Senior Partnership Manager

About the job

Do you want to shape the future?

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Senior Partnership Manager, in our Business Area Wind, to be an important part in paving the way for Vattenfall and its customers and partners towards a fossil free future!

The unit Partnerships and Business Transformation in Business Area Wind (BA Wind) is responsible for building strategic partnerships with industrial players to jointly tackle the challenges and opportunities of decarbonization, green hydrogen and the electrification of industrial processes. Relevant industries include Chemicals, Industrial Gases, Refineries, Steel and Transport. Based on a clear understanding of market dynamics we create and develop leads with promising industrial partners – in close collaboration with our Business Units Offshore and Onshore Wind as well as Solar & Batteries. The strengthening of industrial partnerships is a strategic focus area of Vattenfall’s BA Wind.

Your main responsibilities:

• Identify needs and opportunities for industrial partnerships across our BA Wind portfolio

• Explore opportunities with potential partners and develop promising leads, closely working with numerous internal and external stakeholders

• Negotiate partnership agreements with promising leads to MoU stage and beyond

• Develop and maintain a close liaison with our Business Units on individual wind and solar projects and with Business Area Markets on power purchase agreements (PPAs) with industrial off-takers

• Manage existing industry partnerships of BA Wind

• Contribute with your commercial expertise and market insights to continuously improving our knowledge of the market dynamics in key industries and put it to use for the benefit of BA Wind

• Prepare progress reports and decision proposals for senior management on the development of new partnerships and management of existing partnerships

• Be part of an entrepreneurial team, drive cultural change in Vattenfall

​Location  

The work location is flexibel, Amsterdam, Kolding (DK) or Stockholm preferred.

Your profile

Your Profile as a Senior Partnership Manager:

Are you triggered by renewable energy? Do you think renewable electricity is excellent to decarbonize mobility, heat and industry processes? Do you believe the traditional business models of utilities will need major adjustments to stay future-proof? Perfect! We are looking for someone who wants to contribute to exactly those questions. 

You are collaborative and can build partnerships and work effectively with others to meet shared objectives. You relate openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. You are an excellent communicator who is able to listen, bring a message across clearly, retrieve the information needed and has the ability to adapt to her/his audience.

As our new Senior Partnership Manager you have a passion for sustainability and an entrepreneurial spirit. You have excellent interpersonal skills and are a natural leader and team player, who actively engages people by asking, sharing, helping or asking for help. Furthermore, you should have:

• An academic degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Science, Economics or similar

• Several years working experience from commercial or business development roles preferably in an energy-intensive industry (Chemicals, Refineries, Industrial Gases, Steel, Transport etc.), energy company or strategy consulting

• Experience in designing, managing projects and leading complex negotiations

• Business- or product development experience beneficial

• Self-driven and pragmatic personality, performance oriented with ability to prioritize

• Entrepreneurial character with the ambition to bring business opportunities to life and realize the best deal for Vattenfall

• Cooperative with strong team building and interpersonal skills

• The established network in relevant industries

• Fluent English language skills, written and spoken

Additional information

Our offer 
Working at Vattenfall means more than 'just' having an interesting job in a result-oriented culture. Working in the Partnerships team in BA Wind means paving a solid route to market for our renewables business in the context of the ongoing energy turnaround as well as industry decarbonization and thereby help to realize a carbon free future within one generation. Here you will be part of a challenging, complex and international work environment. You have the chance to shape a renewable future together with us.

More Information 
We welcome your application (including CV and motivation letter) in English, no later than, 6th of June. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website. 
 
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Maryana Halushko via phone: +49 40 790221053.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. 
 
We look forward to receiving your application!