Area It Manager, Europe

SSAB; Alajärvi; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Lunch and wellbeing benefits

Occupational health services

Incentive program

Job summary

SSAB in Finland is seeking an Area IT Manager to lead local IT development and oversee regional IT operations across Europe. The role combines leadership with hands-on execution in a dynamic, international environment.

You will drive strategy, manage budgets and vendor relations, and promote sustainable, secure IT services with a hybrid work model in Alajärvi or nearby sites. Fluent Finnish and English are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Experience leading IT teams and regional IT operations.
• Strong strategy, roadmap execution, and budget management.
• Fluent Finnish and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the Area Europe IT roadmap and resource planning.
• Ensure day-to-day IT support and development activities align with IT policies.
• Manage team IT costs, including budgeting and proposals.
• Oversee contracts and vendor management, including invoicing.
• Collaborate with SSAB IT on infrastructure and application development.
• Define collaboration models with business stakeholders across Europe.
• Act as contact for infrastructure topics within Ruukki Construction IT management.
• Act as line manager for the local IT team in Finland and lead regional IT managers in Europe.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Strategic planning

IT architecture

Vendor management

Agile / ITIL

Finnish language

English language

Job description

Area IT Manager, Finland and Europe

Do you want to be part of building a more sustainable future and be part of a professional and successful team in an international company? Maybe this is your new challenge!

We are looking for a strategic-minded and hands‑on Area IT Manager to manage local IT development and support activities in Finland and to oversee our regional IT operations across Ruukki locations in Central Eastern Europe. This role combines leadership, operational responsibility, and strategic execution in a dynamic international environment.

The preferred location is Alajärvi or any of our locations in South Ostrobothnia, Finland.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development of the Area Europe IT roadmap and resource planning.
• Ensure day‑to‑day IT support and development activities are aligned with Ruukki and SSAB IT policies (executed by internal teams and external vendors).
• Manage team‑level IT costs, including annual budgeting and development proposals.
• Oversee contracts and vendor management, including invoicing.
• Collaborate with SSAB common IT on infrastructure and application development.
• Define and implement collaboration models with business stakeholders across Europe.
• Act as a general point of contact for infrastructure‑related topics within Ruukki Construction IT management.
• Act as line manager for the local IT team in Finland and lead regional IT managers in Central and Eastern Europe.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a person with strong leadership and team management capabilities, and who has experience in:

• Business applications and IT infrastructure (including security)
• Strategy and roadmap execution
• Business process development
• Project management
• Agile methodologies and service delivery frameworks (e.g., ITIL)
• Vendor management

The ideal candidate communicates fluently in Finnish and English, both written and oral.

We offer

Our workplace fosters collaboration and personal growth, and everything we do is guided by our commitment to sustainability. Safety, innovation and reliability are at the heart of our business and ensure that everyone in our community thrives.

For you we offer also:

• Company incentive program
• Great colleagues and a supportive work community
• Healthy work‑life‑balance and flexibility (hybrid working model)
• Lunch and wellbeing benefits
• Occupational health services
• and much more!