Do you want to help our SME customers build innovation projects?

Spinverse is now looking for a Project Manager based in Finland or Sweden to join our experts and help our SME customers with their business development and funding needs. 

Who we are:

Spinverse is the Nordic leader in innovation consulting, helping customers grow and solve global challenges with innovations. We are proud to be able to contribute to projects that drive towards making this world a better place: oftentimes our projects are related to digitalization and sustainability in the areas of health technologies, bioeconomy, circular economy, smart cities, built environments, energy and manufacturing to mention a few. We are committed to support customers to secure public funding, find partners for collaboration and make an impact with groundbreaking innovations.

What you will do:

• Work as an expert in innovation projects, with a special focus on financial modeling and project financing 
• Gather, analyse, and document information 
• Assess technological, financial and business data and concepts  
• Bring financial expertise to the projects
• Write funding proposals, business plans, and financial plans 
• Assist customers in building financial projections within project frameworks   
• Participate in sales and development activities / projects. 

What we expect from you:

• Academic degree in finance or business
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in working in a company of related fields. Experience from investment banks, VCs or other financing companies is highly appreciated.
• Good communication, customer management, presentation and networking skills
• Understanding of SME business and revenue models
• Strong interest towards technological innovations and their commercialisation
• Strong writing skills, ability to explain complex concepts and synthesize comprehensive business texts
• Quick adaptability to changing, fast-paced environments, with ability to multitask is highly appreciated.
  
  Understanding of EU funding instruments and proposal preparation is a valuable advantage but not an absolute must.

What you can expect from us:

• A unique chance to develop and embrace your project financing expertise and consultancy skills in an encouraging and global work environment
• A front seat to participate in interesting projects developing groundbreaking technologies and innovations, that may make the world a better place
• A growing international team of 70+ highly educated experts that provides you with the support you need to succeed
• Flexibility for remote working.

How to apply
Please submit your application letter and CV no later than 23^rd December 2021. For more information on this open position, do not hesitate to contact Maria Papina, Director, Growth Companies by e-mail or at + 358 40 770 0055.

ABOUT SPINVERSE

Spinverse is the Nordic leader in innovation consulting, helping customers grow and solve global challenges with innovations. Our experts are committed to support customers to secure public funding, find partners for collaboration and make an impact with groundbreaking projects. Digitalisation and sustainability are driving the need for our customers to renew and grow through innovation. These customers range from the most disruptive large enterprises to smartest growth companies throughout Europe. www.spinverse.com

Contact person:

Maria Papina Swe: +46 70 844 9777; Fin: +358 40 770 0055

Do you want to help our SME customers build innovation projects?

Spinverse is now looking for a Project Manager based in Finland or Sweden to join our experts and help our SME customers with their business development and funding needs. 

Who we are:

Spinverse is the Nordic leader in innovation consulting, helping customers grow and solve global challenges with innovations. We are proud to be able to contribute to projects that drive towards making this world a better place: oftentimes our projects are related to digitalization and sustainability in the areas of health technologies, bioeconomy, circular economy, smart cities, built environments, energy and manufacturing to mention a few. We are committed to support customers to secure public funding, find partners for collaboration and make an impact with groundbreaking innovations.

What you will do:

• Plan and manage parallel customer projects with outstanding quality, measuring project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
• Work with our high-growth SME customers, helping them in defining the project scope and objectives, as well as project planning
• Contribute to project team effort ensuring technical and economic feasibility of the proposed project
• Find suitable partners, provide coaching for pitching and support with funding proposals
• Head the project teams making sure everyone knows their role and duties, and are feeling supported
• Nurture and develop key customer relationships, actively listening to the customers and demonstrating expertise by understanding their needs.

What we expect from you:

• Academic background in industrial management, business, economics or finance
• Proven experience of 5+ years in project management
• Good communication, presentation and networking skills
• Solid organizational and time-management skills including fierce attention to detail

• Understanding of SME business and revenue models
• Strong writing skills, ability to put things together and synthesize business texts
• Customer orientation, supported by a genuine interest in innovation and new technologies.

Beneficial skills:

• Knowledge of EIC Accelerator and understanding of other EU funding instruments is a valuable advantage but not an absolute must
• Experience in sales and/or business development
• Proactiveness, quick adaptability to changing, fast-paced environments, with ability to multitask. Alternatively, a well-rounded sense of humour would work.

What you can expect from us:

• A unique chance to develop and embrace your consultancy and project management skills in an encouraging and global work environment
• A front seat to participate in interesting projects developing groundbreaking technologies and innovations
• A growing international team of 70+ highly educated experts that provides you with the support you need to succeed
• Flexibility for remote working
• Team with a sense of humor.

How to apply
Please submit your application letter and CV no later than 23^rd December 2021. For more information on this open position, do not hesitate to contact Maria Papina, Director, Growth Companies by e-mail or at + 358 40 770 0055.

ABOUT SPINVERSE

Spinverse is the Nordic leader in innovation consulting, helping customers grow and solve global challenges with innovations. Our experts are committed to support customers to secure public funding, find partners for collaboration and make an impact with groundbreaking projects. Digitalisation and sustainability are driving the need for our customers to renew and grow through innovation. These customers range from the most disruptive large enterprises to smartest growth companies throughout Europe. www.spinverse.com

Contact person:

Maria Papina Swe: +46 70 844 9777; Fin: +358 40 770 0055

Do you want to help our customers build innovation projects in health technologies?

Spinverse is now looking for a Project Manager based in Finland to join our experts and help our customers build open innovation projects in health technologies. 

Who we are:

Spinverse is the Nordic leader in innovation consulting, helping customers grow and solve global challenges with innovations. We are proud to be able to contribute to projects that drive towards making this world a better place: oftentimes our projects are related to digitalization and sustainability in the areas of health technologies, bioeconomy, circular economy, smart cities, built environments, energy and manufacturing to mention a few examples. We are committed to support customers to secure public funding, find partners for collaboration and make an impact with ground-breaking innovations.

What you’ll do:

• Design, build and mobilise innovation projects
• Lead the project teams making sure everyone knows their role and duties
• Work with companies and research organisations of varying sizes and support them with funding rounds
• Assess financial, technological and business data and concepts
• Create large project entities and write project plans including backgrounds and project impacts
• Communicate and build trust between project parties
• Identify and open up new sales opportunities.

What we expect from you:

• Relevant academic background such as medicine, pharmacy, biochemistry, health technology or similar
• Proven experience of 10+ years in project management in a relevant healthcare industry
• Good communication, presentation and networking skills
• Understanding of business and revenue models
• Strong interest towards technological innovations and their commercialisation
• Ability to tackle technical aspects
• Strong writing skills, ability to put things together and synthesize texts.

What you can expect from us

• A unique chance to develop and embrace your consultancy and project management skills in an encouraging and global work environment
• A front seat to participate in interesting projects developing groundbreaking technologies and innovations
• A growing team of 70+ highly educated experts that provides you with the support you need to succeed
• Flexibility for remote working.

How to apply
Please submit your application letter and CV no later than 30^th November 2021. For more information on this open position, do not hesitate to contact Health tech Team Leader Rohit Sood at + 358 50 530 2863. on 17^th or 18^th November between 12 and 13.

ABOUT SPINVERSE

Spinverse is the Nordic leader in innovation consulting, helping customers grow and solve global challenges with innovations. Our experts are committed to support customers to secure public funding, find partners for collaboration and make an impact with groundbreaking projects. Digitalisation and sustainability are driving the need for our customers to renew and grow through innovation. These customers range from the most disruptive large enterprises to smartest growth companies throughout Europe. www.spinverse.com

Contact person:

Rohit Sood +358 50 530 2863

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 some 50 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
• Prioritization capability 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. We would also appreciate you to fill in the Freelancer Profile sheet for matching experts to client assignments. We will be contacting you as soon as we have reviewed your proposal.

Contact person:

Mikko J. Salminen +358 50 387 0007