Director IT & Digitalisation

Vattenfall GmbH; Solna kommun; Hybrid; SEK 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Shortened working hours

Favorable occupational pension agreements

Parental leave supplement

Job summary

Vattenfall GmbH is seeking a Director for IT & Digitalisation in Solna. This role involves leading digital transformation initiatives, aligning IT strategy with business goals, and managing digital governance across the organization.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in senior IT roles, a relevant academic degree, and the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders. The position offers flexibility in work arrangements and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in senior IT roles, business-facing or supplier/vendor environments.
• Ability to turn strategy into implementation in large organizations.
• Excellent communication skills to engage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the BAG IT & Digitalisation strategy.
• Build and lead the IT and digitalisation demand team.
• Partner with business leaders for digital solutions.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Digital strategies

Program and change management

Stakeholder engagement

IT and information security

Fluent in Swedish and English

Education

Relevant academic degree

Job description

Overview

As Director IT & Digitalisation, you will drive digital transformation initiatives that maximise business value within Vattenfall’s Business Area Generation. You will ensure that our IT and Digitalisation strategy is aligned with overall business goals and delivered in a modern, data‑driven and business‑oriented way.

You will play a key role in shaping how digital capabilities enable performance, efficiency and long‑term competitiveness across the organisation.

In this role, you will also act as Business Information Officer (BIO), leading IT & Digitalisation governance and collaboration across the business area. You will represent Generation in Vattenfall Group’s BIO forum, working closely with senior leaders including the Group CIO.

You will report directly to the VP Business Control within Business Area Generation.

Key Responsibilities

Overall areas of responsibility:

• Define and implement the BAG IT & Digitalisation strategy
• Build, develop and lead the IT and digitalisation demand team, including recruitment, training, and skills development
• Develop and take responsibility for the IT & Digitalisation portfolio
• Partner with business leaders across the organisation to identify and implement digital solutions and new ways of working
• Act as sponsor and project owner for common IT & Digitalisation programs and projects

Qualifications

You are a strategic and results‑oriented leader who thrives in complex environments. You build strong partnerships and are skilled at translating business needs into clear digital strategies and solutions. With a strong drive and a hands‑on approach, you ensure that ideas are turned into tangible results. You are comfortable challenging existing ways of working and leading change, both in the short and long term. You communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and have the ability to engage, influence and create alignment at all levels of the organisation.

• A relevant academic university or higher education degree
• Extensive experience from senior roles within IT, either in business‑facing or supplier/vendor environments
• Strong experience in program and change management, turning strategy into implementation
• Experience working in large and complex organisations
• Experience of program‑ and change management with a focus on streamlining and digitalisation turning ideas into implementation
• Experience of working and collaborating within large, complex organisations
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage and influence various stakeholders across the organisation
• A strong understanding of business models and how digital solutions can create value for both customers and the business
• Deep knowledge of IT and information security and the role it plays within highly regulated businesses
• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture and IT systems within the area utility production
• Fluency in Swedish and English, both spoken and written

Benefits

In addition to helping shape the smart energy society of the future, we offer a developing and varied job with many interfaces. We value work–life balance, offering flexibility in work and the opportunity to work from home if needed. Additional employee benefits include shortened working hours, favorable occupational pension agreements, parental leave supplement and more.

Location

Solna

EEO Statement

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.