ICT Architect - Information Architect (306437)

Do you believe that technology can empower people and organizations? Do you have interest and desire to enhance the experience of Ericsson’s Digital Workspace services? If so, you might be the one we are looking for!


Job summary:
The IT Digital Workspace unit is delivering a digital work environment for the entire workforce of Ericsson. We are responsible for the services closest to the user like the laptops, phones, networks, office applications, document management, intranet, search and support. We are responsible for delivering a state-of-the-art work place experience impacting the everyday work life for more than 100 000 users.
 
We are now looking for an Information Architect / Information Manager to join our Intranet & Search team within IT Digital Workspace. 
 
Ericsson is creating massive amounts of information assets and documents in our business globally every day. Within Group IT Digital Workspace, we are using leading IT applications for enterprise search, document management, collaboration, case management systems and web technology.
 
However, we have challenges in how we are optimizing, automating and managing the classification, categorization and tagging of our information across the application landscape. As an Information Architect / Information Manager you will be responsible for discovering, maintaining, updating and evolving the frameworks and information models within the portfolio and to work together with other responsible within IT Digital Workspace as well as business stakeholders
 
As an Information Architect/Information Manager you will build and maintain principles, information models and guidelines for classification, categorization and tagging of information to be used within the Digital Workspace applications. You will interact with business information owners and application owners to identify needs of improving the management of information with the purpose of improving findability and increase reuse.
 
Responsibilities
Identify user requirements by researching and analyzing user needs, preferences, objectives, and working methods; studying how users consume content, including data categorization and labeling; meeting with focus groups.
Plan information architecture by studying the site concept, strategy, and target audience
Organize information by translating user behavior into structure and elements.
Developing and completing usability tests, study user feedback in cooperation with Usability Expert
Maintain, re-use, evolve and establish taxonomies and information models to improve findability, reuse, information sharing, publishing and lifecycle management of information
Validate and ensure candidate taxonomy submissions meet the criteria and standards for inclusion in the taxonomy
Provide guidance in how to use taxonomy when needed
Participate in related governance forums to share and gather information about ongoing activities
Secure business requirements for management of information including current scope and enhancements through close cooperation with both business and IT stakeholders
Actively engage with development teams to use Information Architecture as part of the development process and the deliverables

 
You will work in in a geographically distributed team, in close collaboration with Usability Experts, Strategic Product Managers, Technical Product Managers and peer teams within Digital Workspace.
 
You will report to the Head of Intranet & Search. 
 
 
Key competences
 
Great communication skills
Good at creative thinking
Ability to manage stakeholders and align views
Experience from conducting workshops

 
Key qualifications
Education: Degree in Engineering or IT and /or MSC or similar in Information Science
+ 3 years information management experience
Ericsson business understanding
Experience with content classification and metadata development is highly desirable

 
Pleae send in your application in english as soon as possible since the process is ongoing.