Technical Implementation Manager

As a Technical Implementation Manager, you will plan and deliver strategic finance technology projects across a global landscape. You will work alongside project managers, technical experts, and external vendors to ensure technical workstreams are executed on time and within budget, supporting change management and successful user adoption of new systems.

Main Tasks

• Lead technical workstreams for finance projects in collaboration with service managers and global program management.
• Manage project IT scope, timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and dependencies.
• Coordinate solution design, testing, deployment, and transition into operations.
• Collaborate with Finance stakeholders, IT teams, business units, and external vendors.
• Prepare status reports, steering committee materials, business cases, and project gate reviews.
• Ensure compliance with project governance, internal controls, cybersecurity, and data privacy.
• Support change management, communication, training, and user adoption activities.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, Project Management, or an equivalent discipline.
• Experience: 8+ years of proven IT project management experience, specifically delivering large-scale financial solutions or enterprise systems.
• Cross-Border Experience: Strong history of steering complex, multi-country initiatives with diverse stakeholder landscapes.
• Enterprise Tooling: Solid functional or technical exposure to modern finance ecosystems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, SAP Finance, treasury platforms, automated invoicing, tax engines, or procurement integrations).
• Governance: Sound understanding of project governance frameworks, budgeting, internal controls, cybersecurity, and data privacy.
• Vendor Management: Proven ability to manage, negotiate, and deliver with external systems integrators and software partners.
• Communication: Stellar written and spoken English skills; confident in facilitating executive steering meetings and technical deep-dives.
• Preferred: Good knowledge of treasury, tax, invoicing, or procurement solutions; experience handling compliance, internal controls, and cybersecurity topics; experience managing external vendors.
• Personal Skills: Change-oriented, stress-tolerant, goal-oriented, orderly, and assertive.

Work Conditions and Benefits

• Hybrid Work: Modern hybrid flexibility with a primary base at Wärtsilä's facilities in Helsinki.
• Global Impact: Opportunity to drive complex financial architecture across multiple continents.
• Culture: Foundation of empowerment, ownership, and continuous learning with a focus on co-creation and honest feedback.