Digital Strateg at the National Museums of Maritime, Transport and Military History

The National Museums of Maritime, Transport and Military History work with cultural heritage with the vision of broadening people's worldview through knowledge, experiences, and engagement.

The authority has a well-integrated sustainability effort and also wants to inspire others to act for a sustainable future. We are a museum authority that operates and develops the Maritime Museum, the Maritime Historical Museum, the Vasa Museum, the Wreck Museum, and the Railway Museum. From January 1, 2026, the military historical museums, the Army Museum and the Air Force Museum, will also be part of the authority.

We have exciting development work ahead of us as the authority grows in 2026. We will continue to develop a culture and working methods where people and ideas have room to grow while building a common culture with shared working methods in a new organizational structure within a larger authority. We are developing an effective collaboration culture characterized by trust, curiosity, and accountability. A culture where we get better together!

About the Position

We are looking for a digital strategist who wants to take collective responsibility for the authority's long-term development in IT and digitalization. The role is strategic and advisory and involves creating direction, making conscious choices, and prioritizing efforts that strengthen the authority's mission to preserve, develop, and make our maritime and military historical cultural heritage accessible.

You are a central actor in the authority's work to develop culture and working methods where digital solutions and digital maturity are prerequisites for an effective collaboration culture. In close collaboration with management and operations, you ensure that the digital development is cohesive, long-term, and translated into concrete priorities and choices.

Your main task is to develop and maintain the authority's strategic direction in digitalization and ensure that it is translated into priorities, working methods, and concrete results in operations. This means that you:

• analyze the needs of the organization and identify opportunities and risks related to digitalization and new technology
• translate the strategy into concrete priorities and action plans and drive implementation and follow-up
• contribute to the governance and prioritization of the IT and digitalization portfolio and provide strategic support to management and operations
• bring strategic competence to procurements through requirements specification, evaluation, and follow-up
• coordinate overarching issues within system management, information management, and IT security and act as project leader at a strategic level
• Drive the development of digital working methods and forms of collaboration that enhance efficiency, trust, and maturity in the authority

The role entails a clear overall responsibility for the authority's digital development. You move effortlessly between strategy and operational reality and ensure that decided directions are implemented and lead to actual results in technology, working methods, and culture.

With us, you will have the opportunity to help shape how a modern museum authority utilizes the full potential of digitalization. You will have the space to educate and inspire colleagues and contribute to strengthening the digital maturity of the organization. Through the possibilities of technology, you will help develop how our visitors encounter history – both in our unique arenas and in the work of preserving and making cultural heritage accessible for the future.

Your Competence and Experience

You should have:

• relevant higher education, for example in IT, informatics, business development, or economics, or experience deemed equivalent
• at least three years of experience in strategic work within digitalization or business development
• experience working closely with management and supporting decision-making at a strategic level

In addition, you have a good knowledge of IT governance and digital transformation as well as a good understanding of information security, architecture, and system management in complex organizations. You have the ability to see the big picture, identify strategic choices, and formulate long-term strategies. You communicate complex issues in a clear, structured, and trust-building manner.

It is advantageous if you have:

• Knowledge of public procurement
• Worked as a project/process/assignment leader
• experience in digitalization work within cultural heritage, museum, or knowledge organizations
• knowledge of procurement according to LOU

Your Qualities

We place great importance on personal qualities. We see that you have good collaboration skills and an advisory, operational approach. You are analytical and structured, with a strategic mindset, and at the same time proactive and self-driven in your work. You thrive in a role where you take long-term responsibility, drive issues forward on your own initiative, and work with a clear holistic perspective.

Employment

Permanent employment, full-time. A 6-month probationary period may be applied, starting date according to agreement.

Salary

Monthly salary. We apply individual and differentiated salary setting. Please state your salary expectations in your application.

Contact Persons

Eric Wall, IT Manager: 08- 519 558 87

Union Contact Persons

Martin Linde, ST: 08-519 558 74

Lisa Jansson, Saco: 08- 519 548 68

Application

Welcome with your application by March 22 by registering via the link to our website. Attach your CV and cover letter. First interviews will be held on April 6 and 7.

Other

The National Museums of Maritime, Transport and Military History is a government authority, which means that the information you provide to us may be disclosed under the principle of public access to information. Normally, there is no confidentiality for the information processed in your application. If you have protected personal data, please contact the contact person indicated in the advertisement. SMMTF aims to reflect the diversity present in society in its staff composition. If you have the right competence, you are interesting to us, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or ethnic background.

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