Lead Commercial Performance Through Data-Driven Business Impact as Manager of Performance & Business Analytics

Are you ready for the next step in your career? We are looking for a Head of Performance & Business Analytics who can turn commercial data into actionable business insights and help shape better decisions across the business. In this role, you will lead the Commercial Excellence analytics function while owning the commercial fact base across Sales, Service, Installed Base, Pricing, Marketing, and Customer Lifecycle Management. You will drive analytics initiatives that improve forecasting accuracy, increase sales productivity, and support profitable market expansion. Working across business strategy, commercial operations, finance, CRM systems, and analytics capabilities, you will play a key role in helping the organization achieve stronger commercial performance.

Your responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of process development specialists to improve process performance across multiple functions.
• Own and develop the Commercial Excellence analytics function and commercial fact base.
• Partner with leaders across production, supply chain, sales, and other functions to identify key development opportunities.
• Lead cross-functional process development projects and ensure actions deliver targeted business results.
• Transform commercial data into actionable insights that support business growth and decision-making.
• Provide transparency, analytics, and decision-support tools to commercial leaders.
• Improve forecasting accuracy, sales productivity, and profitable market expansion through analytics-driven recommendations.
• Analyze business needs, resource requirements, and internal demand to prioritize development activities.
• Manage team recruitment, performance management, and succession planning.
• Act as a bridge between business strategy, commercial operations, finance, CRM systems, and advanced analytics capabilities.

Expectations from you

• Engineering Degree in Mechanical, or Electrical.
• You have 4-7 years of relevant experience.
• You have experience leading teams and managing specialist resources.
• You have a strong understanding of process development and business performance improvement.
• You have experience working across multiple business functions and stakeholder groups.
• You can lead cross-functional projects and drive measurable business outcomes.
• You can analyze business needs, resource requirements, and competing priorities.
• You have experience using analytics to support commercial decision-making.
• You can work effectively across sales, service, marketing, finance, CRM, and business operations environments.

To succeed in this role

Success in this role requires the ability to connect commercial strategy with analytics and process development to drive measurable business results. You must be able to lead cross-functional initiatives, prioritize development activities based on business needs, and convert complex commercial data into actionable insights that improve performance. Strong leadership capabilities, stakeholder management, and experience working across business, finance, operations, and analytics functions are essential.

We also expect you to align with Valmet’s Leadership Principles—practical behaviors that guide how we lead, collaborate, and succeed together:

• Take accountability – Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and follow through
• Lead with courage – Champion change, try bold ideas, and learn quickly
• Build on trust – Listen to understand, be open, and create psychological safety
• Collaborate for growth – Work across boundaries, value diverse perspectives, and focus on customer value

We offer

You will join a team responsible for Commercial Excellence analytics and commercial performance insights. The team owns the commercial fact base across Sales, Service, Installed Base, Pricing, Marketing, and Customer Lifecycle Management, providing the transparency and analytics needed for informed decision-making. Together, the team supports growth initiatives, forecasting improvements, sales productivity, and profitable market expansion. The function works closely with business strategy, commercial operations, finance, CRM systems, and analytics stakeholders, creating a highly collaborative environment with broad business exposure. You will have the opportunity to lead both people and business improvement initiatives while contributing directly to commercial success.

Valmet offers an inspiring and challenging position with opportunities to make a meaningful impact. You will work in a collaborative environment that supports professional development, innovation, and continuous learning. We value our employees and provide opportunities to grow your skills while contributing to business success.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers; we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.

At Valmet, diversity of thought drives innovation. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive environment, where people can be themselves and are supported to contribute at their best. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential, never on personal characteristics such as gender, gender identity, age, ethnicity, nationality, disability, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, or political views.

Join the team – and lead the way with us!

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