Director Strategy and Business Development

Are you passionate about shaping Kongsberg Maritimes strategic direction and shaping the future of maritime? Are you eager to drive growth, enable our business to be at the forefront of maritime and the preferred choice for customers? If so, Kongsberg Maritime wants you!

We are looking for the next Director Strategy and Business Development in our global Sales and Marketing organization. This is a great opportunity to develop your career within a global organization with great people and great offerings.  

You will be part of the Global Sales and Marketing leadership team, reporting to EVP Sales and Marketing in Kongsberg Maritime.

You will be the one who drives: 

• Strategic Plans: Look for ways to grow the business, craft our Sales Roadmap that drives growth. Develop long-term strategic sales plans and ensure we track against.

• Market Insights: Collect, analyze and work to embed market and industry data, competitor intelligence, and customer feedback into sales plans.
• Business cases: Develop and refine business cases including market potential, pricing, value propositions etc that align with our sales objectives.
• Collaboration: Engage with the different parts of the business to ensure the market requirements are embedded in their development plans. Be the integrator!
• Functional expertise: participate in different technology fora and steering committees. Work closely with the Business Development community. Represent the voice of the customer!
• Strategic projects: participate in or take lead on strategic projects for the company. Be a company-wide capacity!
• Strategic leadership and cultural catalyst: Actively contribute to operational and strategic discussions in the leadership team and foster a great leadership culture. Be a positive driving force!

We highly appreciate the following background and experience: 

• Masters degree within Business Administration, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, or related field
• Experience: Minimum 4-5 years of experience in consultancy or a similar role with exposure to strategic analysis, data interpretation, and business planning.
• Solid financial understanding and a commercial mind-set with knowledge of how to establish strategies and plans

Since you will be working in a global environment, we expect you to have strong English skills and be able to travel as required.  

This employment may require security clearance by the Norwegian National Security Authority, clearance through Civil Aviation Authority or a background check. Please note that this might affect the offer process or employment.

Your personal capabilities and skills are in the areas of:

• Strong analytical and strategic skills; an analytical mind-set with the ability to translate data into actionable business plans.
• Effective Communication: Able to influence and communicate effectively, including developing structured and high-quality material for strategic decision-making
• Drive: Exhibit a strong personal drive and commitment and interested and willing to go the extra mile to succeed
• Collaborative: Collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, across multiple disciplines and act as an integrator

We are welcoming diversity into our team gender, nationality, experience and age - particularly encouraging young aspiring candidates to apply.

What we will offer:

• Be part of a diverse team spread across 34 countries, embracing collaboration and cultural diversity.
• Professional and personal development and career opportunities including access to training programs and mentorship opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement
• Competitive pay and benefits, including attractive insurance policies and pension schemes
• To take part in the green shift for the ocean space and work with sustainable and exciting solutions for the future.

Work location: Preferably one of our main locations in Nordic or one of our major hubs in Europe