Department Head at Svenska kraftnät

Do you want to work as a department head in a socially important organization in an exciting and dynamic environment with international connections?

The Swedish National Grid (Svenska kraftnät) is the system responsible authority for the power system in Sweden. We exercise system responsibility both through our own efforts and by coordinating the efforts of other actors in the power system. This includes maintaining and developing a reliable transmission network for electricity and ensuring that a balance between electricity production and consumption is maintained in the short term. Research and development are also conducted within Svenska kraftnät.

About the position

Svenska kraftnät is now seeking a driven and strategic leader for one of Sweden's most significant legal departments. In this role, you will:

• lead and inspire a qualified specialist organization with significant societal responsibility.
• drive change and development in line with Svenska kraftnät's growing mission.
• collaborate closely with the business to ensure that legal issues and information management are handled proactively, with high expertise and solution focus.
• be a key player in the management team of the Common Functions division and work closely with other department heads and the chief legal officer.

We are looking for a strategic and forward-thinking leader with the ability to lead qualified work in a complex environment.

Your responsibilities

As department head, you will have overall responsibility for the operations and lead a specialist organization with both strategic direction and operational execution. In your role, you will ensure:

• Clear governance and leadership – you create structures that promote cross-functional collaboration, efficiency, and business acumen.
• Strategic development – you drive improvements with a holistic perspective and ensure that work methods are continuously developed.
• Goal management and results – you set clear goals, follow up, and ensure that the organization delivers at a high level and with quality.
• Responsibility for personnel and budget – you build a strong and engaged organization where employees thrive and perform.

This is a role for you who want to lead, influence, and develop – while contributing to ensuring that Sweden's electricity supply is secure, efficient, and legally sound.

About the legal department

The legal department is responsible for coordinating, supporting, and governing operations within law and information management. As department head, you will lead an organization of approximately 50 specialists distributed across four units: System Law, Agency Law, Investment Law, and Registry and Archives. Together with your unit heads and employees, you will ensure that Svenska kraftnät complies with national and European legislation, guides the organization in legal matters, and manages information in a legally sound and efficient manner. The department also serves as a contact point with the Government Offices and provides legal support to the Director General.

The legal department has a close collaboration with the Chief Legal Officer function, a strategic change that since last year means that the roles of department head and chief legal officer are separated. The legal department ensures that legal advice is proactive, efficient, and creates significant value for the organization – always focusing on Svenska kraftnät's mission.

About you

Personal qualities

To succeed as a Department Head, you must have strategic ability and a broad perspective on the issues you face. You easily understand contexts and look beyond your own role to act in the best interest of the entire organization. You are a good leader who builds trust and leads by example. You create structure through clear processes, careful planning, and effective organization, while also fulfilling commitments and delivering on time.

You are a clear and engaging communicator with the ability to inspire others while being receptive to and exploring different perspectives. You promote collaboration and strive for solutions that benefit everyone through an unpretentious approach. We place great importance on your personal qualities, especially your leadership ability, in this recruitment.

Requirements:

• Higher education or equivalent knowledge acquired in another way.
• At least five years of experience as a manager.
• Experience managing managers, team leaders, or equivalent.
• Strong ability to build trusting relationships with key stakeholders in other organizations and successfully work cross-functionally.
• A commitment to legal issues and how they interact with both missions, operations, and business.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English in both speech and writing.

Desirable:

• Experience in a leadership role within the electricity sector.
• Experience in a leadership role within government/public operations.
• Experience in information management.

Good to know

• The position is located in Sundbyberg.
• Opportunity for remote work up to 50%, when work allows.
• Travel occurs to a limited extent in this position.
• Publication date: March 6, 2025.
• Application deadline: March 31, 2025.
• The position is a permanent employment without a probationary period.

For more information, please contact the following persons;

• Recruiting manager Lars Nordén, 070-602 88 20
• Responsible recruiter Lennart Jansson, tel. 010-350 91 49.
• Union representatives.
• Annika Ingeborn, SACO, tel. 010-475 87 72.
• Mikael Hedenheim, ST, tel. 010-475 84 68.

You can also reach us via email: firstname.lastname@svk.se.

Additional Information

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Before a decision on employment is made, a security review according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted in cases where the position involves handling security-classified information or participation in sensitive security activities. If the employment concerns a position in a security class, the security review will also include a background check and, in some cases, a special personal investigation. For employment at Svenska kraftnät, Swedish citizenship is required. The employment also entails an obligation to be placed in a war situation.

For more information about security reviews, Svenska kraftnät works to promote diversity and counteract discrimination and welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences for our recruitments.

Get to know Svenska kraftnät and what it is like to work with us: Get to know us at Svenska kraftnät