Strategy & Business Development Manager

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21.000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.  

Right in the heart of Vattenfall, at Business Area (BA) Markets, you will find an inspiring international environment, with a culture of care and personal growth, enabling you to be who you are, having fun, building strong relationships and learning every day. Find out what our colleagues think about our culture: https://youtu.be/-9qGrDUCptA

We employ around 500 professionals who are active across Europe with offices in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to drive the energy transition together. Our role in Vattenfall is to maximize the value of the overall portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging, and sourcing for Vattenfall's sales and generation volumes. We serve as Vattenfall’s single access to energy commodity markets and trade electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates.  

Job Description

It’s an exciting time to be in the energy sector – and we want you to be part of it.

As a Business Development Manager within BA Markets, you will join the Strategy & Business Development team, playing a key role in shaping our future and driving Vattenfall’s ambition to enable a fossil-free life within one generation.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, contribute to strategic decision-making, and lead initiatives that drive growth, efficiency, and innovation across BA Markets.

Your role

In this position, you will take on a broad and impactful scope of responsibilities:

• Drive and support the BA Markets strategy process, including preparation of quarterly business reviews and key presentations to senior management and the Board
• Provide market and competitor analyses, identifying trends, opportunities, and new business models in the evolving energy landscape
• Lead and contribute to strategic and cross-functional projects, including collaborations with other business areas such as BA Wind and BA Customers & Solutions
• Identify and develop new business opportunities, particularly in areas such as decarbonization, flexibility, and renewable energy solutions
• Contribute to large-scale transformation initiatives, promoting digitalization, AI, and new ways of working
• Analyse emerging topics such as hydrogen and biogas, translating market developments into strategic implications for BA Markets
• Act as a strong partner to the BA Markets Management Team, working closely with the Head of BA Markets and senior stakeholders

Qualifications

Your profile

We are looking for a motivated and curious professional who enjoys working in a dynamic and collaborative environment:

• 2–5 years of experience in the energy sector or a related field
• Experience in strategy, business development, or project work (e.g. consulting or in-house roles) is a strong advantage
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex topics into clear insights
• A structured and proactive working style with the ability to work independently
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in working with senior stakeholders
• Interest in energy transition topics such as decarbonization, renewables, and new energy solutions
• A team player with a positive mindset and ambition to grow and develop

What we offer

At Vattenfall, you become part of an international and future-oriented environment where your ideas truly matter.

• A unique opportunity to actively shape the energy transition
• Exposure to top management and strategic decision-making
• A collaborative and ambitious team with strong team spirit
• Opportunities for personal and professional development
• Flexible working conditions supporting a healthy work–life balance

Additional Information

We welcome your application in English, no later than 24th of July 2026. 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. 

For information regarding the process you are welcome to contact Recruiter Jil Ungethüm: +49 40 790221378. 

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be 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.

The trade union representatives in Sweden can be reached via Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00. Sven-Gunnar Gremlin, Akademikerna and Anders Bohlin, Unionen.

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical societal infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security classified, and you may be assigned a wartime placement.
If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any potential wartime placement is based on the employment contract and the Swedish Total Defence Service Act.

We look forward to receiving your application!