Are you ready to be part of something new and help shape our future from the ground up by making a real impact for our employees? If so, this could be the job for you!

At Sandvik Group IT, we’re on a digital transformation journey towards a product-led organizational structure and are now looking for a Competence Manager to join our diverse and experienced Cybersecurity organization. You can expect a supportive and team-oriented environment where we value collaboration, innovation and growth.  We look forward to achieving great success in this exciting new chapter, and we want you to join us on our journey towards growth and lasting impact!

About us

We’re shaping a new Product Area within the cybersecurity field, specifically tackling one of the most critical aspects – managing identities. You’ll be part of our Identity Fabric product area, which delivers comprehensive identity management solutions through three key product teams: Identity Products, Identity Operations, and Directory Services. These teams work together to provide the tools necessary for managing and securing digital identities across the Sandvik Group. We’re at the heart of ensuring secure access and protected identities, developing a cutting-edge digital infrastructure rooted in trust and expertise.

About your job

As the Competence Manager for our Identity Fabric, you work closely with other Competence Managers within Cybersecurity – improving our people processes and strengthen the Cybersecurity team. You play a key strategic and managerial role across all three product teams. You drive talent and workforce strategies, overseeing the entire employee journey from recruitment and onboarding to career development, motivation, and retention. You ensure a seamless collaboration within the delivery organization, addressing various aspects such as work environment, health, well-being, capacity management, and performance. You actively engage in forums for collaboration, escalation, and decision-making related to work environment, staff well-being, capacity management, and other relevant people management topics specific to the product area Identity Fabric. Together with your team, you navigate both the daily demands and long-term strategic goals, which means there’s always something new to learn and solve together.

Further responsibilities include: 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand current and future competence needs and business priorities.  
• Leading strategic workforce planning for short- and long-term needs. 
• Assessing team health to ensure the team has the right prerequisites for success. 
• Enabling skills development in the team and supporting personnel during changes. 
• Driving recruitment in collaboration with the team(s) and HR. 

You’re part of both the Identity Fabric Management Team and the Cybersecurity Product Line Management Team, with your primary location in Sandviken or Stockholm. As employees and coworkers are present at both our offices, your presence is regularly required at both locations. We apply a hybrid work set-up, allowing you to combine office and remote work. 

Your profile

We’re looking for an experienced leader with a strong background in people and change management – leading teams through transitions and creating structured and efficient workflows to drive success. Through coaching, professional development and continuous follow-up, you ensure the teams have the right capacity and skillset to achieve their goals. Additionally, you maintain a focus on collaboration and you’re not afraid to challenge others when necessary, always with the aim of driving positive change and fostering growth. Technical interest and an understanding of Cybersecurity are considered a plus. Your knowledge should be backed by a relevant education, or equivalent knowledge gained from a working career. As we’re a global organization, fluency in English is required, both written and verbal. Knowledge of Swedish is a plus.

As an engaged, empathetic and capable leader, you foster an environment where people grow and develop, both personally and professionally. You have excellent problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to identify opportunities and navigate transformation and change with a growth mindset. Your strategic mentality and empathetic approach enables you to provide guidance while understanding other perspectives. Effective communication, facilitation and networking skills are key in this role, enabling you to effectively convey messages and foster collaboration across various levels.

Our culture

At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.

Contact information

For further information about this position, please contact Peter Ringwall, recruiting manager, peter.ringwall@sandvik.com

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Union contacts – Sweden

Anders Rönnqvist, Unionen, +46 (0)70 616 41 21

Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70 616 43 78

Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70 222 48 55

Recruitment Specialist: Therese Rutqvist

How to apply

We have an ongoing recruitment and ask you to send your application as soon as possible and no later than October 31, 2024. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0071337.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at hrservices.sweden@sandvik.com.   

Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. We are at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers’ processes. Our world-leading offering includes equipment, tools, services and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation and rock processing. In 2023 the Group had approximately 41​,000 employees and revenues of about 127 billion SEK in about 150 countries within continuing operations.