Vacant job

Welcome to us

The position is located within the Department of Stockholm City Library at the Cultural Administration, specifically in the unit for Digital Development and Library Systems. The unit's mission is to develop and manage the department's digital services and business systems, such as the website and library system, as well as coordinate the public IT environment, including computers, printers, digital screens, self-service kiosks, and sorting machines at the libraries. The operations are in an exciting phase with various development projects underway. Here, you will help drive digitalization and business development to contribute to a cutting-edge library service focused on the people of Stockholm.

Libraries are vital carriers of democracy, culture, and education. Join us in making the libraries in Stockholm more relevant than ever!

What we offer

Work-life balance is important to us. Therefore, we offer health benefits, holiday exchange options, discounted rates at the city's swimming pools and gyms, as well as free entry to the cultural institutions owned by the Cultural Administration.

Your working hours are 39.5 hours per week. Depending on operational needs, there is an opportunity to work remotely a few days a week. We are located in beautiful, bright premises on Kungsholmen.

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Your role

The unit is responsible for a library database system handling borrowers and catalogs, along with approximately 20 integrations with the website, financial system, electronic personnel system, loan kiosks, sorting machines, ID portals, etc. The system was delivered in February, and in the autumn, another integration with a logistics system will be implemented to further develop the handling of media.

This is a one-year fixed-term position with the possibility of extension. Start date: ASAP.

We are currently looking for a Product Owner (Objektledare) responsible for leading the development and management of the system and its integrations. In the autumn, work will begin to organize systems and workflows in accordance with the principles of the product governance model PM3. Therefore, it is desirable that you have extensive experience working according to PM3.

The role of Product Owner is a leadership role responsible for designing and leading the work for the approved product plan.

The duties of the Product Owner include:

• Develop proposals for a product plan including goals, activities, priorities, risks, consequences, as well as estimated costs and time/skill requirements.
• Lead and execute work to implement the product plan's goals within given constraints in a cost-effective manner.
• Prioritize and make decisions within the framework of the product plan in consultation with the unit manager.
• Monitor goal achievement in relation to risks, time, and costs.
• Participate in user forums and coordinate and administer the handling of business needs.
• Accept deliveries from suppliers.
• Monitor external and internal IT suppliers.
• Collaborate in the development of business components and ensure existing ones are current and relevant.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders, system owners, and functions where dependencies exist.
• Communicate changes.
• Monitor the external environment and follow trends and opportunities for the business and citizens.

Your skills and experience

• An academic degree, preferably at least 180 ECTS credits, preferably with a focus on IT and/or pedagogy, or other education/experience deemed equivalent by the employer.
• Experience in planning, steering, and leadership.
• Worked with project governance models and/or management models, preferably PM3 or ITIL.
• Experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring product plans, management plans, or project plans.
• Experience in delivery management.
• Experience working in an organization with many suppliers and a complex IT environment.
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience in change management.
• Experience in information security work.
• Experience working with data quality, metadata, and data governance.
• Experience in assignments within public/municipal operations.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities, suitability, engagement, and motivation for the role. The following personal qualities form the basis of our competency-based recruitment process:

We are looking for you who have a holistic view of the assignment, the delivery, and the people working on the assignment.

• You have good leadership skills and find it easy to build relationships with people inside and outside the assignment.
• You express yourself clearly in both speech and writing, and adapt your communication to the recipient and situation.
• Having order and clarity regarding plans, working methods, and the prerequisites of the assignment is naturally the foundation for you to contribute to an efficient delivery.

Other information

Stockholm City works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing every individual's competencies and thereby combating discrimination.

We recruit without personal letters to strengthen the focus on competence and experience for this role. When you submit your application, you will be asked to answer a number of questions. We request that you answer these questions concretely and concisely, and that there is a clear link between your answers and your CV. When assessing your application, we base our evaluation on your CV and the questions you have answered. After the final application date, we will review all applications.

Here you can read more about the Cultural Administration. The Cultural Administration invests in and prioritizes digital competence and offers competence development for all employees.

Read more about our benefits here, and read more about what it is like to work in Stockholm City.