Unit Managers for the Platform Development Section

At the Swedish Migration Agency, we work with one of the major societal issues of our time – migration. We are about 6,000 people here, and we have an unusually important job!

We are now looking for two unit managers for the Platform Development Section located in Linköping or Norrköping.

The Platform Development Section consists of 6 units, each with about 3 development teams. The section is part of the Digitalization and Development Department, which consists of 6 sections.

Welcome to a department with high ambitions in an authority that drives continuous change and is characterized by innovation, proactivity, and genuine commitment to our mission!

Please read more about our IT department here.

Your mission

As a unit manager, you will be responsible for steering and leading a unit with a primary focus on platform development. The unit will consist of 15-20 employees, including consultants. It will encompass all competencies necessary for IT development and will also work closely with business knowledge competencies. Examples of competencies within the unit today include system developers, requirements analysts, UX designers, product owners, and software architects.

We are working to develop our working methods, including working more cross-functionally and further integrating business and IT. Your role is to ensure a long-term strategy together with the section management and lead the unit towards set goals. The entire department is facing significant expansion, where recruitment and onboarding of new employees is an important task.

You will have personnel, budget, and work environment responsibility for your unit and will be part of the section's management group, where you are expected to take a holistic perspective and collaborate closely with your managerial colleagues to achieve our common goals. Most of the section's personnel in system development are stationed in Norrköping.

Two unit managers are sought within the Platform Development Section, located in Linköping or Norrköping. The responsibilities for the new units will be system development platform and database as well as master data and BI.

Who are you?

As a leader, you have a holistic perspective and act with personal maturity in interactions with employees, managerial colleagues, steering groups, and users. You are proactive and systematic with the ability to organize, implement, and follow up to deliver on set goals. You have a genuine commitment to following technological developments and events in the world, with an understanding of what opportunities they provide for conducting modern and effective development and management. You need to be confident in your leadership, able to create conditions for your employees to grow in their roles and to create an atmosphere that inspires joy at work and efficiency. You are a good communicator, attentive, and unpretentious. It is important that you are visible and accessible to employees and practice a trust-based leadership style.

In our work as civil servants, there are also high demands for judgment and a high level of security and confidentiality awareness. We place great emphasis on personal qualities.

You who are applying have

• a university degree in IT/computer science or other education combined with work experience that the employer deems relevant for the position
• several years of experience in leading and developing employees and operations within the IT field
• experience in working with system development
• several years of experience with agile methods
• experience in planning and resource allocation considering the nature of assignments, available competencies, and financial resources
• good ability to express yourself well in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing

It is meritorious if you have

• extensive experience in system development
• experience working in a larger organization
• experience in product ownership within the IT field
• several years of managerial experience within the IT field

Information

Employment form: full-time, permanent employment with a 6-month probationary period
Location: Linköping or Norrköping
Working hours: trust-based working hours
Start date: as soon as possible or by agreement.

Security screening with background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted. This requires Swedish citizenship. Employment is contingent upon a successful security screening.

Application

Welcome with your application documents by February 15, 2026!
We accept your application via our recruitment system.

About the recruitment process

For us, it is important that all competencies in the labor market are utilized. We therefore welcome all applicants and strive for a balanced gender distribution and diversity. As a government agency, we recruit based on merit and skill. You can read more about what this means at https://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/jobba-statligt/fragor-och-svar/Hur-ser-rekryteringsprocessen-ut-for-statliga-jobb/ (https://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/jobba-statligt/fragor-och-svar/Hur-ser-rekryteringsprocessen-ut-for-statliga-jobb/).

We use selection questions during the application process. Please answer them as thoroughly as you can, as your responses are important for determining whether you qualify to proceed in the recruitment process. In some recruitments, we also use tests to assess how well your skills match the position you are applying for. During a possible interview, you may also be asked questions related to security.

If you would like to contact union representatives, contact details for Saco-S, Seko, and ST can be found at the bottom of the page “Job Vacancies and Interest Registration” on migrationsverket.se: https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/fragor-och-svar-om-att-soka-jobb-hos-oss.html#svid12_5560a3b619996eafa4b2b0 (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/fragor-och-svar-om-att-soka-jobb-hos-oss.html#svid12_5560a3b619996eafa4b2b0)

To work at the Swedish Migration Agency, you must have the right to reside and work in Sweden on one of the following grounds: Swedish citizenship (requirement for certain positions), Nordic citizenship, EU citizenship, or permanent residence permit.

If you have protected personal information, or other information that you consider to be sensitive, please contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) before submitting your application, and we will provide more information about our security procedures.

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