Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more than 130 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

 
Would you like to play your part on worlds’ green energy transition? Are you a curious mind and a believer in honest dialogue? 
  
We are looking for an Internal Communications Lead to lead inspirational, best-in-class communications in Wärtsilä’s Energy division to facilitate engaging dialogue around our strategy, culture, and transformation journey. The preferred location for this position is in our headquarters in Helsinki, Finland but also other Wärtsilä locations in Europe are possible. We offer a possibility to hybrid remote work. 

Your role and responsibilities:  
 
Leading the internal communications for an organisation of approx. 5000 employees in 70 countries across the globe, you are responsible of the creation and implementation of our internal communication strategy and action plan, drive our change communications, act as sparring partner and coach for our senior leaders in their communications and ensure we have good employee listening & dialogue mechanics in place. You’ll be working in a network of senior leaders of Energy, belong to Energy HR team as well be closely collaborating with our corporate internal communications and Energy strategy and marketing teams. 
 
As an ideal candidate we hope that you have:

• Experience working in an international environment with senior business management teams
• Education & several years of experience on internal communications with good business acumen and change management skills
• Ability to drive results with excellent planning and execution skills: coaching, facilitation, scripting, storytelling, change leadership and project management
• Interest to analyse communications activities and outcomes to develop methods, tools and tactics to drive continuous improvement in communication efforts
• Advanced English language skills and good cultural awareness across the globe
• Excellent ability to build trusting relationships and collaborate well across the organisation
• You are pro-active, service-minded and solution focused transforming great ideas into action

Why you and us?   
  
You are valued – as your true self. At Wärtsilä YOU matter. We value diversity and are committed in supporting inclusive work community.   
 
Your growth is supported. We believe in continuous learning & teamwork. Wärtsilian community has your back when it comes to development opportunities – so you can develop beyond your potential.  
 
You get to make a difference. Innovation and sustainability are important for us. Every day, we - Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality.   
 
Contact & next steps:
  
Submit your application before the deadline 29th of June 2025 through our Careers portal. Applications through email will not be considered. After submitting your application you’ll receive a confirmation email. Please note that we will start reviewing applications during the application period. We try our best to get back to everyone within 2 weeks after application deadline.   
 
In case of any questions, reach out to VP, HR & Internal Communications, Energy Teija Saari (teija.saari@wartsila.com) or Head of Internal & Regional Communications, Anneli Karlstedt (anneli.karlstedt@wartsila.com).

Last application date: 29/06/2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.

All new Wärtsilä employees in Finland will attend occupational health checks, including drug tests/screenings where applicable. When a person is located outside of Finland, the country legislation is followed.

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 18,300 professionals, in more than 230 locations in 77 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.