Group Manager for IT Collaboration and Support

Do you want to help shape the future of IT leadership in an organization that makes a real difference? This role is perfect for you if you want to combine close, development-focused leadership with the opportunity to influence governance, collaboration, and development of one of Sweden's largest IT operations in the public sector. Our IT department has approximately 350 employees, and our mission-critical role means we need to grow. With us, you work in a development-oriented environment where collaboration, commitment, and new ideas are valued. We place great emphasis on creating an inclusive workplace with a focus on equality, sustainability, and good conditions for employees to develop and thrive. We believe that different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds strengthen our organization. About the Role As Group Manager for Collaboration and Support, you play a central role in the IT department. You lead approximately 8 experienced specialists in IT procurement, license management, vendor management, agency collaboration, and GRC, reporting to the unit manager. This is a role for someone who enjoys leading people, creating favorable conditions for others to succeed, and contributing to the development of both operations and ways of working. The Collaboration and Support group has a central function in creating conditions for efficient, secure, and well-managed IT operations. As group manager, you are responsible for developing approaches and deliverables in areas such as IT procurement, license management, and GRC, while strengthening collaboration within the IT department and with other parts of the agency. The group consists of specialists with high expertise and significant independent responsibility. As a manager, you create direction, prioritization, and collaboration rather than being an expert in the subject areas yourself. The assignment is broad and varied, spanning from operational day-to-day matters to tactical and strategic development. Your main areas of responsibility: Personnel, budget, and work environment responsibility for the group. Recruitment, objective and development conversations, and salary setting. Coaching, supporting, and developing employees both individually and as a team. Operative and strategic leadership – from daily prioritizations to tactical and strategic development. Participating in the unit's management group, contributing to operational development, and driving collaboration throughout the IT department and with other parts of the agency. Your Profile You are a confident and development-oriented leader who creates engagement, builds trust, and helps people grow. You thrive in complex environments where collaboration, change, and operational development are in focus. You have a communicative and collaboration-oriented approach to work. You have strong ability to create structure and direction in complex situations, while being responsive to both operational and employee needs. You thrive in leadership roles where people, operations, and change intersect, and you are motivated by creating favorable conditions for others to succeed. We place great importance on your personal qualities and especially your ability to build relationships, establish trust, and contribute to a sustainable work environment where people develop and collaborate well. We are looking for someone who has: relevant university degree or equivalent experience that we consider comparable several years of experience as a manager with personnel and budget responsibility experience leading specialists with a high degree of independence experience with change management and driving operational development very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish It is an advantage if you have: experience from IT operations experience in one of the group's specific areas: IT procurement, license management, vendor management, agency collaboration, or GRC experience working in complex organizations with many collaboration interfaces experience from public sector or other regulated operations experience working in an agile context 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 state employee, you also have good employment terms and a benefits package including wellness services, additional paid leave days, as well as good vacation and pension benefits. Our Stockholm office is centrally located near Hornstull subway station, and our Luleå office is directly adjacent to Luleå University of Technology. You can read more about our benefits and what it's like to work with us here. Good to Know The position is a permanent employment with a 6-month probationary period. The employment may be placed in a security classification. Your Application We work competence-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 cover letter. We will use work psychology tests. If you have protected personal information, contact the recruiting manager who will help you with your application. We strive for an even gender balance and see diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. Regarding the recruitment work, we have made decisions about advertising channels and marketing. We therefore decline any additional contact from media/advertising sales, recruitment sites, and similar. Pension Myndigheten is responsible for the general pension and provides information about the whole pension. Each year we pay out approximately 415 billion kronor to 2.3 million pensioners, process approximately 911,000 fund exchanges, 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. #LI-HYBRID

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