Senior Growth & Portfolio Manager

Wilhelmsen Ships Service AS (WSS) is looking for a Senior Growth & Portfolio Manager 

Location: Lysaker, Norway | Type: Full-time, Hybrid 

At Wilhelmsen, we're committed to helping the maritime industry operate more efficiently, sustainably and safely. As our Senior Growth & Portfolio Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping the future direction of our Vessel Operations Solutions portfolio, helping to ensure we invest in the right opportunities and turning strategy into measurable business results. 

This is a high-impact role where you'll work closely with senior leaders across the organization, providing commercial insight, strategic guidance and data-driven recommendations that influence decisions across multiple business areas. You'll challenge assumptions, identify growth opportunities, and help drive the initiatives that create value for our customers and the business. 

If you enjoy solving complex business challenges, influencing decision-makers, and turning insight into action, we'd love to hear from you. 

What you'll be doing:  

As Senior Growth & Portfolio Manager, you'll work across our Vessel Operations Solutions portfolio, supporting businesses including Mooring, Tank & Hold Cleaning, Emissions, Fuels & Lubes, and Decentralized Manufacturing. 

Your main responsibilities:  

• Lead strategic business cases from idea through to recommendation, ensuring robust analysis, clear commercial rationale and actionable implementation plans 

• Drive portfolio prioritization and support investment decisions by presenting insights, trade-offs and recommendations to senior stakeholders 

• Partner closely with Vice Presidents and business leaders, acting as a trusted advisor on growth opportunities, commercial performance and strategic direction 

• Analyze market developments, portfolio performance and customer trends to identify opportunities for improvement and sustainable growth 

• Monitor revenue and profitability performance, translating complex data into clear business insights and improvement initiatives 

• Define and track key performance measures for strategic initiatives and value proposition development 

• Lead cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment across commercial, operational and financial stakeholders 

• Strengthen commercial offerings across the portfolio by identifying opportunities, diagnosing challenges and supporting execution of improvement actions 

• Drive greater consistency and efficiency by embedding best practices and effective portfolio management approaches 

• Develop high-quality presentations and business narratives for leadership teams and executive audiences 

• Contribute to the ongoing development and execution of the Vessel Operations Solutions strategy, ensuring alignment with broader Wilhelmsen goals 

• Mentor and support colleagues within the Growth & Portfolio Management team, helping build capability and share knowledge across the function 

Who we're looking for: 

You combine strong business acumen with an analytical mindset and the confidence to engage senior stakeholders. You thrive in a dynamic environment where you can influence decisions, challenge thinking and help drive meaningful change. 

• A master’s degree in business, Finance or related discipline 

• 6-8 years of experience within strategy, management consulting, commercial management, finance or a similar business-focused role 

• Experience leading strategic projects or workstreams with significant business impact 

• Strong commercial understanding and a proven ability to identify opportunities for growth and value creation 

• The ability to influence and work effectively with senior stakeholders across functions and geographies 

• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills 

• Experience structuring complex problems and translating data into clear recommendations 

• A collaborative mindset and an interest in developing and mentoring others 

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint 

• Familiarity with AI and digital tools that can enhance analysis, automation and decision-making 

• Excellent written and spoken English 

Why join Wilhelmsen? 

At Wilhelmsen, you'll become part of a global maritime organization with a long history and a strong focus on people, innovation, and continuous improvement. We offer a collaborative and supportive environment where you can develop your career while helping shape the future of maritime services. 

In addition, we offer: 

• Flexible working arrangements 

• Competitive compensation, pension, and insurance schemes 

• Generous annual leave 

• Company cabins 

• Mobile phone 

• Opportunities for professional development and career growth within a global organization 

Work location: Lysaker, Norway 
Application deadline: 31.08.2026  

Contact: Olivia Tye-Reeve, Senior Recruitment Specialist, [email protected]