Are you passionate about managing and optimizing master data and data governance to drive business success? Are you ready to make a significant impact on our future? Then we might have the perfect opportunity for you!

At Sandvik Machining Solutions, we’re now looking for a Product Owner for our Master Data Management (MDM) to lead our efforts in ensuring that our master data is well-organized, keeping high quality and is strategically used to support our business objectives.

About your job

You lead the creation of the MDM team for delivering robust master data management capabilities and platforms. Your primary focus is ensuring the accuracy, consistency and integrity of master data across our organization. You develop and implement strategies and policies and oversee the integration with other systems and platforms. To define and prioritize requirements, you collaborate closely with our business and IT teams and take responsibility for creating and maintaining a strategic roadmap – ensuring that our solutions align with the strategic goals of our organization.

Acting as the primary point of contact for MDM initiatives, you drive the adoption of best practices in MDM and governance. Your role involves monitoring and reporting on master data quality metrics and improvement initiatives, and ensuring that our technology platforms support growth, business flexibility and digitalization at scale.

The location for this position is either Stockholm or Sandviken, and travel to the other site once a week is required. We apply a hybrid work setup, allowing you to combine working from the office with working remotely.

Your profile

We’re looking for a strategic thinker with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or a related field. You have proven experience in master data management, data governance and data quality roles, preferably within larger global organizations. A strong record of product management skills, such as stakeholder management, prioritization, agile way of working and roadmap creation, with the ability to cater to operational needs while driving the direction towards a future proofed MDM capability is important. You also have a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes and a strong understanding of master data management principles, regulatory compliance, and industry best practices. Working in a global setting, you’re a skilled communicator in English. Knowledge of Swedish is a plus.

Your character is what really matters! With your strategic mindset, you can translate business requirements into actionable matters. You have excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, enabling you to inspire and motivate teams to achieve common goals. You’re proactive and open to new ideas and concepts, with a forward-looking mindset. You continuously explore ways to enhance our capabilities to meet evolving needs. Also, you enjoy acting in an ever-changing setting where pace and commitment vary.

Our culture

At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.

Contact information

For further information about this position, please contact Fredrik Ringård Magnfält, Data Transformation Officer, fredrik.ringard_magnfalt@sandvik.com

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Union contacts – Sweden

Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)70 261 04 82Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70 616 43 78Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70 222 48 55

Hiring Manager: Magnus Andersson

Recruitment Specialist: Anna Pettersen

At Sandvik, we value work-life balance and due to the holidays, it may take a little bit longer until we reply in this process. 

How to apply

Send your application no later than January 8th, 2025. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0073678.

As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email to a personality and logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed and the selection process begins after the application deadline.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at hrservices.sweden@sandvik.com.   

Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global market-leading manufacturer of tools and tooling systems for advanced industrial metal cutting. The business area also comprises the areas of additive manufacturing and digital manufacturing solutions. In 2023, sales were approximately 49 billion SEK with about 20,300 employees.​​