Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.
Job DescriptionAs Team Manager SAP Authorizations you are responsible for leading the SAP Authorizations team with all managerial responsibilities like work load planning, budgeting and people management.
In this role you are also responsible to ensure that access to SAP systems is designed, maintained and operated in a secure, compliant and business‑aligned manner.
As Team Manager SAP Authorizations, you'll report to the manager of the ERP Transformation center.
Your tasks and responsibilities:
- Management responsibility for the SAP Authorizations team and acts as competence manager for the authorization domain
- Staffing, budgeting, competence development and delivery planning
- Acts as escalation point for complex authorization topics
- Ensures that authorization processes are defined, documented and compliant with the Vattenfall Authorization Concepts and ISMS1042/ISO 27001 requirements
- Ensures effective handling of e.g. emergency access, periodic access reviews and user measurement processes with full traceability
- Mandate to define authorization guardrails, stop or escalate risky access changes, and represent the authorization domain in governance and audit forums
Location
Stockholm, Amsterdam or Berlin
QualificationsWho are you?
As Manager of the SAP Authorization team you bring strong communication skills, an open mindset and solid problem solving skills.
Next to this you bring:
- Several years of experience as a team-, project-, or system manager
- Very good cooperation and communication skills
- A background in SAP and a good understanding of SAP Authorizations.
- Experience from audit/compliance processes
- Strong ability to structure and drive topics
- Fluent in English both written and verbal
- Knowledge in local language is a merit but not mandatory
- The ability to work independently and collaborate across the organization
- Relevant academic degree(s)
- Willingness for travelling (as it will be neccessary for the role)
Our offer
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.
More Information
We welcome your application in English, no later than, 5th of July 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.
For more information about the role, please contact the Hiring Manager Per Burman: [email protected] for more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our Recruiter Marius Gläßge ([email protected]).
Trade union representatives in Sweden (IT) are Sofi Wadström (Akademikerna), Patricia Ek (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Juha Siipilehto (SEKO). To get in contact with the representatives, please call Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.
The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, DISA.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Skills Required
- Several years of experience as a team, project, or system manager
- Very good cooperation and communication skills
- Background in SAP and good understanding of SAP Authorizations
- Experience with audit and compliance processes
- Strong ability to structure and drive topics
- Fluent in English, written and verbal
- Knowledge of local language
- Ability to work independently and collaborate across the organization
- Relevant academic degree(s)
- Willingness to travel as required for the role
What We Do
Vattenfall is a leading European energy company and a Swedish multinational power company owned by the Swedish state. As one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat, it generates, distributes, and sells energy across several markets. Vattenfall is committed to driving the transition toward a fossil-free energy system and enabling the fossil freedom that drives society forward.
