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The IT Department at Chalmers is looking for an experienced Object Manager who wants to help shape the IT support for one of Sweden's leading technical universities. We are looking for you who have experience in some form of service delivery, have a strategic mindset, and are very accustomed to communicating with the business and understanding their needs. At Chalmers IT Department, you will have a central role in creating long-term, sustainable solutions that support research, education, and administration.

Information about the department

The IT Department at Chalmers is a comprehensive IT organization that manages Chalmers' shared systems and delivers support to the entire Chalmers Group. Employees regularly participate in exciting projects and develop and maintain solutions for both education and research. The IT Department currently consists of approximately 100 employees distributed across six units on the Johanneberg campus. Within the department, we work to build well-functioning teams that collaborate, utilize new technologies, and modern development platforms to efficiently create value for the business.

Job Description

As an IT Object Manager, you are responsible, together with a team of developers, for leading, coordinating, and further developing IT objects within the area of system development, within the framework of an adapted version of the management model PM3. You ensure that the objects support the business's needs, that deliveries occur according to agreed goals for availability, performance, and security, and that the systems are modern, stable, and cost-effective.

You have close collaboration with both the business and the developers in the teams. A central part of the role is to capture requirements from the business and translate them to the developers so that the right functionality is built and delivered. This position is within the Development & Maintenance unit, which consists of developers, project managers, and IT object managers. It is important to us to share knowledge and experiences within the unit.

Employment Type

Permanent position

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have:

• At least five years of documented experience in the role of object manager in a functional sense (i.e., with both system responsibility and customer responsibility)
• An academic education of at least three years in data, IT, or equivalent, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience working in large and complex organizations, such as in public administration or larger companies, where you have demonstrated the ability to navigate and deliver in environments with many stakeholders, processes, and dependencies.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience in leadership roles, such as project manager
• Experience working according to PM3 and/or PPS
• Experience with public procurement according to LOU
• Ability to use AI as a support for analysis and problem-solving

Working at Chalmers

Chalmers' core values: openness, respect, participation, diversity, and quality, permeate our view of our work environment and our employees. We offer an stimulating workplace in an academic environment, where students and employees are driven by creating value for a sustainable future.

Our benefits for employees include among other things:

• Flexibility to work remotely with regard to the needs of the business.
• Holiday of up to seven weeks per year.
• Collective agreement with parental leave, sickness benefit supplement, medication costs, wage exchange, pension, worked-in days, and flexible hours.
• Wellness allowance and one wellness hour every week during paid working hours.

Here you can read more about our benefits and what it is like to work at Chalmers on our website: https://www.chalmers.se/om-chalmers/arbeta-hos-oss/ (https://www.chalmers.se/om-chalmers/arbeta-hos-oss/)

Application Process

The application should be marked with the name and the documents saved as PDF files as follows:

CV

Cover Letter

• 1 page

Other (optional)

• Any certificates, grades, etc.

A background check may be conducted as part of the application process.

Last day for applications: 2026-08-15.

For questions, please contact

Unit Manager, David Lönnroth, IT Department, [email protected]

Department Manager, Andreas Jonasson, IT Department, [email protected], +46 31 772 10 70

*** Chalmers declines all offers of further job advertising or recruitment support in connection with this recruitment. ***

Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level. The university has 3,100 employees, 10,000 students, and educates engineers, architects, and ship officers. With scientific excellence as a foundation, Chalmers develops competence and technical solutions for a sustainable world. Through global engagement and entrepreneurial spirit, we create innovation power, in close collaboration with the rest of society.

Chalmers was founded in 1829 and still has the same motto: Avancez – forward.