Epic Owner - Want to Help Create Value for Society?

Pensionsmyndigheten · Full-time

Hornsgatan 168, Stockholm, Sweden

We are looking for an Epic Owner who wants to lead some of our largest and most business-critical development initiatives. In our IT Department, we have approximately 350 employees, and our mission of societal importance means we need to grow. As part of our IT Department, you will work in a developing environment with a focus on employee engagement and new ideas. At the same time, we invest significant effort in creating an inclusive culture with a focus on equality and sustainable employees. We believe that different perspectives and experiences make us better! About the Role As an Epic Owner, you lead major initiatives that span multiple teams, trains, and business areas. You are responsible for an epic from identified need and idea, through planning and implementation, until it delivers measurable value. You create the conditions for the right people to work toward the same goal, coordinate dependencies, and ensure that delivery stays on track throughout the development journey. In the role, you will, among other things: - lead the work of defining and driving epics through the agency's agile portfolio process - formulate epic hypotheses and develop MVPs together with the business, architects, agile trains, and suppliers - coordinate dependencies between multiple trains, teams, and shared services - follow up on deliveries and ensure they create expected business value - present status, results, and value development in portfolio syncs and other decision forums - participate in PI planning and coordinate deliveries with other initiatives in the organization You will collaborate with many different competencies and stakeholders. The role involves close collaboration with the business, architects, development teams, product management, and external suppliers. You will be part of the Agency-Wide IT unit within the IT Department. Your Profile We are looking for you who have: - relevant post-secondary education or experience that we deem equivalent - at least five years of experience leading large technical projects or cross-functional development initiatives - at least five years of experience in a leadership role in a scaled agile organization, for example as an Epic Owner, Product Manager, Product Owner, or equivalent - experience driving major initiatives in government or other public sector operations - experience with the Public Procurement Act (LOU), procurement, and supplier management - experience with change management - experience with business development - very good ability to express yourself in Swedish in both speech and writing It is a merit if you have: - experience working at the Swedish Pensions Agency in a similar role - education/certification in SAFe - experience with planning, issue management, and collaboration tools such as Atlassian products (Jira, JSM, Confluence) It is not only what and how long you have done something that matters most, but what you have the ability to do. To be successful in the role, we want you to: - take initiative and drive work forward - work independently and have a structured way of working - be flexible and adapt when circumstances change - have very good collaboration skills and create engagement among different stakeholders - build trusting relationships and get people to work toward common goals In the selection process, we will place great emphasis on your personal qualities. What We Offer A government mission that truly matters! A workplace where we care about our employees having a good balance between work and leisure. We offer flexible working hours and the opportunity to work partially from home. As a government employee, you also have good employment terms and a benefits package that includes wellness benefits, additional vacation days, and good vacation and pension benefits. Our office in Stockholm is centrally located. You can read more about our benefits and what it's like to work for us here. Good to Know The position is a permanent full-time employment with a 6-month probationary period. Employment location is Stockholm. The employment may be placed in a security classification. Your Application We work competency-based throughout the process and are committed to an inclusive, fair, objective, and candidate-friendly process. Therefore, we ask you to answer a number of selection questions instead of requesting a personal letter. We may use occupational psychological tests. If you have protected personal information, please contact the recruiting manager who will help you with your application. We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. Regarding our recruitment efforts, we have made decisions about advertising channels and marketing. We therefore ask that you do not contact us with additional media/advertising sales, recruitment sites, and similar inquiries. The Swedish Pensions Agency is responsible for the general pension and provides information about the entire pension. Every year we pay out approximately 415 billion kronor to 2.3 million pensioners, process approximately 911,000 fund transfers, and send out 8 million orange envelopes. We have approximately 25 million digital customer contacts per year. We have approximately 1,700 employees at eight locations, from Luleå in the north to Halmstad in the south. We make pensions simpler!