Head of Digital Technology

Company Description

Vattenfall is a leading European energy company driving the transition to a sustainable energy system. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We employ around 21 000 people mostly in our core markets in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK.

Job Description

Are you looking for a job where empowering innovation and growth through technology leads to fossil freedom? Are you a strong and strategic leader with confident and inspiring leadership skills to foster a ‘We can’ spirit?

The Digital Engineering arm of Project Delivery & Engineering stands at the forefront of working towards a fossil-free future. We are dedicated to executing major global infrastructure projects, navigating a dynamic and challenging environment to ensure safety, timeliness, quality, and budget compliance.

Within our Digital Engineering division, we specialize in delivering and integrating digital solutions aimed at facilitating renewable energy production and ensuring dependable operations. As the primary provider of digital solutions within the Business Unit (BU) Offshore Wind, part of Business Area (BA) Wind, we oversee the entire value chain, from bid acquisition to asset construction and operation. Our focus lies on Operational Technology (OT) and IT, harnessing control and analytic modelling synergies to optimize engineering design through comprehensive data integration.

Cybersecurity remains paramount across our portfolio within Offshore Wind and other Wind units, as we uphold the highest standards in this regard.

Presently, we are looking for a collaborative leader for our Digital Technology Engineering department to empower teams through digital innovation of our infrastructure and optimize the digital customer experience by ensuring the efficient and seamless operation of technology platforms.

Be in your element with BA Wind

As part of Business Area Wind you will play a key role in one of the most exciting pipelines in the industry with 24GW of capacity stretching out more than a decade ahead across our key European markets.

You won’t only be involved in developing projects but pioneering cutting-edge innovation, new business models and ways of working with communities and the environment. Working as part of a leading European utility also means you could be helping a growing number of major businesses and brands achieve their own sustainability goals through partnerships.

Qualifications

Your role / what will you do?

The Head of Platform Technology is responsible for leading the development, tools, processes, and automation of the digital technology platform to ensure reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency. This role requires an understanding of platform technologies, toolsets, and process automation within critical infrastructure. You will lead a highly skilled team towards automation of infrastructure and processes to support continuous delivery and integration while ensuring the platform meets the business’s present and future needs.

Furthermore, leveraging your extensive experience in digital product development and sustainable value creation, you'll spearhead initiatives that propel our organization forward. Your strategic acumen and ability to navigate complex landscapes are crucial in guiding our digital journey to success. Your initial focus will be on cultivating robust internal collaboration and championing cross-functional teams for a cohesive approach. Utilizing your leadership competencies, you'll align leaders and individual team members to foster a shared vision and a collaborative culture.

Additionally, you'll strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders within the Vattenfall IT department and our Business Area (BA) Wind, enhancing operational efficiency and product delivery through agile methodologies. As a strategic and people-oriented leader, your expertise in digital product development and sustainable value creation will drive your commitment to digital transformation.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Manage and develop a current team of 3 functional leads and 20 employees.
• Ensure sound collaboration with Vattenfall IT and our Digitalization Team.
• Maintain a product-focused mindset in the organization and support teams in agile ways of working.
• Manage and develop capabilities to stay competitive, relevant, and efficient.
• Actively promote technical authority to provide a value-driven business focus.
• Apply a feasible and innovative disruptive arena, balancing risk and opportunities to enable business strategy.
• Manage budgets and costs within the area.
• Travel is expected, as the team is geographically spread across 5 locations in Northern Europe.

Your profile / who are you?

In our pursuit of the ideal candidate for this role, we are particularly interested in individuals with demonstrated skills in navigating strategic, highly complex issues and challenges alongside authentic leadership experience. We value individuals who can adeptly translate technical challenges into economic impact. The selected candidate will play a pivotal role in leveraging their strategic acumen to drive meaningful economic outcomes through innovative problem-solving approaches, contributing to the organization's success.

As our Head of Digital Technology, you will bring:

• An engineering university degree (M.Sc. or PhD) with relevant work experience, including leadership experience.
• Proficiency in English, both verbal and written.
• A positive mindset, with a “glass half full” approach to your work.
• High motivation, excellent communication skills, and the ability to serve as a role model for our technical specialists.
• The ability to lead in turbulent times.

Why not start your journey to working for fossil freedom by applying now? We look forward to receiving your application!

Location Kolding, Denmark

Additional Information

Looking for a career with growth?

Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth?

The scale and ambition of our wind, battery, and solar business means you can really find your element with us. We’ll also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths, whatever their background and experiences.

You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.

More Information

For more information about the position you are welcome to contact hiring manager Pia Køcks, . For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Christian Pathuel,

We welcome your application in English no later than 11.10.2024. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click for further information.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfil within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party, Validata.

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

We look forward to receiving your application!