Product Owner Business Intelligence and Analytics Lead

Vattenfall is now looking for the right person to fill the position as Product Owner Business Intelligence and Analytics Lead in a the unit called Finance Analytics Systems Team (FAST). FAST is a sub unit of Financial Systems, that is responsible for approx. 50 different groupwide applications such as the ERP systems, Data Warehouses, Consolidation systems, Planning systems, as several different BI/Analytics systems and more.

The FAST unit in Finance Business Support represents a hybrid setup between Finance and IT. The role of transformation lead is to be seen as a bridge that understand the business demand, the Finance and ERP processes and steer IT in the development teams. You will act as an enabler to design innovative solutions in the analytics and planning area and to manage the build of the solution as part of the product portfolio we are deploying via the Analytics Steering Board (ASB).

We are looking for a strong personality with a lot of hands-on experience. You will to a large extent support the FAST department within FBS to shape and execute the roadmap and the strategy in the Corporate Analytics and Planning area.

You will share the responsibly with the FAST team for building and steering end to end solutions, therefore experience working cross-functional among the stakeholders in the different VF Business Areas, the IT Supply organization and Group IT is highly needed.

Buzzwords like harmonization, standardization and digitalization will be your everyday challenges for which you need to proof a strong ability to think strategically across.

Responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for steering the end-to-end development of a new product from requirements gathering through to release. The product development is based on modern Analytics and Planning technologies, with a strong focus on Power BI for the frontend, and backend solutions involving Microsoft Azure, Snowflake, Data Lakes, and other Microsoft-based tools in the data warehousing and business intelligence landscape.
• A key requirement is hands-on experience in building and steering complete BI products development, including data modelling, data integration (ETL), and visualization, particularly based on ERP and financial data.
• Fulfill the role of Product Owner by defining scope and backlog items (epics, features, user stories) to guide the Agile development team efficiently.
• Work in close collaboration with IT professionals across Vattenfall to assess existing technologies and identify improvement opportunities.
• Manage project constraints such as risks, time, resources, and scope, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
• Assess and follow up on the business case and value realization for transformation projects.
• Act as a key bridge between business and IT, ensuring continuity, alignment, and effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support governance bodies in the Analytics domain (e.g., Analytics Steering Board, Product Owner Board, LKUG).
• Contribute to managing the application portfolio within Corporate Analytics and Planning.
• Participate in developing strategic roadmaps for advanced analytics and reporting using emerging technologies such as S/4HANA Analytics, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Azure Services, and modern Planning platforms.
• Be part of Vattenfall’s digitalization journey, driving harmonization, standardization, process improvement, and automation across financial and business domains.