Group IT Manager to Gnotec Group, Gothenburg

Gnotec Group is in a phase of change where integration, digitalization, and growth are top priorities. As Group IT Manager, you will play a key role with the opportunity to influence IT direction and ways of working. This is also a hands-on role, where you will be actively involved in day-to-day IT operations. You will work closely with the business, contributing directly to the company’s continued development.

More about the role
As Group IT Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the Group’s IT function and play a key role in ensuring that IT effectively supports the business in a complex, international environment.

You will drive development and structure within IT while ensuring stable operations and high security. The role involves close collaboration with the executive team, business operations, local IT resources, and external partners – acting as the link between technology and business.

A central part of the role is to lead the integration and harmonization of IT across companies and sites, and to ensure a scalable, business-oriented IT environment with clear governance and prioritization.

Key responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for Group IT, including strategy and operations
• Ensure stable, secure, and cost-efficient IT delivery
• Drive IT governance, prioritization, and budgeting
• Lead IT transformation and integration of new companies
• Develop standardized, business-driven ways of working
• Own information security and risk management
• Coordinate IT resources and external vendors
• Support the business within ERP, EDI, databases, and production IT

Your profile
We are looking for an experienced IT leader with a background in international, manufacturing environments. You are used to working close to the business and have a strong understanding of business-critical IT environments, integrations, and change processes in complex organizations.

We believe you have:

• Several years of experience in senior IT leadership roles
• Experience from manufacturing industries, preferably automotive, MedTech, or similar
• Strong business understanding and experience working closely with operations
• Experience with system integrations and transformation initiatives
• Experience in information security
• Experience working in complex, international organizations
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

Meritorious:

• Experience with frameworks such as ISO 27001, TISAX, or NIS2
• Experience with change management in decentralized organizations

To succeed in this role, you are structured and solution-oriented, with a strong ability to translate technology into business value. You are self-driven, communicative, and build trust through a pragmatic and down-to-earth approach.

Application
In this recruitment process, Gnotec Group is partnering with Jerrie. If you have any questions, please contact recruitment consultant Frida Lindstrand. We review applications on an ongoing basis – so please submit your application as soon as possible.