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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in end-to-end M&A processes, including industry analysis, deal execution, and post-merger integration. Proven ability to develop strategic partnerships and lead cross-functional teams in a high-technology environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
End-To-End M&A ExperienceStrategic Partnership DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementCross-Functional Team LeadershipBusiness Case Development
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Hard Skills
M&A StrategyBusiness DevelopmentDue DiligenceFinancial AnalysisMarket AssessmentNegotiationIntegration PlanningIndustry AnalysisCompany AssessmentPresentation Skills
Soft Skills
NetworkingInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsConfidence in AmbiguityCuriosity
Tools & Technologies
AI ToolsMeasurement TechnologiesIndustrial Automation
Certifications & Qualifications
Master's Degree in BusinessMaster's Degree in Engineering
Industry Keywords
Management ConsultingPrivate EquityHigh-Technology EnvironmentGlobal OrganizationCross-Functional Integration
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Drive growth and expansion by identifying, developing, and executing strategic initiatives, inorganic growth opportunities, and high-impact partnerships
- Lead sourcing, evaluation, and execution of acquisition opportunities, initially focusing on Industrial Instruments
- Collaborate with leadership teams to define M&A strategies supporting expansion into new offerings, markets, geographies, and business models
- Build a proprietary deal pipeline and work with external advisors to generate active inbound deal flow
- Engage with top management of potential target companies to assess offerings, markets, customer segments, technologies, financials, and organizations
- Oversee end-to-end deal execution with Group functions, including business-case development, due diligence, negotiations, and integration planning
- Own business due diligence and secure stakeholder commitment to business plans and synergy realization
- Lead cross-functional post-merger integration with regional sales, product management, and support functions
- Develop strategic partnerships with solution and channel partners, industry organizations, and ecosystem stakeholders
- Propose minority investments combined with industrial collaboration when direct acquisition is not preferred
- Develop Vaisala’s M&A and strategic-partnership practices through best practices, tools, processes, and stakeholder training
- Report to the Director, M&A, Industrial Measurements
Requirements
What you’ll need- A Master's degree in business, engineering, or a related field
- 7–10 years of experience in management consulting, private equity, business development, strategy, or partnerships, including hands-on responsibility for M&A
- End-to-end M&A and partnership experience, from industry analysis and company assessment through deal execution and post-merger integration, across commercial, technical, financial, and operational topics
- Ability to identify industry and technology trends and translate them into proactive M&A and partnership strategies
- Confidence working with ambiguity and driving early-stage, iterative business development
- Excellent networking, stakeholder-management, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to engage with top management of target companies and secure buy-in at multiple organizational levels
- Experience leading global, cross-functional teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to create compelling business cases and presentations and represent Vaisala externally
- Experience working in a high-technology environment and a global, matrixed organization
- Knowledge of measurement technologies or industrial automation is considered an advantage
- Curiosity and a growth mindset to explore, learn, and apply AI tools in daily work
Benefits
Comp & perks- Opportunity to shape Vaisala’s growth strategy, portfolio expansion, and market positioning
- Global role collaborating with business lines, leadership teams, group functions, and external stakeholders
- Opportunity to work at the intersection of business strategy, strategic product management, technology acquisition, and commercial execution
- Opportunity to develop M&A and strategic-partnership practices by sharing best practices, tools, and processes and training key stakeholders
- Opportunity to explore, learn, and apply AI tools in daily work