Giant Leap Trainee, Renewable Energy Marketing

Are you ready to take a Giant Leap? We’re looking for a Renewable Energy Marketing trainee for our Giant Leap program – a project-based internship in our HQ in Vantaa. Your project will be centered around strategies for engaging with our renewable energy prospects and customers. As a Giant Leaper, you will get your own project to lead for three months, starting in June.

Vaisala is a global leader in measurement instruments and intelligence helping industries, nations, people, and the planet to thrive. From predicting hurricanes to optimizing renewable energy production, our technology is used where it matters the most – from data centers, windfarms and laboratories to airports, the Arctic and even the surface of Mars. Our team of over 2,300 experts and 59 nationalities around the world is committed to taking every measure for the planet. Driven by our shared purpose, curiosity, and pioneering spirit, we stay ahead and make a difference. At Vaisala, you don't have to fit in to belong.

Giant Leap is a unique opportunity for you to be the project manager of your own project, with the support of your teammates and project supervisor. Every year, these projects are carefully selected by our leadership teams, meaning that you get to work on real-life questions that are important for us as a company.

We invest in your growth with training sessions throughout the summer. Along with lessons from your own field and work life in general, you have a chance to learn, for instance, presentation skills, project management and problem solving. Connections built with fellow Giant Leapers, Vaisala’s brilliant experts and our leadership form an invaluable network for your career. Many of our former Giant Leapers have also gone on to build impressive careers at Vaisala after the program.

What will your summer look like?

• Learn about the renewable energy industry and marketing & sales in a global B2B context
• Learn how weather information is used in wind and solar energy
• Work with the Vaisala renewable energy marketing and sales teams, as well as other stakeholders globally, to formulate a plan to increase engagement with our key audiences
• Review & update renewable energy target groups/segmentation, as well as channels and strategies, to reach these target groups in efficient ways
• The role will be based in the Vantaa office, with some remote working options as well

What kind of skillset are we looking for?

• Nearing completion of Bachelor’s or Master’s studies in a relevant field
• Understanding of marketing in a (global) B2B context
• Understanding of the renewable energy market
• Skills to formulate new strategies
• Analytical skills
• Fluency in English, other languages are an asset
• Proactive approach to work and engaging with stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills

Are you ready to take on a Giant Leap?

Apply at the latest on February 2, 2025 and please attach your CV. We’d also appreciate learning about what made you apply for this position and to Vaisala in the form of a motivation letter.

Schedule and steps of the recruitment process:

• Application period: January 13 – February 2
• Invitations to the interview events: during week 6 (February 3 – February 7)
• Interview events at Vaisala, Vantaa (F2F): February 11 and February 13
• Selections and signing of the contracts: during week 8 (February 17–21) at the latest

If you want to know more, feel free to reach out to the project supervisor, Head of Marketing Anne Irmola via email anne.irmola@vaisala.com. Please note that applications sent via email cannot be processed due to privacy reasons.

Kindly note that we are not able to provide support in relocation or work permit-related matters.