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GM, Strategic Initiatives

Wärtsilä
Fort Lauderdale, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/20/2025
Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more 125 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

Position Title: General Manager, Strategic initiatives

The world of energy is changing faster than ever before, with renewable energy sources fundamentally changing the way we generate and consume electricity. At Wärtsilä Energy, we are at the forefront of driving this transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our customers in decarbonization by developing market-leading future-fuel enabled engine power plants, energy storage solutions and energy management and optimization software. Our lifecycle service offerings are designed to increase efficiency, promote reliability, and guarantee operational performance. Our track record comprises of over 79 GW of power plant capacity and more than 125 energy storage systems delivered to 180 countries around the world.

Interested? Join us!

We are looking for a General Manager, Strategic Initiatives to join our Americas Growth and Development team. Our team consist of market development, project development and strategy execution throughout the Americas. If you are a go-getter, passionate and driven and looking for a job with a purpose - you should not pass this opportunity. Are you a strategic thinker, Problem solver, analytical, great communicator and possess proven leadership skills? If so, we invite you to be a part of our multicultural and international team as we drive forward the energy transition in the Americas. As a General Manager, Strategic initiatives for Americas Energy Business you will lead a team dedicated to identify, manage and implement our strategic priorities and use analytics to strengthen our value proposition. The ultimate goal of this position is to facilitate continuous development of a robust cascade of Energy Business Strategy, co-create priorities with Business Units, find areas of growth and facilitate and lead a project management office for the chosen priorities. You will be a member of the Management Team for Growth and Development, Americas Energy Business, reporting to Sanna Silander. The preferred location is in USA.

Main Responsibilities

      • Close collaboration with Business Units, Global functions and other areas to align on strategic priorities and provide market input/market intelligence
      • Drive implementation of Energy Business strategy within Americas as per the global plan.
      • Create systematic way of working to feed market/Customer insights to business units.
      • Participate in Global strategy projects as agreed with Strategy and Business Development function.
      • Lead local AREA strategic initiatives
      • Organize & facilitate strategy sessions within the AREA to develop and improve the country plans, regional plans and AREA level plans.
      • Measure & report the level of understanding and implementation of the strategy in the organization
        • Annual larger reviews
        • Quarterly progress reviews
      • Participate in communicating the strategy to the organization
      • Lead the utilization of Deal Room in the AREA
      • Use data as power to identify growth opportunities
      • Lead a Team of experts
You are our candidate if you:

  • Have a proven track record of strategic and innovative mindset.
  • Have a rigorous understanding of Energy Business and ability to translate that to tangible actions to capture growth potential in our sales activities and operations.
  • Have an uncompromised customer service mindset and willingness to go the extra mile for our customers are essential.
  • Are able to take smart risks and make tough decisions when needed.
  • Are an inspiring change and people leader with an ability to engage others.
  • Have experience in Sales, development projects and strategy work.

Your success will be measured by:

  • Employee Satisfaction & Engagement
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Strategy implementation leading into growth in Order intake
  • Success rate in development projects

An ideal candidate:

  • Has relevant education, such as B.Sc. or M.Sc. Engineering /Business similar
  • Has a strong commercial & contractual understanding, proven track record of leading commercial business success
  • Has coaching skills to stretch the team performance
  • Has experience from the Energy Business market
  • Familiarity with data analytics, coding, or machine learning algorithms can be beneficial, though previous expertise is not a prerequisite.
  • Drives Wärtsilä Purpose and demonstrates Wärtsilä values – in the Wartsila Way.
  • Is a recognised and respected leader with great ability to build high performing teams based on trust.
  • Is able to create clarity on direction and vision
  • Inspires people to take action towards the future goals
  • Has a business and goal-oriented mind-set
  • Drives results with excellent planning and execution skills

Please apply by February 28, 2025 with full motivational letter and CV.

Please be aware that the interviews will start already during the application period.

Contact person to give further information: Richard Mills - Talent Acquisition Partner - Wartsila NA

Last application date: 28/02/2025

Why you and us

You will be a part of a global organization with local presence and work in an exciting and dynamic working environment with highly motivated and skilled co-workers. We offer interesting and challenging work tasks, as well as personal and professional development in a great team. If you feel excited by being a part of this working environment and think your personal skills and qualities match the job requirements, we look forward to receiving your job application.

Successful applicant must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.

We look forward to hearing from you. Qualified candidates must apply online: https://www.wartsila.com/careers

Individuals hired for positions that require on-site customer interactions and/or in-person travel may be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or other country-specific vaccinations, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Wärtsilä North America values our employees. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Wärtsilä North America is an EOE/AA employer.

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

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