Business Developer with focus on digitalization and communications

Company Description
Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 20,000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We now want to make fossil free living possible within one generation and we are driving the transition to a sustainable energy system.


Job Description
Do you have a strong understanding of Communications as well as digital experience? Do you enjoy a role that allows you to have a broad range of responsibilities and even the opportunity to step into various work scopes within your team? We are now looking for a Business Developer with focus on digitalization and communications to one of our offices in Stockholm, Berlin, Amsterdam, London or Hamburg.
The Communication development team enables Vattenfall Communications to be a well-functioning Communication’s entity. Communications development works with ensuring that the Communications department have the right strategies, the right competence, cross functional ways of working, full control of our contracts, tools, planning and follow up. Included in this is the ownership of Vattenfall intranet.
About the position
Communications development is a small team consisting of both male and female coworkers and we would like to further diversity the team in as many dimensions as possible. We have a broad competence and are highly skilled in organizational development, operational excellence, change management, communications and digital workplace experience.
As Business developer in Communications, you will have the initial responsibilities of both Business Information Officer (BIO) and Data Process Coordinator (DPC) for Vattenfall’s Staff Functions Communications team. Both parts are described below:
BIO -being responsible for managing the IT demands of SF Communications as well as contributing with communication perspective of Vattenfall tools (Digital employee experience). The BIO develop the Communications IT strategy and manage the IT project portfolio. This is done by tight collaboration with SF Comms stakeholders to understand the strategic direction, operational IT challenges and IT service improvement opportunities.
DPC -acting as the contact person around Data Protection (GDPR) related topics within SF Communications. This includes giving advice, coordinating the Data Protection activities within SF Communications as well as being first line contact person for Data Protection incidents.
Tasks and responsibilities:
Develop and maintain the Communications IT strategy and strategic IT roadmap for Communications, as a part of Vattenfall's overall IT and Communications strategy.
Proactively manage the Communications IT portfolio and associated budget including prioritizations.
Act as Communications representative in user adoption and working towards the best Vattenfall Digital Employee experience.
Collect and understand Communications IT related demands from the Staff Function and initiate realization in cooperation with Vattenfall IT and third parties.
Act as Project sponsor for SF Comms IT projects.
Manage our regulatory obligations in the area of data protection.
Ensure full readiness in case of a data breach in SF Communications.
Represent SF Communications in several forums within the areas of responsibilities.


Qualifications
Your Qualifications and who you are
Your solid background within communications together with your good understanding of IT make you a strong candidate for this position.
You might have had responsibilities as product owner of an intranet or expertise in digital workplace experience and can communicate fluently in English verbally and in written form. We see your experience in operational excellence, change management as scrum methodology as merit and your ability to with many opportunities to work with all parts of an international company.
You are able to adapt to various situations and have an open mind when understanding other perspectives and opinions. You are someone who enjoys finding red threads and solutions to problems both independently and together with your team. Clear communication and a strategic business mindset allows for you to prioritize and find ways of collaboration and negotiation in order to reach the goals set for yourself and your team.
You have an academic education within Communication, Business Development, System Sciences of the equivalent. Added merits include having experience working with any of the other responsibilities in the team and being able to communicate in Swedish, German, Dutch or Danish.
We offer a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues as ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions (smart working, flexible working hours and a good-work-life balance) and opportunities for personal and professional development. Click here for further information.
Location - Flexible at one of our Vattenfall offices in Stockholm (preferred), Berlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam or London


Additional Information
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Teri-Anne Brink at teri-anne.brink@vattenfall.com

Trade Union representatives in Sweden via Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.
Michelle von Gyllenpalm (Akademikerna), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Juha Siipilehto (SEKO) and Jens Morell (Unionen).

We welcome your application in English no later than 3rd of March We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website.

Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classed the final candidates might be subjected to a security vetting process, according to the Swedish legislation.

We look forward to receiving your application!