Interim Manager - Business Innovation and Strategy

Business Innovation and Strategy is looking for an engaged interim Manager for Team 1 in our Agile and Project Management department in the Sweden.
This competence centre for project management and new ways of working like agile is a part of the Business Unit Business Innovation and Strategy in Business Area Customers and Solution (C&S). We are an international team of project managers and agile coaches supporting the C&S organisation in working agile in their projects and in the line organisation.
Our Agile Coaches support agile teams to grow in their maturity and help the organisation in the agile transition. Furthermore we deliver professional project managers for big and complex projects in C&S, develop and maintain project management methods and increase the project management and agile skills in the C&S organization. We bring new ways of working to the C&S organisation and inspire and support to improve and innovate.
The Agile and Project Management department is divided into two teams. Team 1 is an international team with members in Sweden and Germany. Team 2 consists of Dutch people who are based in the Netherlands. The tasks in both teams are the same: both teams are delivering as well sequential and agile projects as agile support and support the implementation of new ways of working.

What will you do?
As interim manager for Team 1 you are responsible to manage a competence centre for agile and project management in Germany and Sweden including an international perspective. A background in the agile way of working and project management is preferred. You will report to the Director Agile and Project Management and in this role you lead a team of 3-5 people.

You have the following key responsibilities:
• check requests of the business for agile support and project managers, prioritise them and deliver support (internal and external)
• support the business in their agile way of working/agile transition e. g. by delivering trainings, coaching, knowledge sharing, inspiration
• support the business with analysis and improvement of their agile maturity
• develop capabilities and competences of agile coaches and project managers
• develop competences in the areas project management, new ways of working, innovation methods
• run business assignments, e. g. project/programs yourself (optional)
• ensure execution of complex projects and programs in scope, on time, within budget and with agreed quality
• coach and support the project managers in the execution of their projects
• maintain and develop project and agile methodologies suited to the needs of the business
• increase the agile and project management skills in BA C&S

Your profile
We are looking for a manager who has a relevant university degree or equal and has either the experience or potential to become a leader. Given the size of the team and support you will receive in this role it provides an excellent opportunity for potential leaders to try out and develop in their role as a leader. Your command of English is strong, both verbally and written. In addition, the following qualifications are meritorious for this position and also skills that can be developed during the assignment:
• understanding of the agile way of working e. g. using Scrum, Kanban, Lean
• knowledge of agile methods and project management methods
• experience in managing projects and/or programs
• coaching skills to develop and support agile coaches or do agile coaching yourself and to enhance the performance of the project managers in the execution
• interpersonal skills in managing stakeholder relations e. g. with business stakeholders, management, IT
• flexible, enthusiastic attitude combined with change management skills and passion for project management and new ways of working
• ability to inspire and give energy to change and development
• application in English

Location:
The location of this position is Stockholm (Solna). Travelling from time to time to the Netherlands and Germany is part of the job, if the pandemic situation allows.

Duration:
Interim position for 1 year starting April/May 2022.

Occupancy:
Flexible, 50% - 100% on management position.

We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible and at the latest on March 6 2022. Applications are being evaluated continuously and interviews may be held before the last application date.
For more information about the position please contact Selma Hodzic, selma.hodzic@vattenfall.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process please contact recruiter, Cecilia Wijkman, cecilia.wijkman@vattenfall.com
Trade union representatives in Sweden, to be contacted through Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00 – Per Svensson (Akademikerna), Kenneth Lindkvist (Unionen), Cecilia Bodin (Ledarna), Mikael Mukka (SEKO).


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At Vattenfall, we are convinced that diversity helps building a more profitable, efficient and attractive company. Therefore we seek a harmonious balance of employees in terms of gender, age, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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