Manager for Group Strategy and Business Development
We are seeking a Strategy Manager based in our Hedehusene location to join the Group Strategy and Business Development team.
Ready to help build a better future for generations to come?
In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.
Join us and make a difference!
Your future team:
Joining us at our HQ in Hedehusene, you become part of our Group Strategy and Business Development team. Here, you will be welcomed by an ambitious and dedicated team, who owns the Group strategy and drives top priority projects.
What you will be doing:
In Group Strategy we drive high-impact strategic projects and enterprise-wide strategic priorities that shape the direction of the ROCKWOOL Group. The role independently leads strategic investigations, develops decision-ready recommendations, and influences key decisions at Group Executive Management level. Working across regions, businesses and functions, the Manager acts as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, and Executive Management. The role regularly engages with top executive management and CEO-level stakeholders to support strategic decision-making and long-term value creation.
Reframe ambiguous, complex problems into clear, decision-ready strategic choices for leadership
Build distinctive insight on priority topics - going beyond what is already known - using credible internal and external sources
Prepare and present recommendations to Executive Management, Board and senior audiences
Shape strategic priorities across multiple markets and geographies, balancing Group objectives with regional business requirements and market dynamics
Lead strategic projects across major Group priorities, including regional growth strategies, transformation initiatives, AI activities, and enterprise capability development topics
Help shape and advance the Group's sustainability strategy – translating ROCKWOOL's commitments into concrete strategic choices and business opportunities
Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leadership teams in business units and markets, providing independent challenge, strategic insight and decision support on critical business opportunities and challenges
What you bring:
You are curious and enthusiastic about driving progress. You are a strong problem-solver and have solid analytical skills. Moreover, you are a strategic planner by nature, which gives you the capacity to prioritise tasks and steer projects forward through cross-functional collaboration and influence.
It is also vital that you know how to stand your ground when needed and that you can persuade and ignite inspiration in your surroundings. You know how to swiftly grasp and break down complex issues as well as distil solutions into clear presentations and simple concepts. Likewise, you are known for your ability to come up with feasible and value-adding solutions and communicate these in an easily understood manner. Moreover, we imagine that you:
Have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, economics, engineering or other relevant programmes
Have 4-6 years of hands-on experience from a top tier consulting firm, corporate strategy function, or corporate finance
Know how to motivate and guide teams and have great stakeholder management skills
Proven experience advising senior executive leadership teams on enterprise-level strategic topics in a global and multicultural environment
Have an organised approach to the task at hand - and ability to work with and systematise complex material
Are well versed in Microsoft Office (incl. PowerPoint and Excel) – and are a vivid user of AI tools
Speak and write English effortlessly
What we offer:
Here, you will be empowered to unlock your full potential and enhance your skills.
We welcome you to an environment that offers unwavering support and…