Do you want to be in the drivers seat in Europes largest producer of renewable energy?

Statkraft is a leading company in hydropower internationally and Europes largest generator of renewable energy. The Group produces hydropower, wind power, solar power, gas-fired power and supplies district heating. Statkraft is a global company in energy market operations. Statkraft has 3600 employees in 16 countries.

The Head of network and data center in Statkraft is globally responsible for network services, telephony services, data centers and data rooms in branch offices, globally. The department contributes with critical deliveries to a lot of projects and activities in Statkraft, making the daily work valuable, varied and interesting.

We are now looking for a department manager who can take these services to the next level. You will report to VP Global Infrastructure Services.  

As head of network and data center services, your responsibilities will be:

• Department management incl. responsibility for own personnel and budget/finance
• Develop short and long term strategies for the relevant areas of responsibility
• Deliver roadmaps, architecture, design and service implementations globally
• Identify new opportunities and future enhancements, and ensure that they are implemented in a way that improves performance, stability, security and usability
• Define architecture and standards within the areas of network, telephony and data centers/rooms, incl. storage and backup solutions, supporting local and global requirements
• Ensure compliance to relevant internal and external laws and regulations within own area
• Ownership of 3rd party agreements within own area

You will be member of the management group for Global IT Infrastructure Services and a key contributor to the development of the whole IT Infrastructure group.

We are looking for a senior profile with extensive experience from similar positions in other companies.

• University degree with at least 5-10 years of experience within the described areas (relevant work experience may compensate for lack of formal education)
• Management and leadership experience, incl. experience from:
• • people management
  • budget planning and finance management
  • vendor management
  • Strategy development and execution
• Significant experience with:      
• • architecture, design and implementation global network & data center services
  • operations of complex network and Infrastructure solutions, IT-OT environments, inventory mapping, lifecycle management etc. 
• Good general understanding of cybersecurity and basic infrastructure and platform services
• Fluent in Norwegian and English, both oral and writing
• Eligible for Norwegian Secret (Hemmelig) security clearance and authorization

• Professional and personal development in a company experiencing strong growth
• A positive working environment characterized by expertise, responsibility and innovation
• A diverse workplace with regards to gender, age and cultural background
• Competitive terms of employment and benefit schemes

Statkraft manages critical infrastructure and services in several countries. We conduct background checks on qualified applicants before hire.