Lead Digital Technologist

About the job
We believe that change happens when people with brave ideas come together. Today, the world both changes and unites by digitalisation. Every industry and society digitalise. The digital transformation is accelerating. We at AFRY are committed to drive the digital transformation, with the mission to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable society.
We are now creating a new unit, Digital X, to work across our company to excel in our digital offerings to our clients. In Digital X we will work with the digital strategy and overall portfolio, together with colleagues in all parts of our company. We will manage the lifecycle of digital solutions, including development, maintenance and operation; and we will support the sales of those solutions.
If you want to be a part of making future with digital transformation by contributing with your brave, creative and innovative ideas, join Digital X at AFRY. The role can be stationed anywhere but preferably in Solna.
The Lead Digital Technologist role responsibility includes, but is not limited to, the following tasks:

Develops list of required technical capabilities to support DigitalX’s solutions
Supports hiring of internal / external experts to build the required technical capability base within the Digital Factory
Develops digital technology radar to enable monitoring and to begin feeding of innovation funnel
Staffs Digital Factory’s technical experts to DigitalX’s development projects based on best capability fits
Continuously monitors the market for disruptive digital technologies and their impact on AFRY’s sectors
Defines when different technologies are most relevant and how to apply them to relevant solutions
Recommends on addition of new technical capabilities to Digital Factory’s arsenal, either through internal personnel transfer or external hiring
Steers continuous improvement of technical capabilities within Digital Factory


Who are you?
Competence Profile:

Broad knowledge of a variety of different cutting-edge digital technologies
Digitally native way-of-working and familiarity with agile methods
Customer focus and results orientation
Hands-on experience with deployment of various digital technologies in real customer solutions
Ability to work in uncertain environment and hands-on attitude to problem solving

We take your personal qualities in great consideration. Our values, Brave, Devoted & Team player, characterize how we see ourselves. You have a good ability to collaborate and contribute to a team, at the same time you enjoy when you have responsibility and the opportunity to affect.

Due to the current situation around Covid-19, some of our recruitment processes extend over time. We apologize for this and ask for your patience.

We offer
We are looking for someone who wants to be part of AFRY’s success story. Are you passionate about technology development? Do you like to work together to find the best solution? Then we can offer you career opportunities in a modern workplace with challenging assignments and exciting projects all over the world.

The AFRY Group is ranked as one of Sweden’s most popular employer among engineers. At AFRY you will be involved in developing innovative and sustainable solutions within infrastructure, energy and industry. We are always looking for the sharpest skills that can create a future society together with us. We hope you will learn as much from us as we will learn from you.

About the company
AFRY is an international engineering, design and advisory company. We support our clients to progress in sustainability and digitalisation.

We are 17,000 devoted experts within the fields of infrastructure, industry and energy, operating across the world to create sustainable solutions for future generations.

Making Future