Associate Strategy Advisor

Job Description

Company Description

The Business Area Wind is responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore- and Offshore Wind as well as other non-hydro renewable activities like Solar and Batteries. Our offshore business is amongst the top three players globally and we recently took final investment decision on Nordlicht 1 and 2, to jointly create Germany’s largest offshore wind farm. The offshore wind portfolio consists at present of 4.5 GW installed capacity and several projects in development. It is our clear ambition to continue our profitable growth in the future to help Vattenfall succeed in its mission of fossil freedom. Offshore wind is a key contributor of the green electrons and molecules required to support our customer’s decarbonisation journey.

Job Description

Do you want to shape the future of BU Offshore?

Vattenfall is looking for a solution-oriented, goal-driven person, who shares our passion for building a sustainable society and energy landscape. As Associate Strategy Advisor you will report to the Head of Strategic Projects, a strategic oriented function in the Business Unit Offshore.

As Associate Strategy Advisor and part of our project teams, you will closely collaborate with our internal sponsors to find solutions to our most complex challenges. Our business as well as the industry is in rapid change. To be successful, you need to leverage your strategic and commercial thinking and apply your problem solving skills. We work in an international setting and with direct exposure to senior management. With us, you can develop and grow professionally. On your journey, you will be supported by a diverse group of peers, who have a background from management consulting companies or have previously worked in strategy functions.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with the following skills/qualifications:

Background

• Advanced university degree (or equal) in business/economics/engineering with 2-3 years of work experience at a leading strategy-/management consulting firm
• Aptitude for problem solving, analytics, strategic, critical and creative thinking
• Proven ability to solve assignments with senior guidance (quantitative analysis and organizational/process assignments), and to take ownership to develop solutions
• First track record in project management
• First experience in working with and presenting to Senior Management
• Experience in the Wind industry preferable, but not required
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills

Mindset

• Passionate about creating a sustainable energy landscape
• Structured, pro-active, motivated and comfortable to work independently on tasks
• Working with an end-to-end mindset; able to see the big picture, while understanding the right amount of details to include to deliver success
• Strong stakeholder manager, cooperative team player and an excellent communicator within an international environment
• Committed to deadlines and eager to take ownership

Additional Information

Our offer

We offer you a challenging and independent job in an informal and international working environment. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Location

The location can be in Amsterdam, Berlin, Hamburg or London. You will work in a European virtual team. As you will have colleagues based in different locations, some travel activities related to your work in North-western Europe are expected.

Process and time line

We welcome your application in English, including CV and cover letter via the application button at the bottom of this page. Be aware that you must have a valid working permit in the location you are applying for before starting your employment. 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. Please let us know your salary expectations. The application deadline is July 2, 2025.

For more information about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Recruiter Cristina Sigel via mail: cristina.sigel@vattenfall.de

At Vattenfall, we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights irrespective of sex, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity.

We are looking forward to receiving your application!