Management Consultant within transformation at Knowit Ascend

Knowit Group

Knowit Ascend is growing and we are looking for leaders with a passion for tech transformation. If you are passionate about creating client value through tech transformation, working in teams, developing organizations and always strive to improve – then you are the kind of talent that we need!  What do we mean by Tech Transformation? For us, tech transformation is about more than implementing new tools - it’s about using technology as a catalyst for growth and long-term value creation. By combining expertise in areas such as technology strategy and governance, data strategy, cloud transformation, and technology cost optimization, we help organizations turn ambition into action. The outcome is measurable impact today and a foundation for lasting competitive advantage tomorrow. Ultimately, tech transformation is about sustainable impact. By turning technology from a cost centre into a value driver, we align digital investments with strategy, optimize processes, and empower businesses to realize their full potential—turning today’s challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities. Desired skills and experience  We believe you have experience in driving or contributing to transformation projects and understand what it takes to lead change through technology. You know how to create sustainable change and deliver real impact over time, and you bring functional expertise in areas such as: * Formulating cloud strategies and leading transformation journeys with a clear focus on value realization * Driving decision intelligence initiatives to strengthen business insight * Shaping organizational development, including designing and rolling out new operating models within business technology organizations * Leading transformation initiatives that focus on long-term value realization and business impact * Other engagements focusing on value realisation within a business technology organization   We are looking for people who:  * Have 6 - 12 years of experience in management consulting or a similar setting * with a strong drive for sales and business development, combined with hands-on experience and solid commercial skills * Want to grow within the tech transformation area and develop our offering * Bring an inclusive mindset and excellent leadership skills   * Believe in fun as a competitive advantage  * Have the tools and passion to support clients on their transformation journey  * Thrive in an entrepreneurial setting and develop Knowit Ascend   * Are fluent in Swedish and English and live in the Stockholm region  Who are we? As a team of management consultants, we focus on business transformation & analysis. We combine strategic, operational, and analytical experience with the ability to translate strategy into hands-on results that are achieved together with our clients.  Knowit Ascend is part of the Knowit Group, with approximately 60 management consultants based in Stockholm. As a close-knit team within a larger ecosystem, we combine the agility of a small firm with the strength and resources of a larger organization, enabling us to effectively meet our clients' evolving needs. We are a non-hierarchical organization and aim to have a tightly knit team of exceptional people with different backgrounds and expertise – people who work together and genuinely enjoy doing so. Learn more about our offerings here: https://www.knowit.se/vart-erbjudande/management-consulting/ If you want to be part of a company that lives by its values – fun, inclusive & exceptional – get in touch!

Securitas

Securitas Group Securitas is a world-leading safety and security solutions partner that helps make your world a safer place. By leveraging technology in partnership with our clients, we offer a broad portfolio of value-enhancing services and solutions integrated across the security value chain – from on-site services to advanced monitoring, comprehensive risk prediction and advisory services. With around 322 000 employees in 44 markets, our innovative, holistic approach with local and global expertise makes us a trusted business partner to many of the world’s best-known companies. Benefitting from almost nine decades of deep experience and guided by our values of integrity, vigilance, and helpfulness, we create sustainable value by helping our clients optimize their operations and protect what matters most - their people and assets. Securitas IT Securitas vision is to become the Intelligent Protective Services Partner through being client centric, data driven, and people focused. Our protective services help make your world a safer place. In Europe, our 400+ IT co-workers support digital products and services for clients and transforming and protecting our existing IT landscape, making sure colleagues all over the European Division can work efficiently in a modern IT environment. IT is a key function supporting the capabilities of a modern and powerful IT technology needed to fulfil Securitas business strategy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Role overview 4 years ago, Securitas Europe has launched a business transformation program. The objective of this program is to transform our organization and processes in all European countries with new common platform enabler. We now enter a new phase to manage the roll-out in the different countries as we already have some countries live to support in the business-as-usual mode. Our goal is to leverage and centralize applications at the European level. To support this strategy, the Business Application IT team operates as a product‑oriented IT organization. Delivery is structured around: * Product Domains, accountable for product development and functional value. * Roll-out Projects, responsible for large-scale, multi-country deployments and product implementation. The Architecture tam acts as the design authority and architectural backbone for business application, ensuring coherence, consistency and sustainability of the European target IT architecture. The mission of the Architect within the Centre of Excellence is to translate business strategy into a coherent, secure and scalable IT architecture, supporting multi‑country roll‑outs while managing complexity and technical debt. We are seeking a skilled and experienced Enterprise Architect who can operate effectively in a complex, multicultural environment. In this role, you will be responsible for: * Defining and maintain European target architecture. * Governing all Architecture decisions for European application. You will manage a team of 4 people for the moment including Business architect, PMO support, Solution Architect for 2 main products Oracle and WFM. You will coordinate and manage additional external consultants depending of the roadmap management. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Responsibilities Architecture Governance & Design Authority * Act as the design authority for Business Applications within the North Star scope. * Provide architectural direction and decision support to Product Domains and country roll‑out initiatives. * Review and validate major application, integration, and platform design decisions. * Ensure adherence to European and Group Enterprise Architecture principles, standards, and guardrails. Target Architecture & Roadmap * Act as the design authority for Business Applications within the North Star scope. * Provide architectural direction and decision support to Product Domains and country roll‑out initiatives. * Review and validate major application, integration, and platform design decisions. * Ensure adherence to European and Group Enterprise Architecture principles, standards, and guardrails. Country Roll‑out Support * Lead or support country-level architecture assessments (as‑is, to‑be, gap analysis). * Identify critical dependencies, constraints, and integration impacts for country deployments. * Chair or contribute to Country Assessment Forums and architectural design reviews. * Ensure architectural consistency and reuse across multi‑country roll‑outs. Data & Integration Architecture * Contribute to the definition and evolution of the enterprise data model. * Ensure coherence and robustness of data flows, integrations, and master data management. * Support end‑to‑end business process mapping from an architectural perspective. Collaboration & Ways of Working * Work closely with Program Management, Product Owners, Service Delivery, and AMS partners and business. * Contribute to the development of architecture standards, methods, and best practices. * Actively support the maturity of architectural ways of working across the organization. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. * 10–15 years of IT experience. * Strong background in enterprise, application, and integration architecture. * Experience with large, multi‑year, multi‑country transformation programs. * Strong understanding of back‑office systems (ERP, Finance, HR, Workforce Management) and digitalisation. * Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF – LeanIX is a plus). * Structured, pragmatic, and decisive approach. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail. * Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic project environments. * Experience working in matrix organizations and with virtual teams. * Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to make informed decisions and execute effectively. * Strong people management and leadership skills. * Fluency in English. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Working conditions This role is open for candidates based in Europe. It's a hybrid working model (office regulations depending on the specific country). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What we offer At Securitas we believe in doing the right thing and doing it well. For our customers and our employees. Our employees come from all walks of life and bring with them many talents and perspectives. We aim for diverse representation throughout the company, and we are committed to equal pay, safe working conditions, gender balance and an inclusive work environment with a wide range of skills and development opportunities. If this sounds like the right next step in your professional career, don't hesitate and apply!

Natural Cycles

Natural Cycles° is a leading women’s health company that developed the world’s first birth control app, used by millions globally. We are a fast growing startup, and we promote an international working environment filled with smart and ambitious colleagues based in Stockholm, Geneva, New York, and remotely. Our mission is to pioneer women’s health through research and passion, empowering every woman with the knowledge she needs to take charge of her health. We are looking for a Security & Infrastructure Engineer to build and maintain secure tooling, integrations and infrastructure that helps Natural Cycles move fast while managing risk. The role develops internal tools, performs security reviews and security testing, improves monitoring of employee and AI-agent activity, enables teams to prototype internal tools and AI integrations safely, and turns cybersecurity and regulatory requirements into practical controls. Please note that we are hiring for this role in Sweden. What you will be doing * Develop integrations, such as Slackbots and internal assistants, to improve Infrastructure and Security workflows. * Build and maintain infrastructure that enables safe internal experimentation with POCs, helper apps, AI integrations, and automations. * Improve monitoring and detection of employee and AI-agent activity, including risks such as shadow IT, unsafe integrations, excessive permissions, and data exposure. * Protect company resources in a risk-based way according to their criticality, sensitivity, and regulatory relevance. * Use AI tools, mainly Claude, to rapidly develop code, infrastructure as code, automations, security tooling, and documentation. * Translate cybersecurity requirements, including NIS2 and medical device security expectations, into practical engineering work. * Perform security reviews, simpler penetration tests, threat modelling, and risk assessments for internal applications, integrations, and infrastructure changes. * Work independently and proactively while staying aligned with company priorities and risk appetite. What skills and experience we think you have * Strong hands-on experience with software development, infrastructure and cloud platforms. * Ability to build internal tools, automations, AI integrations, and infrastructure components using modern engineering practices. * Comfortable using AI coding assistants, especially Claude or similar tools, while maintaining quality, security, and review discipline. * Basic understanding of identity and access management, logging, monitoring, secrets management, and secure system design. * Ability to assess technical and business risk, prioritise mitigations, and document decisions clearly. * Ability to work independently in ambiguous situations while seeking alignment when needed. * Nice to have: * Practical cybersecurity experience, including security reviews, risk assessments, threat modelling, vulnerability assessment, or penetration testing. * Familiarity with compliance-driven environments and willingness to work with NIS2, medical device security, and quality-system requirements. * DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure as code. What we offer * Flexible work arrangement - you will be part of a team based in and around Stockholm that values effective collaboration and transparent communication, irrespective of work location * Professional development - you will work alongside knowledgeable colleagues in the continuous growth and skill enhancement environment * Modern technology - you will leverage innovative technologies and tools, within an environment that empowers you to contribute ideas and take ownership of your work * Impactful projects - you will contribute to groundbreaking projects that redefine industry standards and create tangible value * Commitment to quality - you will join a dynamic and progressive organization that prioritizes profitable, long-term product development Location We are remote-friendly, but we find great value in being able to connect with our teams in person. Most of the team you will work with is located in Sweden. Sounds interesting? If you want to be part of a successful team, we encourage you to apply for this position as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you! How to apply To apply, just upload your CV and answer the questions on the application form. Keep in mind that we can't accept applications through email because of GDPR, and only applications submitted via the career site (and in English) will be considered. At Natural Cycles we value diversity and inclusion because we know that teams with people from different backgrounds and experiences are stronger. We welcome candidates from all walks of life and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates. Note: We are not looking for consultants or help from recruitment agencies