Are you ready to shape the future of Valmet Flow Control business? Join us as Manager, Strategy, M&A and Business Development!
Valmet is executing on its new Lead the Way strategy, transforming industries towards a regenerative tomorrow. One of the key strategic focus areas is growth, which we are looking to achieve both organically and through acquisitions. To take this agenda forward, we are looking to strengthen our M&A and Strategy team in our Flow Control Business Area.
Valmet Flow Control is one of five strategic business areas at Valmet, consisting of some 2,800 employees globally, with a turnover of some EUR 800million. We at Valmet Flow Control Drive growth and strengthen our position as a leading provider of mission-critical valves and automation, reinventing reliability in flow control.
In this role you will participate in and support the creation of Valmet Flow Control's M&A ambition and strategy, together with our business units. You have a key role during the full lifecycle of M&A, leading strategic evaluation, transaction process execution and post-merger integration activities together Group M&A team and experts from a related business unit of Valmet Flow Control.
You will also be in a central role in relation to Valmet Flow Control's strategy. You will be involved in selected strategic projects, both at the business area level and to support our business units' and functions' value creation.
In this role, your main tasks will consist of:
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Support in creation of a group level and Business Area M&A ambition, including M&A strategies and short-listing of targets
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Lead M&A projects, organizations and processes in various phases, both pre-closing and post-closing and integration, involving several internal and external stakeholders, together with Group M&A team and experts from a related business unit of Valmet Flow Control
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Conduct analysis, insights building and facilitation of decision-making in terms of M&A projects' rationales, strategic fit, valuation, due diligence findings and integration hypotheses, with ownership of case-specific M&A substance within the team
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Participate in various business development projects in PMO and/or stream lead roles
You are a highly analytical with experience in strategic analysis, market evaluation, financial analysis, and business case development. In addition, you are a confident communicator with the ability to influence at multiple levels, from engineers to senior executives. You are not afraid to take the initiative and to work proactively and independently towards stellar results.
What you will bring to the role:
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3-5 years of experience in a top-tier strategy consulting firm (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain) or M&A investment banking
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Master's degree in engineering or economics and business administration from a top-tier university
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Proven track record working on growth strategic projects (both organic and M&A) in manufacturing industrial sectors
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Excellent project management skills
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Excellent quantitative skills
We offer
We offer you an exciting opportunity in a global company. With this role, we offer you a career move with a vast opportunity of making an impact, in a role working on a global level. On top of that, you will be part of a community characterized by its engagement and ambition for driving our products and business forward.
Want to know more?
If this sounds like a next step in your career, send your application with salary request, as soon as possible, but no later than September 30th, 2025. If you want to know more, please contact Niko Koivuniemi, VP, Strategy and Business Development, tel. +358 40 588 7253, on September 25th between 15-17 EET.
We review applications during the application period, and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found. In our recruitment process we use a variety of selection methods, eg. video screening, personality questionnaires, ability tests and interviews.
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When everything works together
Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions. Our commitment to moving our customers' performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how - and above all, teamwork. www.valmet.com/careers
