and valuation expertise.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Are detail oriented, and capable of working in a fast‑paced environment.

This Is Us

Everyone working at Scania is united by a common purpose: Driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. We know that the transport industry must change, and it’s a change we want to lead. At Ventures and New Business, we develop complementary solutions to our core and build new growth through ventures and investments that can accelerate us in driving the shift. Our Venture Capital team is small, agile, and collaborative – and we work closely with global investors, startups, and internal teams. Our culture is defined by openness, collaboration, and a deep belief in the power of partnerships and innovation. By joining us you will be a part of driving meaningful growth in new ways!

Scania Offers

We offer you the chance to be part of an organization that is focused on reaching Scania’s targets and to truly drive the industry transformation. People who work here have the motivation and desire to constantly make things better. We offer a dynamic, flexible workplace with hybrid work options. Our office is located in central Stockholm at Drottninggatan. With a structured development plan and courses, Scania supports your career growth both locally and internationally. Benefits include training at our health center Gröndal or wellness allowance, result bonus, flexible hours, and company car leasing. Scania also hosts events for employees and their families.