Global HVDC Control & Protection Software Leader

Hitachi Energy; Ludvika kommun; On-site; SEK 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Sweden AB in Ludvika, Sweden, is seeking a Global Manager HVDC Control & Protection Software to lead a worldwide engineering organization delivering software for HVDC projects.

The role focuses on setting strategy, ensuring predictable software delivery, developing leaders, and driving continuous improvement across global teams and interfaces with design, R&D, and project engineering.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in engineering or project-based organizations.
• Experience leading managers and globally distributed teams.
• Strong HVDC control & protection background is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the global Control & Protection Software organization through Domain Managers and technical leaders.
• Set direction and translate strategy into clear priorities and execution.
• Drive predictable software delivery across global HVDC projects, balancing safety, quality, schedule and cost.
• Develop leaders, establish accountability, and build an effective global footprint.
• Foster continuous improvement and advance engineering practices for quality and scalability.
• Collaborate with interfaces across Control & Protection, System Design, R&D and Project Engineering.

Skills

Global leadership

Project delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

HVDC knowledge

English proficiency

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy Sweden AB in Ludvika, Sweden, is seeking a Global Manager HVDC Control & Protection Software to lead a worldwide engineering organization delivering software for HVDC projects.

The role focuses on setting strategy, ensuring predictable software delivery, developing leaders, and driving continuous improvement across global teams and interfaces with design, R&D, and project engineering.