Senior Manager Common Systems IT

Do you enjoy being the central go-to person for senior management and key stakeholders? Do you excel as a strategic liaison, providing crucial guidance and insights? Join our team and leverage your skills in overseeing our common system IT infrastructure, ensuring alignment, and driving initiatives that shape our organizational growth. 

As our Senior Manager for Common Systems IT at GlobalConnect, you will take charge of a skilled team of approximately 10-15 people located in both Sweden and Norway, playing a crucial role in managing our application portfolio across its entire lifecycle. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve system ownership, incident handling, and strategic planning down to the infrastructure level. This role needs a leader who can leverage the team's expertise to achieve effective results, ensuring our technology stack effectively supports the business's strategic goals. 

You will join our mission to create One IT through modern and global platforms, to support GlobalConnects goal of achieving scalability. Your contribution will be essential to your department’s progress, being the main IT point of contact for all stakeholders and interested parties’ company-wide. This role positions you at the heart of our transformation efforts, empowering you to shape and influence our IT strategy and execution, as part of the extended management team.  

Located in Stockholm, Uppsala, or Oslo, this role involves significant participation within the broader leadership circle of Group IT, you will report to our Head of Enterprise IT. You'll actively participate in and contribute to cross-functional collaboration, working to shape our IT strategy across the Nordics. Travel might be required up to once per month.  

A typical day in this role involves dynamic tasks such as developing a decommissioning roadmap, liaising with stakeholders across various departments, and driving the transformation of our IT landscape to achieve optimal performance. Your contributions will be assessed based on defined indicators, with a focus on system decommissions rates, security compliance levels, and the successful delivery of key projects such as the Global GIS solution. 

Your first year with us will be a transformative journey; you'll not only deliver significant projects but also integrate and mentor a team spread across the region, creating a culture that's aligned with our core values EASY. 

To make history with us, you need: 

• Previous experience of managing a team within IT group functions. 

• A substantial technical background with experience developing shared services and understanding the application layer, including GIS applications. 

• Previous experience working with ITIL, managing budgets and working with strategy and roadmapping.  

• Ability and experience in communication around IT functions, both with technical experts and with senior management. 

• Proficiency in English with a deep understanding of Scandinavian work culture. Swedish or Norwegian language is beneficial. 

Why join GlobalConnect? 

As part of our team, you'll have the unique opportunity to be at the forefront of creating a streamlined, global system landscape for our company. This role will advance your technical and leadership skills and offer a chance to grow within a company that values innovation and a progressive approach to technology solutions. Our positive and visionary leadership will ensure that you have the guidance and resources necessary to succeed and make a tangible impact on our operations and strategy. 

If you're ready to be a central figure in our IT infrastructure and enjoy working in a strategic and hands-on role, we can't wait to see what you'll bring to our team. Apply today and start your journey with us at GlobalConnect! 

Unfortunately, we do not offer work visas or relocation packages for this role and a background and security clearance will be part of the recruitment process.