To increase our leadership capacity and support the ongoing green transition, we are now looking for an experienced Team Leader to lead the energy business at Spinverse. If you’re excited about working together with diverse and brilliant experts and being part of a company working for a good cause, solving global challenges, we would love to hear from you. This is a newly formed company-wide role in Gothenburg. In the upcoming six months, we’ll both recruit externally and internally to this team to get it up and running.

We boast a proven track record of consulting, coordinating and managing complex innovation projects in the energy sector. Our responsibilities include public and private funding acquisition, proposal preparation, consortium building and project management. We have successfully assisted customers in securing substantial funding for large-scale energy projects across Europe. These projects focus on reducing industrial carbon footprints and greenhouse gas emissions, underscoring our commitment to advancing sustainable energy initiatives.

By joining Spinverse as the Team Leader for the Energy business, you will play a key role in driving innovation in the energy sector. You will lead a growing team of experts that guides customers through project development, secure funding and ensure a successful project completion. At the same time, you’ll help grow our business by building strong relationships, finding new opportunities and developing practical solutions to meet our customers’  needs. This role offers a chance to make a real impact, combining technical expertise with a focus on sustainable growth and a future with cleaner energy alternatives.

The following outlines the key roles and responsibilities for this position in more detail, encompassing sales and business development, leadership and team management as well as strategic planning to drive our collective success:

Sales and business development

• Leading sales for the energy business
• Leading business development, developing new ideas, designing consulting services and solutions to meet the client’s requirements
• Creating and maintaining an understanding of the market and technology trends as well as knowledge of the competitors and potential partners.

Leadership and team management

• Taking a proactive role in setting and guiding the team towards achieving its shared business objectives
• Sparring, coaching and supporting team members and project managers in the project delivery
• Organising and growing the team in a way which best supports meeting the KPIs and sales targets
• Executing people processes: recruitment, onboarding, target setting, learning and development
• Driving company culture and supporting team members to work in Spinverse way.

Strategic planning

• Providing input to strategy on Business Unit level and implementing strategy in own team.

What we look for in a Team Leader

• Relevant academic background
• Business and/or industrial experience within the Energy sector or closely related areas. Experience in consulting is considered as an asset
• Strong track record in solution sales and leadership in enterprise environment
• Deep understanding of corporate business cultures and a proven track record within proactive sales to large companies in Europe
• Excellent leadership and social skills
• Ability to recruit and attract talent
• Strong coaching skills ability to build inspiring working environment
• Strong problem-solving skills, systematic, effective, and goal-oriented way of working
• Strong written and spoken language skills in Swedish and English.

What do we offer?

At Spinverse, we invite you to be part of a community where diversity, groundbreaking innovation and  commitment to a positive impact are the cornerstones of our culture. In your role, you will play a key part in shaping a brighter and more sustainable future for Europe.

Our team is a mosaic of over 20 nationalities, each member bringing their own invaluable insights and experiences that enrich our collaboration. Our status as a Great Place to Work certified organisation demonstrates the inclusive and impactful work culture we’ve built.

We ensure that your dedication and leadership are met with a rewarding compensation package, including a base salary, a performance-linked bonus and a range of benefits.

To apply

If this position sounds attractive to you, please apply by uploading your CV and cover letter in English by February  24^th, 2025 We look forward to hearing from you! For more information on this open position, do not hesitate to contact Timo Ropponen, VP Sustainable Industries.

Spinverse is the Nordic leader in innovation consulting. We help our customers solve global challenges and grow through innovations – digitalization and sustainability being the driving needs. Our highly qualified experts are committed to making an impact on groundbreaking projects. We are fortunate to collaborate with innovative people, companies and institutes from all over Europe. Spinverse is the forerunner in bringing together large company-led R&D projects and ecosystems and we work across many industry segments, focusing on areas where there is public funding to stimulate innovation. For more information, please visit: www.spinverse.com.

Contact person:

Timo Ropponen +358 50 588 0440

Are you passionate about technologies, disruptive, world-changing innovations and co-creating new business opportunities in the defence sector? If you answered yes, read on.

Spinverse is now looking for an experienced Project Manager to join the Defence and Security team in Espoo. You would work with the most innovative companies and research organisations of varying sizes in defence and dual-use sector, and support them with their public funding proposals (scoping and grant writing) and project coordination. Your main responsibility as a Project Manager is to ensure that your customer projects are running smoothly and meet the requirements.

What will you do as Project Manager?

• Design, mobilize, and build innovation projects that typically involve multiple stakeholders.
• Transform project concepts into the required proposal format, detailing backgrounds and project impacts, and actively participates in grant writing.
• Coordinate and delegate tasks to internal team members and clients, ensuring everyone understands their roles and responsibilities.
• Ensure the delivery of a high-quality proposal that meets all requirements and deadlines.
• Lead overall stakeholder communication, fostering trust and strong relationships with all project stakeholders.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of ongoing innovation projects, such as those funded by the European Defence Fund.

What we expect from you?

• Relevant academic background: Master’s degree in military science or a relevant technical field, such as engineering 
• Master’s degree in a relevant technical field, such as engineering
• Strong project management skills and systematic approach to working
• Passion for continuous learning and interest in military technology
• A solution-oriented, active and flexible working style
• Strong communication and organization skills, experienced in multi-partner collaboration
• Willingness and ability to embrace and grasp technical topics and skilfully write about them
• Strong written and spoken English language skills, Finnish language is preferred but not a must.

Experience on writing funding proposals and understanding on EU funding instruments such as European Defence Fund (EDF) and Horizon Europe are a valuable advantage but not an absolute must.

What you can expect from us

• A front seat to participate in planning of interesting Pan-European projects developing ground-breaking defence technologies and innovations
• Opportunities to network / work together with key players in the defence industry.
• An opportunity to enhance and apply your project management skills within a supportive and international work environment
• A team of almost 100 professionals that provides you with the support you need to succeed 
• A rewarding compensation package, including a base salary, and performance-linked bonus plan. Beyond monetary rewards, we provide a range of benefits aimed at enhancing quality of life, including extensive healthcare plan, lunch benefit, sports, cultural, and well-being resources through ePassi.

How to apply

Please submit your application letter and CV by February 21st, 2025 through our recruitment system. Act soon, as we may contact you before the application deadline! For more information on this open position, do not hesitate to contact Anu Ilmonen, Director, Team leader for the Defence and Security team: tel. +358 400 263 251 (February 11th, 2025 at 9:30 – 16:30).

Spinverse is the Nordic leader in innovation consulting. We help our customers solve global challenges and grow through innovations – digitalization and sustainability being the driving needs. Our highly qualified experts are committed to making an impact on groundbreaking projects. We are fortunate to collaborate with innovative people, companies and institutes from all over Europe. Spinverse is the forerunner in bringing together large company-led R&D projects and ecosystems and we work across many industry segments, focusing on areas where there is public funding to stimulate innovation. For more information, please visit: www.spinverse.com.

Contact person:

Anu Ilmonen +358 400 263251

Spinverse is the Nordic leader in Innovation Consulting, specialized in creating open innovation ecosystems, funding, corporate renewal and boosting growth. We drive innovation in all key industries: health, electronics, ICT & security, circular bio-economy, manufacturing and energy to solve the major global challenges.

Our customers range from largest corporations to the smartest growth companies in the Nordic countries and other parts of Europe. We help our clients to manage innovation portfolios, build project plans, select partners, find funding and lead the projects. Together with our clients we build new businesses from 100 M€ upwards.

Spinverse employs more than 60 international professionals at its offices in Finland, Sweden and Germany.

To increase our delivery capacity and client reach, we are looking for experienced freelancers around Europe. You will be involved in a wide range of consulting assignments, typically in the areas of Open Innovation, corporate renewal and growth.

Our value proposition for the freelance partners is a win-win relationship that allows the freelancer to:

1. better focus on assignments in their core areas of expertise and together win assignments that neither of the partners alone could sell or deliver;
2. increase the sales and the share of billable hours by leveraging the Spinverse brand as well as marketing and sales resources;
3. leverage Spinverse’s capacity of delivery support and administration to reduce the time spent on supplementary activities.

We are looking for different freelancers for a variety of roles, including:

1. Bid writing expert, with successful track record in national and EU funding instruments and proposal preparation;
2. Multi-party program and ecosystem expert, with good project work and management skills in certain industries or across industry boundaries;
3. Customer relationship guru, capable to act as the interface between the client and Spinverse’s program execution team.

Relevant Competencies:

• M.Sc. or D.Sc., for example in engineering, industrial management, economics or natural sciences
• Excellent writing and presentation skills in English (especially technology-related), other European languages are a plus
• Business and / or industrial experience especially within bio-refining, ICT (e.g. 5G, cyber security, FinTech, AI/ML, BigData) or Industry 4.0 (e.g. digital twins, sensors, data analytics) sectors as well as private fundraising and public funding applications (National/EU instruments)
• Understanding of business cultures of entrepreneurs, corporate executives, scientists etc.
• Good social skills and ability to interact with customers and project stakeholders in a client-oriented way
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to challenge the customers
• Ability to prioritise and attention to detail

To express your interest in the freelancer relationship, please send your LinkedIn Profile URL or resume, cover letter (max 500 words) with an indication of your typical daily rates in relevant projects.

Contact person:

Dijana Soininen +358 400 248 973