Platform Area Lead, Enterprise Platforms

Are you an experienced digital leader with a background in guiding product-led delivery and managing complex platform roadmaps across global organizations? Join Vestas as Platform Area Lead, where you will define the long-term strategy for our core platforms, align business and technology stakeholders, and guide product owners and partners to deliver scalable, future-ready capabilities that support our journey towards a sustainable energy future.

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We're looking for an inspiring Platform Area Lead to help shape and lead the future of our core digital platforms. As Platform Area Lead, you will own the vision and roadmap for our core Enterprise Platforms and play a key role in defining how we deliver value to the business through scalable, secure, and innovative platform capabilities together with our strategic partners. You'll lead across five main platform domains, each with its own product owner reporting directly to you and a technical team reporting to the Technical Area Lead. Your role is to bring it all together - aligning product teams, technical leads, and business stakeholders around a shared direction and combined platform vision.This is a senior leadership role that requires technical insight, effective stakeholder engagement, and a clear product led mindset.

Responsibilities

• Set the long-term vision and strategic roadmap for the platform area in alignment with Product Areas, Data & AI, platform partners and Enterprise Architecture
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business and IT to ensure platform investments support business priorities
• Translate business product needs into platform strategies and roadmaps, while being visionary, thinking strategic and ahead of products is key
• Lead and guide Platform Product Owners in shaping and executing their platform roadmaps
• Inspire teams to innovate, build for reuse, and continuously improve platform value and performance
• Drive and lead the transition towards a more autonomous business, focus on strategic alignment, adopting new technologies like AI, fostering a culture of innovation, and prioritizing data-driven decision making 
• Drive vendor relationships and evaluate partner contributions in line with strategic objectives

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in product management, digital platform leadership, or enterprise architecture
• Thorough understanding of modern digital organizations and product-led delivery models
• Experience managing complex roadmaps and/or capability maps across multiple domains
• Technical know-how within SAP, CRM, PLM, IAM, and Integrations - enough to challenge and support your teams effectively
• Experience working in large, cross-functional organizations or consultancy companies is beneficial
• Experience in working with or inside our enterprise partners such as SAP, Salesforce, or PTC
• Experience in license and vendor negotiation is beneficial

Competencies

• Visionary thinking: Ability to set direction, articulate a compelling platform vision, and engage others to follow it
• Stakeholder management: Effective communication and influencing skills across business and technical audiences. Working closely with our partners is key , and requires diligent stakeholder management
• Execution focus: Demonstrated ability to align long-term strategy with short-term execution, balancing roadmap and delivery
• Team leadership: Ability to guide and develop product teams while building a culture of trust, clarity, and high performance
• Systems thinking: Comfortable navigating complex interdependencies between platforms, products, and business processes

What we offer

• A central role in shaping the digital backbone in a global organization
• A collaborative environment where ideas are valued and leadership is shared. Becoming part of a high performing team with great leadership spirit and collaboration across technologies
• Opportunity to work with skilled teams and modern technologies in a product-led setup
• Clear mandate and ownership together with your Technical Area Lead over your platform area - with room to lead and room to grow
• A strong community of platform professionals and leadership support to help you succeed
• We work in an international environment with teams placed in Manila, Chennai, Porto and Denmark

Additional information

The position can be based at one of our Vestas hubs in Aarhus or Copenhagen (Denmark), Porto (Portugal), Chennai (India), or Manila (Philippines). To ensure effective collaboration with key stakeholders, you are expected to work in a hybrid setup and align your working hours with the Central European Time (CET) zone. Please note that this position does not include relocation support. We review applications on an ongoing basis and may amend or close the job posting at any time - including before the advertised deadline. We encourage you to apply by 11 October 2025.

Our commitment to a fair hiring At Vestas, we evaluate all candidates solely based on their professional experience, education, and relevant skills. To support a fair recruitment process, we kindly ask that you remove any photos, dates of birth or graduation, gender pronouns, marital status, or other personal information not relevant to the role before submitting your CV/resume. Your CV/resume should focus on your professional and educational background, along with the necessar contact details (email and phone number). We train our hiring teams in inclusive evaluation and regularly review process outcomes to ensure fairness.

DEIB StatementAt Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

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About VestasVestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 185 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. With 30,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.