Unit Manager for IT Office Development and Administration Unit

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Welcome to a dynamic, cross-functional unit that combines technical and educational expertise. Right now, we are leading the implementation of the municipality's AI platform – a strategic step toward secure, operation-focused digitalization. We are seeking a leader who can develop and lead a competent unit of specialists working together for the municipality's digital development. You have a strong overall understanding of technology and your primary strength is coordinating teams, creating synergy, and enabling others to succeed. The IT Office's mission is to deliver professional and coordinated IT support to the municipality's administrations and operations. The IT Office is part of the Business Support Administration, has approximately 55 employees, and consists of two units. The Operations and Support Unit (the technical side of operations) and the Development and System Administration Unit, which includes: • Administration of business systems in education, care, and central functions (personnel, document and information systems, case management, management systems) • Project managers for all types of municipal projects • Developers for integrations, e-services, and our AI-based solutions • IT strategists who guide operations on major IT issues and digitalization The unit's daily work is characterized by strong forward momentum, continuous development, and professionalism. We are driven by creating real value. What makes our unit unique is the balance between performance and heart – there is genuine warmth and care here. We support each other through challenges, share our knowledge, and nurture a safe and inclusive work environment. We know that ideas are born in teams where people feel good, are seen, and have engaging challenges at work. Our values guide our daily operations, and of course, we expect you to share them with us: • I am here for the people of Borlänge • I love challenges • I meet every person with openness 1 position(s). DUTIES The role involves personnel responsibility for the unit's 27 employees as well as work environment and budget responsibility. Through close and coaching leadership, you hold regular meetings with the unit's different competency groups. Through dialogue and coordination, you guide prioritization and drive work forward based on needs and established goals. An important part of the assignment is building and developing good relationships with the municipality's various operations where you capture needs and ensure that the unit's efforts contribute to long-term operational development based on municipality-wide needs. You will build teams to best serve our administrations and operations. A continuous journey where your ability in change management will be valuable. As unit manager, you plan and follow up on work based on set goals and work on developing appropriate routines and working methods that create quality, efficiency, and good collaboration. You are part of the IT Office's management group where you contribute to the strategic development of the entire IT operation and are responsible for monitoring the external environment within your unit's area. QUALIFICATIONS Basic requirements for the position: • Experience leading and developing cross-functional teams with different specialist competencies • Experience working with administration of business systems • Good understanding of how different technical solutions and business systems interact and ability to assess consequences and dependencies when changes occur • Good understanding of the process for developing integrations, e-services, and AI agents • Good technical understanding with the ability to see the whole picture and understand how changes in the IT environment affect operations, integrations, information security, administration, and users • Excellent knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing Personal qualities: We are seeking a clear, courageous, and coaching leader with the ability to establish trust and help people develop and grow. You are confident in your leadership and experienced in leading specialists with different competencies and drivers. This means you feel comfortable in an environment where you don't need to be the leading subject matter expert but instead work to create the right conditions for others to succeed. You have coaching and adaptive leadership where you see individuals' needs. Other important competencies include being responsive, straightforward, communicative with the ability to challenge, set boundaries, make decisions, and be clear when needed. The role also requires you to balance two important perspectives – maintaining stable and well-functioning administration while driving development and improvement initiatives. We see that you have the ability to prioritize and navigate between different interests and make decisions that create long-term value for the entire organization. Meritorious qualifications: • Experience leading the implementation of AI solutions and AI platforms • Experience in change management • Good knowledge of municipal laws and governing documents (examples: GDPR, OSL, NIS-2) • Experience/knowledge of information security and data classification • Experience with agile working methods Salary form: Monthly salary. Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: By agreement. Working hours: Daytime. Borlänge Municipality applies a competency-based recruitment method and you will answer selection questions when you submit your application. The questions are based on the qualifications for the position and your answers will form the basis for the initial selection. As part of the selection process, we will also use tests in this recruitment. During the interview, you as a candidate must provide proof of citizenship in Sweden/EU/EES or a valid work or residence permit. To ensure quality in Borlänge Municipality's recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application via the link digitally and not in any other way. For those with protected personal data, we offer an extra protected application procedure. Contact the recruiting manager before you submit your application, and we will ensure that your information is handled in a safe and correct manner according to applicable procedures. Welcome with your application!Welcome to a dynamic, cross-functional unit that combines technical and educational expertise. Right now, we are leading the implementation of the municipality's AI platform – a strategic step toward secure, operation-focused digitalization. We are seeking a leader who can develop and lead a competent unit of specialists working together for the municipality's digital development. You have a strong overall understanding of technology and your primary strength is coordinating teams, creating synergy, and enabling others to succeed. The IT Office's mission is to deliver professional and…

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Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Borlänge

Address

Röda vägen 50

GPS

60.4657716, 15.4385267copyopen in

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Published

7. 7. 2026

Edited

1. 8. 2026

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