Company description

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB distributes electricity to households, companies and society - around the clock all year round. Our electricity network is over 12,000 miles long and we distribute electricity to almost 900,000 customers. We build, operate, maintain and invest in our electricity network to ensure that you as a customer receive a reliable supply.

About the role

An exciting everyday life - for a fossil-free future.With us, you get to influence tomorrow's climate-smart society and create the electricity grid of the future.

Electricity distribution is at the center of the energy transition and is an enabler for a fossil-free society. The powerful electrification that is underway is predicted to double energy use in Sweden by 2045. For us at Vattenfall Eldistribution, the high demand means a doubling of transmitted energy already by 2030, driven by a desire in all customer segments to become fossil-free.

Efficient information management is an important piece of the puzzle to accelerate digitalization and strengthen our ability to meet changing customer needs, external requirements and to adapt to future changes with efficient resource utilization.

As part of this, in 2024 Eldistribution launched a strategic initiative, Effective Information Management, where we have now started implementation, which involves establishing clear roles, responsibilities, working methods and appropriate tools, as well as creating effective communication channels and forums.

To strengthen our work, we are now looking for an Information Governance Officer (IGO) who can lead the development of our information management function. The role is strategically important and offers the opportunity to influence and build a function from scratch during an exciting transformation journey.

As Information Governance Officer (IGO) you have the overall strategic responsibility for information management within Vattenfall Electricity Distribution. You are responsible for establishing and further developing a sustainable information governance framework that ensures that information is managed as a strategic asset. The role involves representing the company in Group-wide forums and driving the development of information management in line with business strategy, regulations and technical capabilities. During the year, the focus has been on establishing the foundations of the function and rolling out the structure across a number of information areas.

We are now looking for an experienced and driven leader with a strong background in strategic information management to take on this pivotal role and set the stage for continued and long-term success.

Overarching responsibilities:

• Develop and implement information management strategies, frameworks and guidelines
• Design and manage information governance policies
• Ensure that information management complies with legal requirements, industry standards and internal rules
• Establish effective information management forums and collaborative processes
• Lead the key roles involved in information management efforts such as information owners and information stewards
• Strengthen the organization's competencies through training and communication.

Requirements

To succeed in the role, you need to have a solid experience in information management and how to develop and implement strategies and frameworks in the field. You have the ability to connect with diverse groups of people and package communications to sell concepts and ideas in a way that everyone can follow and understand. You have the ability to bring about change in both the short and long term and know the best and most effective ways to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. As a person, you are also self-driven and proactive, taking responsibility for projects and delivering results. Perseverance and a willingness to find solutions to problems that arise are a prerequisite for success in the role.

We are looking for you who have:

• Academic higher education in data, IT, information science or equivalent. Alternatively, other relevant education in combination with work experience that has provided equivalent competence
• Deficient experience of developing and implementing strategies and frameworks in the area in a larger organization
• Knowledge of relevant frameworks and information standards such as CIM, DAMA, GDPR, lifecycle management and information governance standards
• Communicative and pedagogical ability to explain complex issues in an understandable way and educate the organization
• Strong understanding of technical systems and data management solutions
• Experience in leading transformation and improvement initiatives
• Strategic and business skills with the ability to balance security compliance and business value in strategic decisions
• Relevant academic university/college degree in IT or the energy sector or equivalent work experience
• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in both Swedish and English.

Additional information

In addition to helping shape the smart energy society of the future, we offer a workplace with good opportunities for development. We encourage you to move on and explore new areas within the company. With our career and development model, we want to create clarity in the opportunities you have to develop in the direction you want. It's important to make your whole life work, which is why we are committed to ensuring that our employees enjoy a good work-life balance. We believe that diversity and inclusion leads to innovation, improved business performance and increased engagement and we strive to represent the diversity of our customers and the communities in which we operate.

Read more about us at: www.vattenfalleldistribution.se

Location Solna, Trollhättan or Luleå. Other locations where Vattenfall Eldistribution has establishments can be discussed.

For more information about the position, please contact recruiting manager Mikael Vos, mikael.vos@vattenfall.com. For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Peter Blixter, 072 237 32 02.

Trade union representatives for this position are Christian Ericsson, Ledarna, Anne-Marie Sjöbohm, Akademikerna, Asim Nokic, Unionen, Ulf Tengman, SEKO. All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00.

Please send your application no later than September 14, 2025.We only accept applications via our website.

We are convinced that diversity helps build a more profitable and appealing company and strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall works actively to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender, religion/belief, sexual orientation or disability. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here

Vattenfall is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, thus many of our services are security classified. If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.

We look forward to your application!