Lindström: IT Project Manager

Are you looking for the next steps to shine professionally in a multicultural environment with circular economy present in your everyday work? Get ready to work in an innovative textile service business named as one of the most interesting companies in the circular economy, with a turnover of 495 million. With a 175-year-long history (not retiring anytime soon!) of caring for our people and customers, we are ready to expand our Lindström family. Currently we, a Finnish family-owned company awarded with the Family Business of the year 2021 in Finland, have over 5,000 inspiring people in 23 countries around Europe and Asia. Now is your chance to become part of the journey of helping our customers to grow more in a sustainable way. Take a leap with us as our new:

IT PROJECT MANAGER

As Lindström’s new IT Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of any IT development related project. This includes setting project goals, timeframes, and budgets, as well as managing the project team to ensure projects are completed on time. You will be working closely with business stakeholders and different Heads of Project across several functions, and will also collaborate with relevant vendors. Your location will be at our Head Office in Kalasatama, Helsinki, where we are working in a hybrid model. 

In this role, your key responsibilities will include:

• Acting as leader for IT project teams, as well as overall project management (setting goals, timelines, project plans, and budgets)
• Maintaining project timelines and resources, budget estimates, and status reports
• Communication and cooperation with business stakeholders during the solution development lifecycle
• Managing the collaboration between different vendors in the project
• Preparing for and participating in project steering
• Reporting project outputs and deviations to the steering group, as well as reporting decisions and guidance from the steering group to the project team
• Ensuring the appropriate sign-offs are obtained by relevant parties at the correct stages e.g. architecture and IT security in detailed design, production readiness before rollout
• Following proper project management and project portfolio management practices
• Proactively making sure the project will reach agreed targets and business value
• Supporting, coaching, and guiding the project team to ensure best possible results

We are looking for a new team member who has experience in IT project management, leading project teams, and taking care of all project related preparations, practicalities, and planning. Excellent organizational skills are integral in this role, as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills. The ability to prioritize tasks is important, as well as a result-oriented approach to work. If you are looking for a new challenge in a truly multinational business environment, you might be the one we are looking for!

Our ideal candidate has:

• A minimum of two years of experience in IT project management
• Excellent project management, organizational, and prioritization skills
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and cooperation skills
• Good leadership skills and experience in working alongside Heads of Project and stakeholders
• The ability to multitask and to work on several projects during same time
• Experience in working in business IT sphere and in a large matrix organization
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills, with strong Finnish skills seen as a benefit
• A delivery- and result-oriented approach to work
• Experience in working across borders in a multinational organization with international colleagues
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify dependencies and impacts in large and complex processes and system landscapes

We offer you an exciting and challenging position in a unique business environment, where you will get to innovate, bring forward your own ideas, and work at the heart of circular economy. You will get to work with experienced experts in a truly international setting. We will support you by encouraging you to grow and develop professionally. To help you on your Lindström journey, we offer you several benefits such as comprehensive health care services and sports, culture, and well-being benefits via Epassi. In everything we do, we want to live our purpose: we care for people and our planet by inspiring people to shine and businesses to grow in a sustainable way.

Interested? For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Heidi Rääsiö, Head of IT, IT Developments and Projects. You can reach Heidi by phone at +358 40 732 4709 on Tuesday, April 2 between 13:00 - 14:00 EET or on Monday, April 8 between 14:00 - 15:00 EET.

To apply, please fill in our online application form no later than Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The starting date for this position is negotiable, but we wish to have a new team member as soon as possible. The position is permanent. We look forward to hearing from you!

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