Artificial intelligence is transforming society. AI Sweden is the national center for applied artificial intelligence, jointly funded by the Swedish government and our partners, both public and private. Our mission is to accelerate the use of AI for the benefit of our society, our competitiveness, and for everyone living in Sweden.

We are now looking for new colleagues to take the next step in the development of AI Sweden, and our ability to lead projects towards solving key societal and business challenges by the use of AI.

For the role of Project manager we look for an individual that can lead mutliple projects in our ever growing portfolio in the AI adoption space. Being able to structure the work, manage the budget and resources, communicate the learnings and deliver the results is crucial to help Sweden accelerate the use of AI. This is an important position in our own journey when we're growing the organization and the impact we make for Sweden.

The role is project based employment for a year at a time with good possibilities for extension. We will start interviewing candidates as applications start coming in.

Deadline for application: January 31, 2025

About the position

Your main responsibility will be to manage projects in the AI Adoption portfolio with a focus on delivering an impact and learnings for the whole ecosystem Sweden.

Being a project manager at AI Sweden includes a lot of different tasks, activities and skills such as;

• Communicate with key stakeholders in the project and make sure everyone has the information needed.
• Divide the work and manage resources to deliver the different work packages and works streams.
• Facilitate and lead meetings of all kinds required for projects, steering group, work meetings, stand-ups and information sharing meetings as well as events for engaging the ecosystem and project actors.
• Manage budget, outcome and forecasting including planning multiple work streams with multiple actors and over multiple years.
• Identifying high impact challenges and opportunities.
• Document learnings and outcomes and successfully communicate these with the target groups.
• Build a good team culture and create a fun and engaging atmosphere.
• Understand the AI dimensions in the projects as well as using AI to work smart in your own role.
• Contribute to the overall development of AI Sweden.

 Workwise, you have..

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a project manager, where change or transformation of some sort has been a dominating aspect. Experience of leading both with and without formal authority.
• High-level understanding of different AI technologies and how to apply them in practice.
• Ability to explain technical solutions and project results for non-technical audiences.
• Capability to quickly understand different domains and organizations and their challenges.
• A structured way of working and enjoy building and maintaining good relations with different types of roles and organizations.
• A constructive approach to finding synergies between initiatives and to maximize values for partners.
• Fluent in both Swedish and English.

And as a person you are..

an energetic and curious leader with exceptional skills in building relationships, strong social, communications and management skills, as well as a commitment to making real difference.

We also believe that you are;

• A generalist rather than a specialist. Curious and eager to learn when it comes to new tools, platforms, and technologies.
• Dedicated and like to take responsibility for your work; from ideation through production and over the finishing line.
• Good at paying attention to details as well as seeing the broader picture.
• Ready to undertake any tasks, large as small. 

Location

This role is based in either Stockholm or Gothenburg, with regular travel within Sweden. You'll be part of AI Sweden's 100-person team distributed across many cities, including Gothenburg, Stockholm, Lund, Växjö and Luleå.

Why work for AI Sweden?

At AI Sweden, you’ll be part of a diverse and highly skilled team with inspiring colleagues all working with a higher purpose in mind than “just” tech. You'll be working alongside journalists, linguists, policy professionals, leading AI scientists, historians, entrepreneurs, change leaders, and many more.

As an organization, we’re uniquely positioned at the sweet spot of governmental influence and startup agility. Small enough to stay adaptive and have fun but backed by and in close contact with both the government, academia and private and public sector.

And, within our mission, we can most certainly be a platform empowering you to realize your ideas. AI Sweden’s ability to empower partners and individual team members to do exceedingly well in their profession is a key success factor for driving positive and significant impact.

In short, we like to believe we offer our team members a place to grow, an environment for personal development and achievements.

An equal and fair working environment

We strongly believe in diversity and inclusion and are acutely aware of the skewed gender balance in our industry. We actively strive to put together a diverse team in terms of age, gender, and background.

Naturally, we are under a collective agreement (“kollektivavtal”) and offer everything that comes with it in terms of annual leave, pensions, wellness allowance (“friskvårdsbidrag”), and such.

If you have any questions or thoughts, don’t hesitate to contact Conny Svensson, Director of AI Adoption.

AI Sweden does not accept unsolicited support and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies or manning companies.