Product Owner for the Union ST
Workplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Expires: September 28, 2025
A direct recruitment position at the Union ST, the largest union within government operations in Sweden, focused on ensuring systems meet organizational needs and deliver value.
Main requirements:
  • Post-secondary education in IT governance, project management, change management or equivalent work experience
  • Previous experience in similar tasks
  • Experience in vendor management and contract work
  • Proficient in Swedish and English, both spoken and written
Responsibilities:
  • Gather requirements, define priorities and ensure the vendor develops systems in the right direction
  • Work closely with system owners, business managers and internal users to develop and follow up work methods
  • Implement agile methods stepwise and contribute to a more structured system management
  • Ensure vendors fulfill their commitments, monitor costs and report to relevant stakeholders
Required hard skills:
  • Vendor management
  • Contract management
  • System requirement gathering and prioritization
Recommended hard skills:
  • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Experience with Power BI
  • Experience in union or non-profit organizations
Soft skills:
  • Prestige-free and innovative
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to adapt to business needs and user requirements
  • Initiative-taking and responsible
  • Collaborative and structured in planning and organizing
Frameworks:
  • Agile methodologies
Natural languages:
  • Swedish (Proficient)
  • English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
  • Ability to work in a democratic and sustainable organizational culture