Senior IT Manager for Data Platforms and Technology, K Group

Do you want to work with data and make a difference? To support business and IT decision makers with versatile tool set and skilled colleagues? If you are currently nodding, then you may be the new Senior IT Manager we are looking for! Join K Group’s Data Platforms & Technology team and be a part of an energetic, change-driven crew where you will be learning from but also contributing to a team of experts. Our team consists of 20 data platform professionals from different cultures, and your job is to lead a sub-team of 8 professionals to make sure that they get their job done (by supporting and managing them).

Data Platforms & Technology team in K IT is looking for a Senior IT Manager with a focus on data & Business Intelligence solutions management. The position is fixed term parental leave cover from 1.5.2024 until 28.2.2026. Your specific area of responsibility is to lead and coordinate our team of professionals working with various data & BI technologies (e.g. SAP BW/4HANA, QlikSense, PowerBI), act as the IT business partner towards named business units and cooperate closely with various IT stakeholders to ensure a solid roadmap for the data & BI solutions in the future. You might also act as the IT project manager for selected BI&data projects and be the driving force in the continuous improvement of BI&data processes. Besides K IT and business stakeholders, you will also work in collaboration directly with suppliers and, most importantly, help the Managers and Specialists in your team to thrive in their own areas of responsibilities.

What we expect from you is expertise and experience in:

• managing IT development, application maintenance services and projects
• overall business and finance processes, e.g. budgeting
• professional communication skills towards business and other stakeholders
• team management experience especially in IT area is considered an advantage
• Business Intelligence & Data architecture and tools considered as advantage (e.g. SAP BW/4HANA, QlikSense and Snowflake)

Ideally you already had an active manager role with data & Business Intelligence related areas, or other IT areas. Any experience and technical understanding of BI, DW, ETL (e.g. ADF), integration/visualization tools or any software development technologies is considered valuable. You are familiar with agile development processes and able to communicate efficiently with various stakeholders including non-IT counterparts. You are fluent in written and spoken English, fluency in Finnish, Swedish or Norwegian is considered an asset.

What we offer you:

• Opportunity to work in K IT and help K Group to succeed in the data-driven strategy
• Working with various set of BI & data technologies that are in use at K Group

• The support from many skilled professionals, both in-house and our partners

• Modern and flexible working environment and culture

• Versatile employee benefits: mobile phone, culture and sports benefit (EPassi Flex), personnel discounts at K Group stores, own occupational healthcare services as well as leisure time accident insurance. Many of our partners also offer discounts and other benefits for e.g. restaurants, accommodation, sports activities and optician services.

The position is located in K Kampus in Kalasatama, Helsinki, with modern facilities supporting both teamwork and focused working time, own gym and occupational healthcare services as well as cafeteria. We have a hybrid working model in use, with a recommended number of on-site days per week, complimented by distant working in case you so wish.

K Group is a strong and responsible operator in eight countries, and we are constantly transforming and evolving. At K Group, you can build a career alongside top European trading sector professionals. We offer you interesting challenges and new perspectives every day. We take care of each other, our customers, society and the environment.

For more information, please contact Senior IT Manager, Data Platforms and Technology, Henna Karjalainen +358 50 5434067. Best time to reach is on Tuesdays between 9 to 10 EET, or you can also send a message.

Send your application and CV with salary request as soon as possible but latest by 9.5.2024 using the submit application link.

Applicants are required to take a drug test before an employment relationship can be established.