Head of Digital Operating Model & Development Excellence

IF Vahinkovakuutus; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 775,795 - 997,451; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Dynamic and international work environment

Opportunities for continuous learning and development

Job summary

IF Vahinkovakuutus seeks a Head of Digital Operating Model & Development Excellence in Stockholm. You will lead a new function focused on evolving digital operating models to meet customer needs and drive strategic development and execution.

The role involves managing a diverse team and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure that strategic priorities are met and digital transformations are successful. A competitive compensation package is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading and driving change in complex environments.
• Excellent communication skills to engage stakeholders.
• Strong experience in leading high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team for digital operating model development.
• Drive the strategic development of digital operating models.
• Engage and collaborate with stakeholders across Business Areas and IT.

Skills

Leadership and team development

Strategic thinking

Communication and storytelling

Business acumen

Tech-savviness

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

Relevant academic degree (e.g., Engineering, Business, Computer Science)

Job description

We are now looking for a strategic and execution-oriented leader to take on the role as the Head of Digital Operating Model & Development Excellence.

At If, our digital operating model is how we turn strategy into execution - underpinning our digital journey and enabling us to deliver customer value at scale. It brings together business and technology in cross-functional teams, enabling us to respond faster to changing customer needs, accelerate innovation, and to continuously develop our products, offerings, services and customer experiences.

Today, more than 1,500 professionals at If operate within this model across the Nordics and Baltics. As a result, the digital operating model is not simply a way of working - it is a key capability that shapes how we deliver business outcomes, leverage our scale, and maintain our competitive position in an increasingly digital insurance market.

About the role

As Head of Digital Operating Model & Development Excellence at If, you will be driving the evolution of one of the largest digital operating models in the Nordics & Baltics.

You will lead a newly established function that brings together key enablers including Operational Development Managers, Ifs Agile Center of Excellence and DevOps Center of Excellence. The line responsibility consists of ~25 professionals, with a broad range of competences such as leaders, strategists, engineers and agile coaches. The role is placed within Tech Strategy & People Development unit, IT, and works closely with a broad range of stakeholders across all Business Areas and IT.

Your focus will be to ensure that our digital operating model continuously evolves to meet customer needs, supports effective cross-functional collaboration, and enables strong end-to-end execution at scale.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing team, the Digital Operating Model & Development Excellence function
• Lead the strategic development of If's digital operating model, ensuring it continues to evolve in line with business priorities, customer needs, and technology opportunities. Define, prioritize and drive change, ranging from incremental improvements to significant initiatives
• Lead and support steering and governance processes to ensure strategic priorities are executed effectively and progress is tracked
• Engage and collaborate with key stakeholders across Business Areas, IT, and enabling functions
• Develop agile ways of working and engineering excellence across tribes and squads

Who you are

You are a strong and inspiring leader with the ability to combine strategic thinking with hands‑on execution. You thrive in complex environments and are motivated by driving change and creating real impact at a high pace. Your leadership is characterized by clarity, trust, and a strong ability to create alignment across the organization.

To succeed in this role, you bring:

• A do‑er mentality, together with proven experience in leading and driving change in complex environments, particularly within digital and agile transformations
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across all levels - from executive top management to tribes & squads
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to connect operating model development to business outcomes
• Effective leadership experience, including building and developing high-performing teams
• Tech‑savviness, understanding software/technology development and its role in enabling business outcomes and organizational development
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence and drive change without requiring formal authority
• A high level of drive and integrity, combined with a structured and analytical way of working

In addition, we believe you have:

• A relevant academic degree (e.g. Engineering, Business, Computer Science or equivalent)
• Experience from roles within strategy-, business development or engineering, with a strong track record in shaping and implementing strategies
• Several years of line leadership experience, preferably from leading leaders
• Bonus: Experience from industries such as: SaaS and/or Financial Services
• Bonus: Experience working within digital operating models, software engineering and/or enterprise agile ways of working

Our promise to you

• A key role in shaping and evolving how we deliver digital development at scale
• The opportunity to lead a newly established function with significant impact across the organization
• Close collaboration and visibility across key stakeholders across Business Areas and IT
• A dynamic and international environment, together with a culture that supports development, collaboration, and continuous learning
• A competitive compensation and benefits package