General Manager, System Services

Wärtsilä is a world leader in marine technology and leading the industry's transformation towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. With the world’s widest portfolio and service network, we – Wärtsilians - deliver efficient, safe and sustainable integrated products and solutions to enhance the business of our customers. The opportunities presented through digitalisation and new technologies are offering a new era of shipping. Did you know that shipping is the world’s most efficient mode of transportation and that 88% of the world's trade is carried by sea?

We want to change the course towards an interconnected and cleaner maritime future and 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.

Take your next step at Wärtsilä with an enthusiastic team of automation and controls developers developing next level engine controls to enable sustainable shipping and power generation!

Our industry is entering a new era of innovation and unprecedented efficiency where Wartsila brings value to Marine and Energy applications worldwide by innovative use of new fuels and control strategies. We are participating in the sustainable society creation by building power and energy management control systems for future generations. Our vision is to exceed customer expectations by providing best in class engine control systems for superior engine performance and functionality.

Wärtsilä Marine Power Solutions RDE, Automation & Controls is now looking for a General Manager to lead A&C’s new System Services Tribe from all aspects end to end. In A&C we develop and maintain embedded engine control systems for all Wärtsilä engines.

We are always on the lookout for a talent with a growth mindset – are you the one?

Join our team of talented professionals in Automation & Control by applying now!

We are looking for a General Manager, System Services. The preferred location for this position is Vaasa, Turku, or Helsinki, Finland. We also offer possibilities for hybrid work.

What We Offer

• Build, deploy and maintain a world class development and deployment infrastructure using industry standard tools, practises and processes which acts as a backbone for all our operations. This infrastructure makes possible the seamless of integration of multidisciplinary development processes covering control engineering, software engineering, electronics engineering and electromechanical engineering to work as an integrated whole leading to industrialized engine automation system.
• Independency and responsibility over your work.
• Challenging and interesting dynamic work environment having impact to Wartsila’s engine business.
• Work in an organisation applying industry best practises to daily way of working.
• Good career development opportunities.
• Vantage point to understand and have impact to engine development and lifecycle processes and businesses.
• Possibility to work in a state-of-the art R&D environment in the new Sustainable Technology Hub Wartsila (https://www.wartsila.com/sth).
  
  

Your Role And Responsibilities 

• Responsible of A&C's System Services line management.
• Line Manager of A&C’s System Services team, a new team to be formed as part of our organization and operations restructuring.
• Define, develop and manage end to end A&C System Services competencies and capabilities.
• Develop, deploy and manage System Services team KPIs to measure team’s performance in their operations.
• Identify development areas in the System Services competencies and capabilities together with A&C’s Development Operations, Product Management and other Line Management leaders.
• Propose solutions to A&C MT to develop System Services competencies and capabilities.
• Responsible of deployment of these changes to System Services team.
• Responsible of development and deployment engine automation R&D infrastructure capabilities.
• Ensure capability to deliver according to stakeholders’ requests in own area.
• Conduct seamless communication and teamwork in own team, with other teams, and towards stakeholders.
• Development and deployment best practices in daily work using A&C development and deployment infrastructure, active development of these capabilities using Wartsila Continuous Improvement practises.
• Team activities and larger events spanning the bigger organization.
• Active member of A&C Management Team.
• Driving A&C’s vision, strategy, roadmaps, plans and implementation as part of A&C Management Team.
• You will be member of the A&C’s Management Team.
  
  

To be able to succeed in the position, we expect you to have:

• At least five years’ experience as a developer or expert in software development or as a DevOps engineer/developer.
• At least five years’ line management experience preferably in embedded software R&D and/or DevOps.
• At least five years’ experience in leading line organization budgeting: planning, reporting, maintaining.
• Understanding of and at least three years’ hands on experience from embedded systems’ development as a developer and/or DevOps engineer in agile environment.
• Proven good skills in stakeholder management
• Experience in working according to Wartsila Continuous Improvement or other Continuous Improvement framework.
• At least three years’ experience working in an organisation according to LeSS or SAFe.
• Fluent communication skills in English
• Understanding of Wartsila Engine products is a plus.
• Good understanding of Wartsila Engine Businesses is a big benefit.
• Experience coaching leadership and proven team and individual coaching skills and at least five years’ experience in coaching experts and managers.
• Understanding of automation’s role in manufacturing, energy or process industry, preferably having working experience in some of the above-mentioned industries.
• Master’s degree from Automation, Computer Science or other applicable area
• Extensive facilitation skills
• Curiosity to learn new things and continuously improve way of working
  
  

Why you and us?  

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth, and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition?

We have an amazing team, and we are excited about our work and the impact it has on building sustainable societies. We are looking to find a colleague with this shared passion for smart technologies and a sustainable future.

Contact & next steps 

We hope to hear from you soon by submitting your application through our careers portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process throughout.

For further questions, please reach out to Janne Tarsa, Director, Automation & Control, through [email protected] with any questions related to this position (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to).

Welcome to join us in shaping the decarbonisation of marine and energy!

Last application date: 13/09/2025

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.

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.

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.

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.

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