Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21,000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We now want to make fossil free living possible and we are driving the transition to a sustainable energy system.
We are looking for a Director Mergers & Acquisitions who is keen to play a pivotal part in our strategy for enabling fossil freedom and leading the energy transition.
As our Director Mergers & Acquisitions, you will lead a team of five M&A professionals and report to the Vice President of Merger & Acquisitions. You will become a member of the M&A Management Team.
In this role, you will effectively lead a team to meet M&A needs while achieving ambitious targets. The team interfaces with various stakeholders, both internally and externally. You will contribute to shaping the energy landscape of tomorrow, working in a professionally diverse environment with a wide range of contact points. You will play a crucial role in the further growth of Vattenfall's strategy and lead transactions related to renewable energy, heat, and nuclear energy. You will lead a multinational, engaged, and professional team.
Your Responsibilities
• Coordinate the M&A strategy and planning process and its follow-up.
• Lead transactions from the idea stage to final closing in all of Vattenfall's business areas.
• Manage teams responsible for around 10-20 transactions simultaneously.
• Coordinate small and large transactions with the necessary buy-in and resources from business areas and relevant staff functions.
• Lead large transaction teams of up to 50 people, including legal, financial, technical, and commercial advisors.
• Present transaction summaries and updates to decision-making bodies within Vattenfall.
• Represent Vattenfall to banks and the investor community.
Location
The position is located in Stockholm, and the candidate must be willing to travel within Northern Europe.
We are looking for a Director M&A with a relevant university degree (or equivalent), at least seven years of relevant work experience, preferably in a similar position and/or in the renewable energy market. Preferably you have extensive experience as a leader in a large international organization and documented experience in managing (project) teams in changing and challenging environments. You are fluent in Swedish and your command of English is strong, both verbally and in writing.
As a leader, you are:
• Open, active, and positive: You lead change, are accountable and create trust.
• Business-savvy: You have a good understanding of Vattenfall's business, stakeholders and markets.
• Proactive and transparent: You work with a high level of integrity.
• Courageous: You possess strong general management skills and the courage to speak up.
• Intellectually driven: You take intellectual leadership with a strong emphasis on analytics.
• Team-oriented: You excel in leading multidisciplinary teams and driving them towards results.
• Credible: You build strong credibility through both business insight and leadership.
• Commercially adept: You have a strong commercial background and negotiation skills.
• Financially knowledgeable: You have a broad corporate finance background with experience in valuation, financial analysis and structuring, or relevant corporate law/legal transaction experience.
• Legally proficient: You have a broad understanding of legal contracts.
• Results-focused: You are performance and results-oriented.
• People-centric: You are interested in leading business and developing people and teams.
You will be working in in a small, dedicated team with a truly international outlook. You can always count on support from committed colleagues as ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions (smart working, flexible working hours and a good-work-life balance) and opportunities for personal and professional development. Click here for further information.
We welcome your application including motivation and CV in English via the link below. Please do not wait until the last day, applications and will be handled continuously throughout the application period. Last day to apply is May 12th 2025.
For more information about the position you are welcome to contact hiring manager Thijs van Lotringen, [email protected]. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process you are welcome to contact recruiter Manon Stijnen, [email protected]
We are running our internal process simultaneously with an external search process, supported by an executive search agency. Therefore, all candidates who advance in the process will meet with the external search firm for a first interview.
Trade Union Representatives, to be reached through Vattenfall’s switchboard, +46 (8) 739 50 00, are Rolf Olsson (Akademikerna), Anders Bohlin (Unionen), Juha Siipilehto (SEKO) and Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna).
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a 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. Click here for further information.
