IT Strategy and Development Manager (Chief of Staff)

Pihlajalinna

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Industry

Healthcare & Hospitals

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Work mode

Hybrid

Job type

Annual salary

Not specified

Minimum experience

7+ years

Posted

21st October, 2026

Required skills

IT ManagementArtificial IntelligenceInformation SecurityData ProtectionTechnology RoadmapPartnershipsBudgetingPortfolio ManagementComputer ScienceFinnishStrategy Consulting

About the role

Translated into English from Finnish by Korum. The employer's original wording is on their site.

Would you like to work at the heart of IT management and influence how one of Finland's leading social and healthcare service companies puts its IT strategy into practice? We are now looking for an IT Strategy and Development Manager at Pihlajalinna to support the IT Director and to coordinate the IT development portfolio, strategy implementation and the management whole.

In this role you will work closely with the IT Director and the IT management team and gain an exceptionally broad view of all IT operations. You will take part in preparing important decisions, supporting the progress of strategic projects and ensuring that the various development projects form a controlled whole.

💡 What does the work involve?

Pihlajalinna's IT management is responsible for software development, data and artificial intelligence, ICT services, and information security and data protection. IT management plays a central role in developing Pihlajalinna's business, ensuring the continuity of services and introducing new solutions.

As IT Strategy and Development Manager you will be responsible for coordinating the IT development portfolio and maintaining the overall picture of projects, resources and the dependencies between them. You will prepare the prioritisation of development projects, the preparation of investments and business case calculations, and ensure that the IT strategy and technology roadmap are visible in practical objectives and decision-making. In your work you will prepare strategic analyses, take part in preparing wider changes, and assess new service models and partnerships as part of IT development.

In your work you will prepare the working of the IT management team, monitor the implementation of decisions and coordinate annual planning. You will develop IT management models, such as prioritisation, reporting and decision-making. In addition, you will coordinate the preparation of budgeting and financial monitoring and make sure that obligations related to regulation and audits progress as planned.

As part of your role you will act as the primary contact person for IT development matters within Group Services and ensure that the needs of Group Services are visible in IT management's plans. No more than a quarter of your working time will be spent on this.

The role has no direct line management responsibility. Success in the role is based on the ability to grasp whole entities, build smooth cooperation between different stakeholders and get things moving through influence. Our IT Director Lauri Muhonen describes the role as follows:

"IT management currently has several interesting development projects and changes running at the same time. In this role, your most important task is to help us see the whole picture and ensure that development work progresses in a planned way in the right direction. You will also act as my trusted sparring partner and, when needed, represent me in various preparation and cooperation situations. In many organisations, a role like this is known as Chief of Staff."

❤️ A dream workplace at Pihlajalinna?

At Pihlajalinna, a dream workplace means a place where the person comes first. Our customer-oriented way of working is based on the Pihlis principles: we build trust, succeed together and take care. We help each other succeed and create a cheerful, uncomplicated and safe everyday working environment. It is important to us that our professionals feel well, and therefore we pay particular attention to managerial work.

We invest in you, for example, in the following ways:

We look after your health by providing comprehensive occupational health care, which also includes Mieli Pihlajalinna services

We look after your wellbeing by providing comprehensive leisure accident insurance and a wellbeing, sports and culture pass benefit (400 EUR per year). Pihlajalinna employees may also take part in numerous sports events as a staff benefit with employer support and exercise at lower prices at Forever fitness centres (remote exercise options also available).

We look after your skills by providing training opportunities, the Pihlajalinna Akatemia learning environment that is available to you at all times, and you will receive pre-onboarding before your employment starts to help you get to know the work community

We make sure you receive the support of an encouraging team for varied tasks. We support the balancing of work and free time, and you will have the opportunity to agree on flexible working hours

At Pihlajalinna we value the diversity of our work community and work for equality. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as people of different ages and genders, and people belonging to different language, cultural or other minorities.

🔎 Do you recognise yourself in this?

You have several years of experience in strategy work, IT management, IT portfolio management or consulting tasks. You have taken part in prioritising development projects, preparing investments or business case work, and maintained the overall picture of several concurrent development projects. The social and healthcare operating environment and its special features have become familiar to you, for example through IT, strategy, development or consulting tasks.

In addition, you recognise as many of the following in your background as possible:

You have been responsible for IT budgeting and financial monitoring

You have taken part in management team work or its preparation

You have worked in a business partner role or been responsible for managing customer relationships

You are able to combine business and technology objectives as part of practical development work

You have a higher education degree suitable for the role, for example in computer science, industrial management or business studies.

You communicate fluently in Finnish and well in English, and produce high-quality materials also for management and the board.

You make natural use of artificial intelligence as part of analysis, preparation and material production.

We also value your ability to get things moving without formal decision-making authority. You are able to grasp very broad entities and enjoy cooperating with different people and stakeholders.

The role may be an excellent fit for an expert from a strategy, consulting, portfolio management or IT management background who wants to influence how things are delivered in practice and take the next step towards more responsible roles or management positions.

The role is a hybrid working role, with your main workplace in the administrative premises of Pihlajalinna's Stockmann building in Helsinki. Due to the nature of the role, you will typically work at the Helsinki office about half of the working week. You can work remotely with flexibility the rest of the time.

💰 What is the pay?

The salary for this role is 6,000 - 7,000 euros per month. We consider your work experience and skills individually when setting pay.

✅ I want this job! How do I proceed?

If you recognise yourself in the description of the person we are looking for, submit your application by 4.11.2026.

If you would like to talk about the role in more detail, your future manager, IT Director Lauri Muhonen, will be happy to answer your questions on Tuesday 27.10. between 14.00 and 17.00 and on Wednesday 28.10. between 11.00 and 13.00 (tel. [contact details removed] or [contact details removed]).

For questions about the recruitment process and timetables, Juho Siikaluoma, Lead Recruitment Specialist in Pihlajalinna's Group Services, is available on weekdays between 8.00 and 16.00 (tel. [contact details removed] or [contact details removed]).

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