Strategic People & Competence Leader

Sandvik; Sandvikens kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandvik seeks a Competence Manager to lead and develop senior professionals, aligning competence and capacity with business needs. You will partner with product teams and contribute to strategic initiatives across Product and Solution Management, R&D and Operations.

You report to the Product Area Manager and drive transformations, skill development, and resource planning while maintaining strong stakeholder communication in English.

Qualifications

• Strong background in leading senior professionals, including product owners and business analysts.
• Experience connecting competence with business needs and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop senior professionals, including product owners and business analysts.
• Plan and allocate resources in close collaboration with product teams.
• Secure the right skills and capacity through employees, consultants, and service agreements.
• Drive recruitment, sourcing, and competence development based on current and future needs.
• Contribute to strategic work, change initiatives, and transformations across the product area.
• Manage cost follow-up and forecasting, as well as delegated EH&S responsibilities.

Skills

People leadership

Change management

Agile ways of working

IT application development

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Job description

Sandvik seeks a Competence Manager to lead and develop senior professionals, aligning competence and capacity with business needs. You will partner with product teams and contribute to strategic initiatives across Product and Solution Management, R&D and Operations.

You report to the Product Area Manager and drive transformations, skill development, and resource planning while maintaining strong stakeholder communication in English.