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Do you want to work with overseeing the strategic implementation of digital initiatives and adoption of emerging technologies? At Sandvik Group IT, we’re now looking for a Product Owner to join us – someone who wants to collaborate with our HR functions to identify opportunities for digitalization, streamline processes and enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

About your job

In this position, you lead the work in the IT development and digital solution area – developing and implementing a comprehensive digital transformation strategy aligned with organizational goals and objectives. Together with competent IT colleagues, you support our HR organizations by staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies. You evaluate existing workflows and systems to identify areas for improvement and optimization through digital solutions.

Also included in your job is to:

• Lead cross-functional teams using agile methodologies – driving digital initiatives from concept to execution and ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes.
• Work in tandem with the team coach to ensure that agile methodologies are seamlessly integrated into our project delivery framework.
• Provide guidance and support to stakeholders on best practices for digital tools and technologies.
• Collaborate closely with our HR Services organization, HR Tech, and other relevant teams to ensure seamless integration and scalability of digital solutions.
• Drive organizational change management efforts to ensure successful adoption of digital initiatives. You monitor and measure impact and regularly report progress to senior management.
• Be part of the IT for Group Functions management team, where you contribute to strategic decision-making and leadership.
• Play a pivotal role in ensuring financial efficiency, as a partner to our HR customers. You’re responsible for analyzing financial data, tracking expenditures, and ensuring that our projects stay within budget, all while driving innovation and customer satisfaction.

The location for this position is in Stockholm or Sandviken and we apply a hybrid work set-up, allowing you to combine office work with remote work. Regular travel to Sandviken is required if you’re based in Stockholm.

Your profile

We’re looking for someone with proven experience in leading digital transformation initiatives within large organizations. With your skills in agile project management, you’re able to manage complex, cross-functional projects and you have a profound understanding of processes, workflows and technologies associated with group functions, especially HR. This also calls for proficiency with agile project management tools such as Jira, Trello, or Azure DevOps. Additionally, you have a deep understanding of digital technologies, including cloud computing, data analytics, AI/ML, and IoT, along with experience in change management methodologies and practices. Experience in a management team or leadership role is highly desirable. Your experience is backed by a bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering or a related field. Working in a global environment calls for excellent skills in English, both verbally and in writing.

Being a natural leader, you motivate and lead your team towards the common purpose of optimized and successful development through agile ways of working. You have excellent communication- and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels. As a strategic thinker with a result-driven mindset, you can align digital initiatives with organizational objectives, and you focus on delivering measurable business value through digital solutions. Your strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with a keen attention to detail, enable you to drive successful outcomes effectively.

Our culture

Our role is clear – through every action, every day, we make the shift and advance the world through engineering. We believe in an inclusive, equal and open-minded culture, and we nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Add fair and rewarding benefits, as well as many different career options. Are you intrigued? Visit our website, LinkedIn or Facebook page to get to know us further.

Contact information

For further information about this position, please contact Thomas Bergman, recruiting manager, +46 (0)70 616 65 27

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Union contacts – Sweden

Malena Rackner, Unionen, +46 (0)70 242 33 90

Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70 616 43 78

Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70 222 48 55

Recruitment Specialist: Lotta Amnebjer Nordqvist

How to apply

Send your application no later than April 8, 2025. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0076985.

As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email to a personality and logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed and the selection process begins after the application deadline.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at [email protected].

Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. We are at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers’ processes. Our world-leading offering includes equipment, tools, services and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation and rock processing. In 2024, the group had approximately 41,000 employees, sales in more than 150 countries and revenues of about SEK 123 billion.