Innovation & New Ventures Lead

Join us in this role where you’ll originate and build new ventures from the ground up, turning bold ideas into scalable businesses. You’ll shape opportunities, validate them with the market, and drive early commercialisation, working across functions and leveraging the strength of a global organisation.

Welcome to Ventures & Open Innovation

You’ll be part of a team focused on identifying and scaling transformational opportunities, where you together with your colleagues will explore new markets, business models, and technologies. You’ll collaborate closely across engineering, commercial, and business development functions to bring new ideas to life. As a team, we support each other, challenge ideas constructively, and work with curiosity and ownership to turn ambition into impact.

You’ll play an important role in:

• originating new business opportunities by identifying white spaces and shaping opportunity areas
• leading end-to-end venture building from ideation through validation to early commercialisation
• designing and testing business models through structured experimentation and rapid learning
• collaborating with internal stakeholders to unlock capabilities and move opportunities forward
• translating technical assets and capabilities into new commercial propositions
• contributing to innovation strategy and portfolio prioritisation.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have hands‑on experience building new businesses or ventures from concept to launch
• bring a strong commercial mindset, focusing on customers, value creation, and revenue models
• are comfortable working across ambiguity and can create structure and direction independently
• collaborate effectively with both technical and commercial stakeholders, or equivalent experience
• demonstrate curiosity and quickly build understanding in new industries or domains
• communicate clearly and persuasively, building alignment around new ideas.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com.

Position salary range:

For this position, the expected base pay range is kr62,160.00- kr93,240.00 for the advertised location. The offered base salary will be determined within this range based on relevant skills, experience, and expected role fulfilment within the stated pay range to ensure a fair and competitive offer. Where applicable, you may also be eligible for variable payment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our benefits package:

For this position, employees who meet eligibility requirements have access to: employer‑paid pension (11% contribution), full insurance coverage (accident, life, critical illness, and health insurance); five weeks of paid holiday plus 10 additional paid days off per holiday year; a 3% holiday allowance; access to Ørsted Life & Fitness Vitality including fitness classes, physiotherapy, massage, and wellbeing programmes; a multimedia package (mobile phone, PC, internet); staff club membership with sport and cultural activities; and access to the company canteen (monthly lunch scheme or daily tickets).

Pre-employment background check:

Certain positions may require a background check as part of the hiring process. If applicable, you will be informed during the recruitment process. Background checks are conducted by an external provider in accordance with local legal requirements.