Senior IT Project Manager - Public Sector
Workplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Expires: June 27, 2025
We are seeking a Senior IT Project Manager for a client in the public sector. Our ongoing projects and operations deliver system support for, among other things, contact tracing, digital sharing of genetic sequencing data, grant management, vaccinations, antibiotic resistance, fee management, supervision, permits, follow-ups, and monitoring. We are undergoing a paradigm shift where we continue to refine our agile capabilities, increase automation levels and develop our working methods. We are strengthening our IT delivery with an experienced IT Project Manager who is also a Scrum Master with advanced project management skills, accustomed to navigating complex IT environments and bridging the gap between operations and IT. The Project Manager will lead one of the highest priority development projects consisting of developers, testers, as well as internal and external business representatives. The project is mid-development where the focus is to plan, steer, lead, and follow up remaining activities towards impact goals. Additionally, the Project Manager will act as the maintenance manager for the system being replaced. The Project Manager will also lead another development project planned to start in early 2025, involving business development and process digitization. The consultant should easily familiarize with various types of operations and lead agile development teams. The consultant should be clear in expectations and have a coaching approach. Furthermore, the consultant needs to be confident in knowledge and experience with well-developed ability to collaborate and advise between actors and have deep understanding of regulatory compliance. This role is multifaceted, and the consultant will also partially work with other assignments, lead projects, feasibility studies, analyses, investigations, and implementations as time permits.
Main requirements:
- At least 8 years of current experience as a project manager.
- At least 3 years of recent experience in similar roles within government agencies in the last five years.
- Competence and experience with traditional project management models and agile methods.
- Strong experience leading agile development teams.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Strong knowledge and experience in business development.
- Good skills in change management and leading groups.
- Clear and effective communication skills.
- Experience working in regulated operations environments.
- Very good command of the Swedish language, both spoken and written.
Responsibilities:
- Lead one of the most prioritized development projects composed of developers, testers, and business representatives.
- Plan, steer, lead, and follow up remaining activities to meet impact goals in ongoing projects.
- Act as maintenance manager for the system being replaced.
- Lead an upcoming development project starting early 2025 focused on business development and digitization of processes.
- Easily familiarize with different operations and lead agile development teams.
- Maintain a clear, coaching approach and manage expectations.
- Collaborate and advise multiple stakeholders in compliance with regulations.
- Engage in other projects including feasibility studies, analyses, investigations, and implementations as capacity allows.
Required hard skills:
- Project management with at least 8 years experience.
- Experience within government/public sector projects and environments.
- Traditional project management models knowledge.
- Agile methods expertise.
- Scrum Master capabilities.
- Business development experience.
- Change management skills.
- Regulatory compliance understanding.
Soft skills:
- Coaching mindset
- Clear communicator
- Analytical thinker
- Collaborative and advisory approach
- Ability to navigate complex IT and business environments
Frameworks:
- Agile
- Scrum
Natural languages:
- Swedish (Expert)
Cultural skills:
- Experience working in public sector or regulated authorities
- Agile culture adaptation
- Stakeholder management in complex environments
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