Autoliv is not just saving lives on the road; they are now shaping the future of global electrical safety. Gazella is now looking for a Finance Manager to the PSS (Pyro Safety Switches) business unit – a role that offers a unique combination: the stability and resources of a global market leader, combined with the agility and pace of a high-growth scale-up.
If you thrive in environments where you get to build the structure while driving strategic decisions alongside the Managing Director, this is your next challenge.
About Autoliv and PSS
Autoliv’s primary goal is to Save More Lives. As the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, they are now leveraging their deep expertise in pyrotechnics to rapidly expand into electrical safety.
Their Pyro Safety Switches (PSS) protect vehicles, battery systems, and industrial applications from electrical faults. As global electrification accelerates, Autoliv PSS is uniquely positioned to become a leading force in reliable energy systems. To support this journey, they are now evolving PSS into a more standalone business model, creating a need for strong, hands-on financial leadership.
The Role
As Finance Manager, you will act as the lead financial partner to the MD of PSS and the broader management team. This is a pivotal role in a phase where processes are still being defined, requiring strong business judgment and the ability to create structure from scratch.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the lead financial partner to the MD PSS and the PSS management team, supporting strategic and operational decision-making through financial analysis, business insight, and performance follow-up.
- Drive profitable growth across the PSS business through fact-based analysis, transparent follow-up, and strong financial steering.
- Own business cases for investment decisions and support prioritization of initiatives that strengthen the future growth platform for PSS.
- Own pricing/costing governance and develop, maintain, and refine cost models for PSS products to improve transparency and fact-based decision-makingLead forecasting for the PSS business and follow up financial performance in coordination with plants and the global PSS team.
- Improve ways of working across key business processes such as quoting, costing, forecast building, and financial reporting.
- Define and help implement the future financial structure for PSS, supporting the evolution toward a more standalone business model.
- Prepare and present financial results, business cases, and key financial topics to senior leadership.
- Participate in strategic partnerships and M&A, with a focus on financial value creation, business case development, and deal evaluation.
- Challenge the organization on performance, identify improvement opportunities, and drive pragmatic solutions even when data is not readily available in current systems.
- Leverage AI and new technologies to improve how we operate.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of relevant experience as a Business Controller/Finance Manager in consulting, or in Big 4 advisory.
- Experience from international and large-company environments, ultimately combined with scale-up experience, is preferred.
- Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to create decision-ready insightsAbility to work effectively in an environment where processes and responsibilities are still being defined, with a pragmatic and hands-on approach.
- Familiar in using AI to boost efficiency and to drive transformation of how we operate.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge status quo and support cross-functional decision-making.
- English is the primary working language.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
- High integrity, resilience to uncertainty, and the ability to inspire trust while driving the right solutions to the right problems.
If you are a results-driven finance professional who enjoys building structure, partnering with leadership, and helping scale a business, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join Autoliv and help shape the next growth platform in electrical safety.
Application
Applications are handled on an ongoing basis. Do you fit the profile above? Apply today via the application button! If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Jonathan Thunborg (jonathan.thunborg@gazella.se), who is the responsible recruiter for this position.