Department Manager, Business Applications

About the job

Verisure is seeking a talented, innovative and passionate Department Manager for our Business Application department within our Group IT Organization. This person will report directly to the Director of Business Systems and will be based in Malmö.

The Business Applications department, with about 50 passionate engineers across 3 line organizations, has a high impact on our Verisure business within the areas Sales, Installation and Maintenance as well our eCommerce solutions. The department is leading the development of Business IT within our business and has stakeholders in the countries where we are present. Our expansion puts high demand on the Business IT platform to be a modern and scalable solution.

This is a leadership position within a business that is the market leader in its field and is looking to set industry standards. The opportunity is supported by the following context: low market category penetration, international expansion beyond core European markets, key relationships with the markets, entrepreneurial culture, as well as highly motivated & top talent team. Following years of growth in this industry supported by strong dynamics, the company is looking to continue its growth and expansion journey, and in order to do so, we need the right people in the right leadership positions.

Key responsibilities

The Department Manager for Business Applications will be instrumental in enabling Verisure to leverage the investments made in our business platform to grow our business.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading and developing the engineering teams responsible for our mobile installation and maintenance applications and eCommerce, eventually delivering piece of mind to millions of customers connecting tens of millions of devices
• Developing collaborative relationship with internal and external stakeholder management
• Quality and operation of our world-class Business IT services
• Budget
• Leveraging and integrating the Verisure's cloud enabling platforms (micro-services, security architecture)

What you bring

We are looking for an experienced manager with 5-10 years' experience. You have technical qualifications and experience in utilizing IT as an enabler for business processes.

Furthermore, you have:

• Experience from leading leaders as well as individual contributors
• Experience from leading in-house IT product development and engineers
• Experience of delivering complex, high tech projects involving integration of large systems and mobile application engineering and other digital platforms
• Experience in developing and executing strategy to meet business and technology targets.
• Understanding of agile development processes and basic understanding of programming languages such as java, java script and mobile application frameworks.
• Ability to support in vendor negotiations and contractual relationships
• Experience in multi-national and multi-cultural environment
• Fluent in English

Strong Advantages:

• University post graduate degree in engineering management
• Familiarity with both Nordic and Spanish cultures

We are looking for an enthusiastic and high energy individual with a strong drive to create a positive work environment. We believe you are an independent problem solver that can set priorities, make high quality judgements, lead team to setup decision points in a structured way, and enable efficient decision making. You are expected to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in our countries and to develop solutions, actions and roadmaps to accelerate Business IT capabilities. To us, it is important that you match our culture - high energy and flexibility, strong communication skills and huge amounts of drive. Collaborative working is key. We look forward to getting to know you!

Are you interested in becoming part of Verisure? Apply today!

We are excited to hear from you! Send your application already today. If you have questions regarding this position reach out to our Global TA Specialist, Lucas Stenberg at lucas.stenberg@verisure.com

Interested in learning more about us? Get inspired by our colleagues talking about how it feels to be part of our exciting journey by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjDxUndJf98