Head of L&D Strategy & Portfolio

Logistics, Sales & Operations · HR & Admin · HR Operations · Learning & Development

In short

Vattenfall söker en Head of L&D Strategy & Portfolio för att leda ett internationellt team och forma lärande, kompetensutveckling och framtidssäkring i energiomställningen. Rollen innebär att koppla samman affärsstrategi med framtida kompetensbehov, med fokus på digitalisering och AI, samt att styra investeringar i lärande för mätbart värde.

Responsibilities

Lead the evolution of Vattenfall’s capability strategy, anticipating how AI and other business transformations will reshape work and workforce requirements, and translating these shifts into priorities for critical capability building, upskilling and reskilling.
Bring an outside-in perspective on workforce, skills, learning and technology trends, positioning capability development as a strategic enabler of transformation and sustainable performance.
Strengthen the connection between business strategy, workforce planning and critical capabilities by helping Vattenfall anticipate future capability demand, workforce supply and potential gaps.
Set the direction for more skills-based ways of working, making strategic choices about where capability insights can create most value and using evidence and results to drive broader adoption.
Own and govern the group-wide L&D portfolio, directing investments toward areas with the greatest strategic relevance and business impact.
Develop scalable approaches that embed learning in the flow of work and emphasize application, practice and performance, enabled by technology, data and AI.
Lead, empower and develop an international team of specialists, creating clear direction, ownership, collaboration and innovation.
Build strong senior stakeholder relationships, navigate complexity and represent L&D in relevant governance forums to create alignment and drive change.

Requirements

A relevant academic degree
Extensive experience in areas such as learning and development, capability strategy, strategic workforce planning, skills-based talent practices and workforce transformation
Leadership experience, preferably from leading specialists in an international matrix organization.
Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy and transformation needs into workforce, capability and development priorities, and turn these into actionable strategies, roadmaps or portfolios across a complex organisation.
Strong digital acumen and curiosity, with the ability to anticipate and translate the implications of AI and emerging technologies for work, workforce capabilities and learning
Experience using data and insights to support strategic choices, prioritization and investment decisions.
Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills across organizational levels.
Experience leading change and working across functions, countries and organizational boundaries.
Fluency in English.

Desired Qualifications

Swedish, German or Dutch is an advantage.

Benefits

Challenging and international work environment
Possibility to work with some of the best in the field
Working in interdisciplinary teams
Support from committed colleagues via 'Ask and Share' concept
Attractive employment conditions
Smart working
Flexible working hours
Good work-life balance
Opportunities for personal and professional development

Skills

AIdigitalizationworkforce planningtalent managementstrategic workforce planningskills-based talent practiceschange managementstakeholder managementEnglish

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About Vattenfall

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20,000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people's homes and modernised our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are working for fossil freedom.

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