Development Manager, Portfolio and Project Management

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community. 

-Aalto University IT Services supports our researchers, teachers, students, and other staff by producing world class services that make their work easier, more flexible, comprehensive and secure regardless of time and location. We are a community of over 150 committed and talented IT experts.

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Development Manager, Portfolio and Project Management

We are looking for a Development Manager in to CDO office team to act as a strategic consultant to design and deploy modern portfolio and project management practices for the Aalto community, encompassing researchers, teachers and all its members.

The CDO Office is responsible for promoting and steering digital transformation and strategic ICT governance in Aalto University. The function has primary responsibility for digitalization strategy, IT governance models, portfolio and project management, enterprise architecture, data management and analytics development, strategic IT procurement, risk management, cybersecurity, and business continuity, as well as external ecosystem partners.

In Aalto we are actively developing industry breakthrough technologies, processes and ways of working for Aalto community and partner ecosystems. We collaborate in this with other Universities in Finland and Europe and aim to be a flagship University in the Digitalization. As we navigate this rapidly evolving field, our commitment is to be a proactive and to ensure that we stay at the forefront of progress.

Your role

As a Development Manager, you will be the key player in further developing Aalto services. We are looking for a person to take ownership of portfolio and program/project management principles and methodologies including the selected key processes.

You will work in collaboration with our internal stakeholders, ecosystem partners and other leading Universities. Your extended stakeholder group may include researchers engaged in diverse projects, teachers enhancing our educational offerings and leading experts in digitalization.

Your Responsibilities

• Portfolio management, insight, analytics and reporting to relevant management boards
• Processes and roles development mirrored with industry best practices such as SaFe, Prince2, CoBIT, ITIL, Business Technology Standard etc.
• Program and project governance models development
• Metrics, reporting and KPIs development
• Competence development
• Business Excellence by facilitating smart development investment decisions with fact based data

What we offer

Aalto University offers an exciting opportunity for a competent individual to join our team as Development Manager. This role is centered around responsibility for portfolio, program and project management development, underpinned by the latest innovative technologies and methods.

In this role, you will be at the forefront of digital services development, particularly within the expanding realm of latest tools and methodologies. You will guide our organization evolution and directly witness its transformation and growth. You will get to shape the position based on your interests and views. As a member of our CDO office team, you will work closely with our industry leading professionals and work within areas that are still new in the markets.

We offer great opportunities for skill enhancement and career progression - beyond your core duties, you will have the chance to broaden your knowledge through peer learning, specialized training, and certifications. Aalto University is committed to employee wellbeing, providing flexible working hours and location arrangements to suit your working style. We will collaborate with you to create the best possible work experience during your employment at Aalto University!

Your work will have direct impact to the research, teaching and societal impact at Aalto University, while providing the enabling grounds for further development of important fields such as sustainability. Aalto University's unique technical landscape features a diverse IT environment, utilizing cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking research. Our extensive in-house IT resources and capabilities empower us to experiment and pursue long-term IT development.

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What we are looking for

To thrive in this role, we hope you have a strong development oriented background. Specifically, we are seeking someone with:

• Long-term outlook & skills: You will have a significant role in designing the long-term organization capabilities and processes landscape.
• Critical-thinking skills: You must possess a problem-solving attitude and a strong ability to adapt to rapidly evolving technologies and best practices.
• Change management skills: You must possess the collaboration, change management and influencing skills in order to shape our future.
• Motivation and can-do attitude: You get motivation and drive by working with other people with aim to solve multidimensional and complex topics.
   

We wish you can work well both independently and with team members. You can take responsibility, and you possess strong cooperation and communication skills. You are based in Finland. You have strong English communication abilities. Finnish language skills are a bonus.

More than anything, we hope you are passionate about your field of work and enthusiastic about constantly innovating, following the industry development, and learning something new together with others.

Ready to apply?

For more information about this position, please contact Sami Masalin, head of CDO office, by phone (tel. +358 50 593 0747) before 24th May.

Please apply by sending your application via the link below by the 26th of May 2024. As we are eager to find the right game changer to join our team, we will start reviewing applications immediately.

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