IT and software development

OT Center of Excellence Manager

Welcome to the OT Center Of Excellence Team!

Operational Technology (OT) is increasingly important to ensure competitive production. Sandvik’s business area Mining and Rock has therefore decided to set-up an OT Center of Excellence to establish and scale OT services to support the production facilities across the organization to take next steps and drive business value.

The initial design of the OT CoE has been developed. As a first step it will provide services and competence within four main business capabilities: Manufacturing Data Collection, Manufacturing Analysis, Plant Operations Monitoring and Plant Performance Management. Now it is time to take the next step and strengthen the team with an experienced OT CoE Manager.

We are now searching for an OT Center of Excellence Manager to join our Center of Excellence Team in SMR IT unit.

The position is located in Tampere or Turku Finland or Stockholm, Sweden and we offer you a hybrid working model.

Would you be our new OT Center of Excellence Manager?

The OT CoE Manager will be responsible for planning and overseeing the CoE implementation, ensure fruitful engagements and deliver value to key stakeholders in the production domain and continuously update and improve the offering.

The role combines experience and expertise within the production and OT domain, with entrepreneurship in making it happen in a large organization with large potential and many opportunities that require smartness to succeed.

The role ensures seamless integration between OT and IT and drives the adoption of best practices withing OT infrastructure and architecture. The OT Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams including production teams and stakeholders, IT Team, Cybersecurity, IT Business Partners and country IT managers to develop and maintain a secure and efficient OT environment that aligns with business objectives.

Your main responsibilities

Engage with key stakeholders- and users within production and relevant IT – and Cybersecurity teams to maintain a deep understanding of business needs.
Engage with existing and potential consumers of OT services within the organization, identify opportunities and ensure fruitful collaboration in delivering on those opportunities.
Direct supervisor for OT Excellence team.Drive development and ensure implementation of strategies for OT architecture- and infrastructure, in alignment with business and IT frameworks.
Oversee development and manage the lifecycle of OT offerings and ensure compliance with regulations and standards relevant for Sandvik, such as NIS2 and IEC 62443.
Monitor and optimize OT offerings related costs, ensuring financial efficiency and accountability.
Manage OT-related project and ensure timely delivery, budget adherence, and business value realization.
Act as a liaison between OT-, IT-, and Business stakeholders to enhance communication and collaboration

Your background

Strong knowledge of manufacturing and production processes
Proven experience in IT risk assessment, compliance, and cybersecurity in OT environments.
Minimum 7 years of experience in OT/IT operations, infrastructure management, and/or industrial automation.
Experience working with international teams and supporting IT in production settings.
Bachelor’s degree in production, Engineering or other relevant scientific field
Fluent in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills, and traveling for work would not be a problem for you.

What we find important

Leadership: Ability to drive initiatives and lead teams in a cross-functional and global environment.
Stakeholder Management: Proven abilities to navigate in a multi stakeholder landscape, and engage with senior business leaders as well as technical experts and users.
Can do attitude: showing determination and willingness to take action and achieve results.
Strategic Thinking: Balances immediate operational needs with long-term business objectives.
Integrity: Demonstrates reliability, transparency, and ethical decision-making.
Communication: Strong ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
Analytical Skills: Methodical approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
Adaptability: Ability to work in a dynamic and evolving technological landscape.

What’s in it for you?

We offer you interesting tasks in our modern, continuously evolving, and international product development environment, as well as the opportunity to develop your own professional skills and career.

In addition, we offer good employee benefits and inclusive corporate culture focused on sustainable development, with values such as Innovation, Fair Play, Customer Focus and Passion to Win. At Sandvik we believe that the diversity of experiences, perspectives and backgrounds will contribute to successes for our employees, our company and therefore also our customers.

What next?

The recruitment process consists of interviews and tests by Adecco and Sandvik.

The recruitment is handled by our partner Adecco and all questions and further information will be provided by: Researcher Sini Hippinen, sini.hippinen@adecco.fi, Executive Search Consultant´s Miia Langhoff miia.langhoff@adecco.fi and Sari Ojanen sari.ojanen@adecco.fi

Please include a cover letter and your salary request to your application. Also note that we will start reviewing applications and potentially conducting interviews already during the application period by Tuesday 17.6.2025. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Please send your application through Adecco’s portal through this link.

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