Corporate Development Manager
- Application Deadline: May 24, 2026
- Solna
- Hybrid
Adapteo is a leading space service provider in Northern and Central Europe. We help society thrive in an ever-changing world. With solutions based on our services and modular building concepts, customers get the impact they want with the flexibility of being able to transform, repurpose, scale up and scale down based on their changing needs. Our business model is circular and sustainable we aim to lead the industry on these topics to drive growth and make a positive impact on the world. Customer applications are in commercial and industrial offices, defense, health care, education, day care, and accommodation. In addition, we provide premium spaces for large events and exhibitions.
Backed by Goldman Sachs’ private equity and infrastructure funds, we are expanding and growing rapidly. We are now operating in more than nine European countries and intend to further strengthen our business and market position in Europe through both organic and inorganic growth. To support this growth agenda, we are looking for an experienced Corporate Development Manager to join our Strategy and Corporate Development team.
As a Corporate Development Manager you provide hands-on support and catalyzation to strategically important projects connected to our value creation plan. You work closely with management and the different entities in our Pan-European organization, contributing focus, energy and structure. You are key to practically and pragmatically driving the realization of Adapteo's ambitious growth and development agenda.
The role reports to the VP Strategy and Corporate Development and you will be a member of the Adapteo Group Strategy and Corporate Development team. The position is based at our office in Solna, Stockholm (SE). Some Nordic and European business travel will be required for meetings and local support.
What you will do
In this role, you will provide practical and hands-on support to strategic and key operational initiatives chosen by our management team as well as local and functional business leaders. You will typically be involved in several projects at the same time across our portfolio. We care only about real impact and operate a focused and highly structured value creation model centred around a market strategy and target operation model, a full potential plan and defined value creation plan. The value creation plan is updated continuously and currently focus on operational smartness, industry leadership and customer proximity. In the role, you will get significant exposure to senior business leaders, group business functions and local business unit management. Projects span the whole value chain e.g. IT, operations, sustainability, commercial and finance. Working closely with business leaders and stakeholders, you will play a key role in ensuring that our strategy is up to date and sound and that we effectively build a
strong organisation to deliver on it through the initiatives in the value creation plan. As a direct report to the VP of Strategy and Corporate Development, you have complete visibility into, and the opportunity to influence, our strategy and value creation plan.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead and support business projects across operations, finance, commercial and/or IT
- Drive impact from successful project delivery - from pre-study to implementation
- Support our business leaders with strategic and operational development capacity
- Manage stakeholder dialogues and internal communication about value creation projects
- Support, coach and develop business units in project management and value delivery
Skills & Requirements
Your profile
To be successful in this role:
- You should be an agile high performer with strong drive and integrity
- You have a structured way of working and solid analytical skills
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment where you get to use your social skills and creativity to get around obstacles and build strong relationships
- You are proactive, collaborative and committed and enjoy interaction and relationships with people in an international environment
- You are an excellent listener and verbal and written communicator with a solid consultancy toolbox
- You hold an academic degree (preferably M.Sc.) within business management, finance or engineering and have around 3-5 years relevant experience from e.g. management consulting or similar role, preferably in an international setting
- You already have a broad range of experiences from - for example - transaction services, organizational transformation, commercial excellence or business process optimization.
- Ideally you have worked both as an advisor (consulting) and in a more operative role where you have been implementing and delivering real impact
- You must be fluent in English. It is an advantage if you are also fluent in one of the Nordic languages
We Offer
In this role you are given the opportunity to gain mileage and rapidly develop your own skillset and expertise while contributing to Adapteo Group's Strategy and Corporate Development function. Working closely with your colleagues and stakeholders, this is an opportunity to grow in your profession within an organization that dares to think new and that challenges the ordinary, encouraged by an highly experienced and recognized investor. We invest in our leaders and across the whole organization, and all seniority levels, we are supporting each other and sharing ideas and expertise in an open and constructive manner. For the successful individual Adapteo offers good career options and we have a proven track record of promoting people from the Strategy & Corporate development team to key internal commercial and operational roles.
Application
If you are excited about the opportunity to join our team, please apply as soon as possible via the application link. Please apply by attaching your CV and by answering the selection questions. We do not accept applications sent via email.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please reach out to Talent Acquisition & Employer Brand Partner Sonja Paganus: sonja.paganus@adapteo.com
We are looking forward to your application!
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Proactive, Collaborative & Committed
About the company
Adapteo is the leading adaptable space partner in Northern Europe. We develop, build, rent out and sell adaptable buildings for schools, daycares, care centres, offices, and accommodation. With our modular and circular building solutions, our customers can transform, repurpose, scale up and scale down based on their changing needs. That is how we build adaptable and sustainable societies (see our circular film here). Adapteo has a building portfolio of 1.6 million square meters and operates in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. We currently number about 600 employees with head offices in Stockholm, Sweden and Vantaa, Finland. A majority of our revenues is generated by rental contracts from the public sector.
Adapteo’s core values provide a foundation for our business and our culture. Whether employee, customer or stakeholder, your experience of Adapteo should be of a company that is Proactive , Collaborative and Committed.
testAdapteo operates in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
testThe leading adaptable space partner in Northern Europe
testOur adaptable buildings are usually used as schools, daycare centers, offices, and accommodation, but can also be used as shops, laboratories or health care centres. We are only limited by imagination
testWe can deliver anything from one single classroom to solutions of several thousand square metres
testSustainability is at the core of our business at Adapteo; we incorporate sustainability aspects in our strategic planning, design, and operations. We have received Platinum rating from Ecovadis as a top 1% sustainable company.
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