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Estimated €2,169 - €2,345
Posted August 13, 2026 · 0 days agoLast seen August 13, 2026Est. expiry September 17, 2026

Chief Technology Officer

Vice President, CTO & Head of Technology - Drives Business
Graasten, Denmark
Hybrid · Technology
Full-time · Executive
English
No People Management
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Salary analysis

Compared with the selected benchmark ("All roles in Vaasa, Finland"), this listing's salary midpoint is about 93% lower. The offer sits below the benchmark range (€1,662–€4,000). The listed pay band (€181–€195) is tighter than the benchmark, which suggests lower salary variability. This benchmark is based on 325 comparable listings.

Monthly salary comparison for Chief Technology Officer
MarketLower bound (25th percentile)MedianUpper bound (75th percentile)
All roles in Vaasa, Finland€1,662/per month€2,257/per month€4,000/per month
Pay in our data — not quoted in ad (Executive)€181/per month€188/per month€195/per month
About the role

The Impact You'll Make As Vice President, CTO & Head of Technology for the Drives Business, you will shape the future of intelligent power electronics by leading a globally distributed, highly matrixed organization. Your leadership will connect product portfolio, platforms, and technology strategy into one coherent system that delivers measurable business impact, faster innovation, and long-term competitiveness. You will balance short-term delivery with long-term transformation—driving platform reuse, accelerating time-to-market, and unlocking value through AI-driven engineering and data-led decision-making. Your work will influence how industries optimize energy, improve efficiency, and accelerate decarbonization. Operating across regions and divisions, you will lead in a complex environment, aligning senior stakeholders, resolving conflicting priorities, and building a high-performing leadership ecosystem that delivers together, at scale. This role can be based in Denmark (Gråsten) or Finland (Vaasa) with a hybrid work setup. What You’ll Be Doing Lead a global, matrixed technology organization and align divisions, product lines, and corporate functions to deliver shared business outcomes Shape and steer product portfolio, platforms, and technology strategy to optimize performance, cost, and long-term differentiation Drive engineering excellence and operating model transformation across PLM, DevOps, and digital engineering to improve speed and quality at scale Lead AI and data-driven innovation initiatives to deliver measurable ROI and embed advanced capabilities into engineering workflows Build strong governance and decision frameworks that enable cross-functional collaboration, resolve conflicts, and ensure scalable execution.

Job Details

Responsibilities

  • Lead a global, matrixed technology organization and align divisions, product lines, and corporate functions to deliver shared business outcomes
  • Shape and steer product portfolio, platforms, and technology strategy to optimize performance, cost, and long-term differentiation
  • Drive engineering excellence and operating model transformation across PLM, DevOps, and digital engineering to improve speed and quality at scale
  • Lead AI and data-driven innovation initiatives to deliver measurable ROI and embed advanced capabilities into engineering workflows
  • Build strong governance and decision frameworks that enable cross-functional collaboration, resolve conflicts, and ensure scalable execution

Skills & Technologies

AI leadershipPower electronicsEmbedded softwarePLM systemsDevOpsDigital engineeringData-driven decision-making

Recruitment Process

  1. 1
    Submit application
  2. 2
    Screening call
  3. 3
    Interview rounds
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