Product Owner Nordic Assset Development at Intraday Optimisation Nordic

Do you want to help us lead the transition into a fossil free future, to enable electrification and to secure value creation on a changing and dynamic power market? Do you have a curious and analytical mind and a passion for energy markets? Then we might have the perfect position for you!

The energy market is rapidly changing and we see an increasing need to adapt and to develop and automate our systems to stay competitive. We are now looking for the right person to strengthen our development capabilities and to boost one of our key development teams.  

Intraday Optimisation Nordic is a performance oriented department responsible for optimisation of Vattenfall’s Nordic portfolio of production and customer consumption on all intraday markets. Thus we have a key role for value creation and the realisation of Vattenfall’s strategy to lead the transition into a sustainable energy system by enabling further integration of renewable energy and new investments in fossil free power. The team is expected to be innovative, high performing and flexible – ready to cope with the rapidly changing dynamics of the European Power market.

The role as Product Owner Nordic Asset Development:

As Product Owner for Nordic Asset Development you will drive a team of developers, scrum master and solution architect, aiming to develop, implement and maintain system and tools used for planning and optimisation of Vattenfall Nordic portfolio and for market access to physical power markets. You are also responsible for developing both the HOW (product vision) and the WHAT (backlog) as well as continuously keeping this aligned with internal stakeholders (users, business experts & other IT-teams).  

You will report to the Director of Intraday Optimisation Nordic, but the Nordic Asset Development-team delivers support also to other stakeholders and the overall objective is to support BU Assets (including Intraday Optimisation Nordic) with systems and tools to enable maximising the value of Vattenfall Nordic portfolio while also coping with new market requirements.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Develops the "WHY"(Product Vision) and the "WHAT" (backlog)
• Align with business and IT stakeholders, set priorities, and propose short- and long-term product goals
• The core duty is to ensure the product delivers the most value to customers, stakeholders, and the business.
• System ownership (compliance, IT security, audits, SLAs, etc.) supporting agile transformation and faster decision-making
• Challenge established solutions and initiate new business improvements

We are looking for a person with:

• Relevant University degree of quantitative/financial discipline (e.g. Engineering, IT, Econometrics, Mathematics, Physics or similar)

• A genuine interest for and minimum 5 years of experience from the Nordic physical power market
• Knowledge of agile process frameworks, such as Scrum and Kanban
• Experience from working in large complex organisations  
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both verbally and in text

To succeed in this role you are analytical, structured, and skilled at communicating and adapting messages to different stakeholders. You have a good understanding of the fundamentals of the Nordic power market, a technical understanding of the tools we are using for market optimisation and trading, and enjoy the benefits and challenges from working in a large organisation with many interfaces and areas of collaboration. To fit into the team, we see that you are solution-oriented and have a positive attitude toward both colleagues and tasks.

Our offer:

We offer an interesting and challenging job within one of Europe’s leading energy companies and in a vital business area where we expect substantial growth within the next few years. You will be part of a innovative, dynamic and high performing team active in a rapidly changing market which provides quick feedback and reward. Initially you will work closely together with our market leading experts on market analysis and intraday trading and then your responsibilities will grow gradually as you are building knowledge and expertise. Over time you will have great opportunities to influence and steer your career path according to your own aspirations.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that striving for diversity helps to build a more profitable, efficient, and attractive company. Therefore we seek a harmonious balance of employees in terms of age, religion, gender identity & expression, sexual identity, disability and ethnic background. Read more on how we work with diversity and inclusion here: https://careers.vattenfall.com/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion/

Location: Solna

For more information about the position you are welcome to contact recruiting manager Markus Bäck, +46 72 712 28 18. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact recruiter Peter Blixter +46 72 237 32 02.

Trade union representatives Trade union representatives: Lars Erik Näsman (Unionen) and Sven Gunnar Gremlin (Akademikerna). To get in contact with the representatives, please call Vattenfall switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.

We welcome your application via our portal, no later than 30 November 2025. As we may conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical societal infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security classified, and you may be assigned a wartime placement.
If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any potential wartime placement is based on the employment contract and the Swedish Total Defence Service Act.

We look forward to receiving your application! 

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21 000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years.