Product Owner DBA

Pensionsmyndigheten · Full-time

Hornsgatan 168, Stockholm, Sweden

Do you want to be part of a mission that impacts all of Sweden? The Swedish Pensions Agency reaches over 8 million users and manages assets equivalent to up to 10% of Sweden's GDP. Digital development is crucial to our success – and your contribution can make a real difference. We are looking for an experienced Product Owner for one of our technically specialized infrastructure teams. The team drives the development and management of the agency's databases. You will be part of the product leadership in what we call Tvärbanans, which is one of the agency's agile trains responsible for stable and secure delivery of IT infrastructure. The focus is on security, stability, and collaboration. About the job As a Product Owner, you lead and prioritize the team's work based on the agency's needs and goals. You coordinate with other teams and stakeholders and ensure that deliveries create real value for database users. We work in an agile manner with a SAFe-inspired approach and you collaborate closely with other teams, architects, suppliers, and other key personnel to drive development forward. You will lead the team in close collaboration with the team's Scrum Master. The daily work will be characterized by significant change initiatives. You help the team and the surrounding organization to move forward together in an open and goal-focused manner. Recurring responsibilities: Drive and prioritize the team's backlog based on development and infrastructure team needs, maintainability, security and operational stability, as well as the agency's strategies and goals in a clear manner. Participate in Tvärbanans product leadership and other relevant networks Manage dialogue with other operations and development teams to gather, understand needs, and manage initiatives within the area. Responsible for planning and roadmap. Ensure operations and lifecycle management for databases. Network and gather requirements from development and infrastructure teams and define needs in Features with clear boundaries. Communicate status, plans, and changes to relevant parties in a clear manner. Handle necessary administration and documentation and ensure compliance with the agency's guidelines and instructions for the area, including license responsibility for database platforms. Develop budget for the team's work and areas of responsibility. Collaborate with the Scrum Master to achieve and ensure that everyone understands the team's common goals. Organizationally, you will be part of a group at the Platform and Infrastructure Unit, together with other leading roles such as product managers, project managers, and product owners. Your profile You are an experienced leader who can read people and situations. We need a communicative and collaboration-oriented leader who creates engagement and builds trust. At the same time, you are analytical and have the ability to navigate a complex organization. Because the team is technically specialized in database infrastructure, we see that you have good technical understanding in this area and can grasp especially technical issues, preferably in large organizations with complex system interdependencies. You will learn a lot here but a basic understanding is necessary. We are looking for someone who has: Good experience in the PO role and has worked in a larger agile organization Basic knowledge of technical environments and processes within database infrastructure Very good ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish Also advantageous: Experience working with complex system interdependencies/large-scale environments Have experience working with the SAFe framework Have experience coordinating larger implementation projects of new hardware with external suppliers Experience with LOU (Public Procurement Act) Background from state or public operations Previous experience working at the Swedish Pensions Agency It is not only what and how long you have done something that is most important, but what you have the ability to do. We are looking for you as an engaged leader with good collaboration skills and a natural way to create trust and build relationships. You are flexible and thrive in change, see opportunities where others see obstacles, and have the ability to create engagement and participation. With a holistic perspective, you make decisions that benefit both the team and the organization as a whole. Your personal qualities are important to us because we value having a generous and open culture. In the selection process, we will place great emphasis on these. We offer A government mission that is truly important! A workplace where we value 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 fitness benefits, flexible days off, as well as good vacation and pension terms. Our office is centrally located in Hornstull in Stockholm. 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 full-time employment and we apply a 6-month probationary period. 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 work psychological tests. If you have protected personal data, please contact the recruiting manager who will help you with your application. We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions about advertising channels and marketing. 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, 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 the pension simpler. #LI-HYBRID