General Manager, Trade Compliance

Job title:

General Manager, Trade Compliance

Company

Wärtsilä

Job description

Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more 125 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services – together. Want to join the ride?Wärtsilä Energy Business is looking for a General Manager, Trade Compliance to join our Energy Legal & Compliance team in Finland.As a GM, Trade Compliance in the Energy Legal & Compliance team, you will handle various types of compliance matters within the Energy Business. Your role focuses on ensuring compliance with trade regulations and export control matters. You will support the Energy Business by providing advice, solutions, information, and intelligence on trade compliance and export control issues during the sales phase, project execution, and other operational matters.In this position, you will be part of a global legal team and report to the Head of Energy Legal Governance in Wärtsilä Energy Business. The preferred location for this position is Helsinki, Finland, but Vaasa and Turku can also be considered. We offer a flexible hybrid working model.What are your main responsibilities?

• Provide commercially oriented and solution-based trade compliance advice in all operative business matters
• Provide solutions-based support to Energy Businesses in all trade compliance and export control-related questions
• Develop state-of-the-art tools and processes for Energy Business in the trade compliance and export control domain in a global setting
• Develop and strengthen trade compliance strategy, guidance and practices in Energy Business
• Ensure trade compliance and governance implementation in the Energy Business and Wärtsilä at large
• Support trade compliance and governance management in Business and contribute to the development of trade compliance practices, tools and processes at the group level
• Provide training to Energy Businesses on relevant trade compliance issues

What do we expect from you?

• A relevant university degree
• A minimum of 5 years work experience in a similar role and with experience from a global setting
• Excellent understanding of trade compliance and export control in a global setting, coupled with an ability to translate global and future requirements into tangible actions for the Energy Business
• Work experience in trade compliance and export control, especially trade sanction issues, related challenges and a proven track record of solving them
• Experience in trade compliance topics related to both sales and supply chain management

Other skills:

• Excellent command of English, both written and oral
• Solid presentation and communication skills
• Excellent influencing skills and the ability to manage a variety of stakeholder networks
• Good time management skills and the ability to navigate through different priorities
• Business-oriented mindset with the ability to provide sound legal solutions with an optimal risk-reward balance
• You understand how trade compliance solutions and guidance impact the financial results
• Team-oriented with a positive and flexible attitude
• Ability and willingness to work in a multi-cultural organisation and virtual teams
• Readiness to travel

Why you and us?This position offers a concrete possibility to contribute to the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. You will be a part of a global organization with a local presence and work in an exciting and dynamic working environment with highly motivated and skilled colleagues. We offer interesting and challenging work as well as personal and professional development possibilities in a dynamic team.Contact & next steps:Please submit your application by 17.01.2025, through our Careers portal. Applications submitted via email will not be considered. After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation email.In case you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact:Henrik Rak
Head of Energy Legal Governance, Energy Business
henrik.rak@wartsila.comLast application date: 17/01/2025At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.All new Wärtsilä employees in Finland will attend occupational health checks, including drug tests/screenings. When a person is located outside of Finland, the country’s legislation is followed.This is WärtsiläWärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,800 professionals, in more than 280 locations in 79 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on .

Expected salary

Location

Suomi

Job date

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:15:59 GMT

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