GM, Marine Project Sales

We are now looking for a

GM, Marine Project Sales

to join our team working for a better future.

As a part of the Marine Business, you will belong to SEAF Marine Sales Team and you will be reporting to Director, SEAF Marine Sales.
You will be part of a Team that develops business strategies which drive growth and profitability, support sales performance through providing steady flow of new leads and opportunities and leverage high level customer experience.

The position is permanent and the location is in Athens, Greece.

What will you be doing

As GM, Marine Project Sales, your work will focus on these responsibilities:

• Focus is on SEAF Merchant Owners New Builds and Service Projects.
• Lead Decarbonization and Consultative selling projects and platforms, partnering with leaders and teams across and outside of the organization to manage the successful integration of innovations into new and existing business models, products, and services
• Drive Business Innovation, capture and drive all substantial New Build opportunities and Service Projects.
• Support market shaping and co-creation with other stakeholders which drives sales results
• Reviews new and existing processes, resources and systems, making and overseeing any changes to the company infrastructure where necessary. 
• Develop together with key stakeholders, granular actions to secure profitable business growth and to support the organisation in driving, implementing and sustaining the transformation
• Monitor and measure effectiveness on innovation strategy.

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher degree in Engineering or Naval Architect
• Experience in Business Innovation, Decarbonization and Consultative selling
• Strong Technical experience in New Building and Retrofit Marine Projects, equipment and Projects Sales / execution
• Ability to effectively work cross-functionally and ensure a strong collaboration with our Business Units, Customers and Ship Yards Sales Teams
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with internal and external customers
• Creative thinker with experience leading an innovation/transformation team
• Demonstrated leadership in analysing market conditions and customer needs and matching potential innovations to improve customer experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong focus on Internal Processes compliance
• Fluent English and Greek

In this role, your success will be measured by:

• Project Processes compliance
• Quality of business case
• #projects

In addition, as an ideal candidate you:

• Drive Wärtsilä Purpose and demonstrate Wärtsilä values
• Understand the value of collaboration and benefits it brings
• Are recognised as a leader with ability to build high performing teams based on trust
• Have high integrity, listen with good intention, appreciate feedback and support people to grow
• Create clarity on direction and inspire people to take action towards the future goals
• Enjoy creating clear business value with a goal-oriented mindset
• Drive results with excellent planning and remove obstacles for success of our employees
• Feel accountable for business impact and act to adjust when performance is not as expected
• Develop an organization with high passion and drive – while making sure that it is fun doing business

In this role, some travel is required to meet with our customers around the world. Thus, we hope you to be ready to travel approximately 10%, even though most of the meetings are held virtually.

Why you and us? 

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition?

We have an amazing team and we are excited about our work and the impact it has on building sustainable societies. We are looking to find a colleague with this shared passion for smart technologies and a sustainable future.

Contact & next steps

Does this sound like the job for you? If yes, we hope to hear from you before the application deadline 26/11/2026, through submitting your application through our careers portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process all the way.

For more information about the position, please contact: Director, Regional Sales, SEAF Sales – Miguel Sánchez through email miguel.sanchez@warsila.com (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to).

Last application date: 26/11/2026 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 18,300 professionals, in more than 230 locations in 77 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.