Alfa Laval
Business Development Project Leader
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About the Role
As Business Development Project Leader for the Portfolio Unit (PU) for the Ocean Division, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the strategic growth agenda of the business. You will work closely with PU business leaders to identify, analyze, and accelerate high-value growth opportunities, leveraging market intelligence, financial analysis, and cross-business collaboration to turn insight into action. This is a dynamic role in a unit focused on Growth, Innovation, and Partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Growth & Business Development
- Co-create business development plans with PU business leaders, identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the potential of new growth initiatives.
- Build, own, and continuously track a priority opportunity funnel spanning multiple businesses within the PU.
- Drive the implementation and follow-through of business development plans, ensuring accountability and adaptability as market conditions evolve.
Market & Competitive Intelligence
- Integrate market, customer, competitor, and financial data into actionable intelligence that informs decision-making across PU organizations.
- Conduct in-depth market studies in close alignment with PU Leaders.
- Track and analyze market share performance for the Portfolio Unit, identifying trends and implications. Prepare and manage periodic competitor analyses.
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Cross-Business Strategic Initiatives
- Lead and drive high-value cross-business initiatives, including digital platforms, energy efficiency solutions, multiband/multi-service concepts, and strategic customer programs.
- Act as a connector across businesses to ensure alignment, momentum, and measurable outcomes.
Who You Are
- An experienced marketing or sales professional with a growth mindset, strong analytical skills, and strategic thinking.
- Proven track record in creating and driving business plans, with a passion for growth, innovation, and sustainability.
- Collaborative, skilled at stakeholder management, and comfortable working across complex, multi-business organizations.
- Strong understanding of P&L drivers, market dynamics (especially marine), and competitive positioning.
- Proficient in data management and visualization.
- Energized by driving change and delivering measurable business results.
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This role reports to the Portfolio Unit President for the Ocean Division and is a member of the Portfolio Unit’s management team.
For more information, please contact:
- Regina García Moguel, Talent Acquisition Partner, regina.garciamoguel@alfalaval.com
- Axel Schäring, Akademikerna, axel.scharing@alfalaval.com
- Anders Jansson, Unionen, anders.jansson@alfalaval.com
We review applications continually so please send in yours as soon as possible and not later than October 25th, 2026.
Note: In compliance with GDPR, we cannot accept applications submitted via email.
We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this, we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application, you will be invited to play the assessment games.
As part of Alfa Laval’s commitment to a safe and healthy workplace, alcohol and drug testing is applied during the pre-employment process.
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