Development Manager, Sustainable Digital Solutions

Are you our next creator of change?

This is for you who wants to have a real impact on creating a healthier planet for our children every day. At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals. 

Do you want to build a more sustainable future together? Are you eager to develop digital solutions from an idea to concept to support companies in their climate goals? Do you have the right attitude and mindset to push development forward and find ways to create more value to the customers?
 
We are looking for you,

Development Manager, Sustainable Digital Solutions 

to lead the development of our digital Carbon Footprint and Impact services to B2B customers.

Our Sustainable Solutions and Partnerships team is part of the Marketing and Services business unit in Neste and  responsible for the acceleration of digital sustainable solutions and partnerships that help our B2B customers to reduce their own carbon footprint and create sustainable business offering. 

We are in an exciting phase of our journey and we are looking for someone who is eager to take the next steps with us and help shift the business mindset towards customer-centricity.
 
Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We work in an inspiring and evolving business environment, where everything we do serves one purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children. To drive a growing impact as a global leader in renewable and circular solutions we live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves. 
 
Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global growing company we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working.

In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, and an extensive membership in a sickness or health insurance fund. We also support leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture.
 
More about the job
 
Your role in creating a sustainable future
 

In this role, the focus will be coordinating the road map and development of our current and new sustainable digital solutions that support our customers’ in reducing their own and value chain emissions and measuring their climate impact. You will lead the definition of a sustainable services roadmap and work closely together with the internal and external partners, ensuring that nothing falls through the gaps when delivering the services to our customers. Your location will be in Espoo with flexible remote working opportunities.

 
This is a “hands on” -role where you get to:
 

• Lead and coordinate the development of our current and new digital carbon footprint and impact services to B2B customers
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders communicating our vision and roadmap
• Develop our service offering in sustainable services
• Prioritise the backlog and oversee the development process
• Develop our capabilities to gather and manage sustainability data
• Develop ways of working
• Ensure smooth digital service delivery and superior customer experience across channels   
• Be the change maker in the industry that is rapidly changing

Keys to success in this role
 

We aim to build a diverse team of strong professionals. Some of the qualities we are looking for include:

• 5+ years experience of developing digital services/solutions
• Persistence and ability to lead and manage complex projects
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to network and coordinate the work with different stakeholders
• Business-oriented mindset 
• Passion to develop new and eagerness to push the extra mile  
• Excellent communication in English, Finnish is seen as a plus

 
Other strengths we value

• Background or strong interest in sustainability: e.g.experience from sustainability services, LCA or carbon footprint calculations 
• Relevant experience from commercial development, service management and/or ownership
• Relevant studies (B.Sc) in Business, Engineering, Environment etc.
• Knowledge of the energy industry and/or relevant B2B industry seen as a plus 

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application with a salary request by October 1st, 2023. If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Kirsi Liira, Team Lead, Sustainable Solutions and Partnerships, kirsi.liira@neste.com or +358 (0)40 5651830 on September 22th at 14-15 or September 26th at 12-13 (EEST).

We will do our best to contact you within 1 week after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place on week 41. The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A security clearance is obtained with their consent. 

About Neste

Neste creates solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. With over 75 years of refining expertise, we are now the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals. We have set aspirational targets for climate, biodiversity, human rights, as well as our supply chain and raw materials. Our ambition is to make the Porvoo oil refinery in Finland the most sustainable refinery in Europe by 2030. Together with our partners we are aiming at a carbon neutral and nature positive value chain by 2040. Our success is created by 5,400 professionals working in 16 countries. Read more: neste.com. Get inspired by our story.