Director IT & Digitalisation

Requirements

• 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.
• We are looking for someone who has:
• 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
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• We welcome your application in Swedish, no later than August 15th 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.
• An executive assessment is normally part of the recruitment process. By applying you agree to the use of potentially already ex

Additional Information

Company Description The energy market is in an exciting transition, moving away from fossil fuels towards decentral solutions, renewables and energy efficiency. Important drivers are changes in customer expectations and behavior and rapid technological developments. Our ambition is to take the lead in this transition. Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people's homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission. Vattenfall is one of Europe`s largest electricity generators and producers of heat. We operate in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Our strategy is to reduce emissions from power generation with a road map aiming at achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Job Description 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. 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.

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