Vend Marketplaces

Oslo

Vend is home to the most trusted and visited online marketplaces in the Nordics -- including FINN (Norway), Blocket (Sweden), DBA and Bilbasen (Denmark), and Tori and Oikotie (Finland). Every day, we help millions of people make life-changing decisions -- to buy, sell, hire, or get hired -- by creating trusted matches through smart technology, strong brands, and deep local expertise.
We’re excited to expand our team and are looking for a skilled Manager- Finance and People Solutions ( IT). You’ll join Enterprise Operations, with the mission to provide innovative and secure IT Solutions to the employees and functions of Vend.
You will act as a Service Manager and work closely with the business to ensure the critical Finance &amp; People solutions are running smoothly and are continuously evolving with user and business needs.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
<ul><li>Ensure Operational Excellence: Responsible for the Infrastructure, integrations and security for your applications. Collaborate with vendors, business and IT support to ensure day-to-day operations according to relevant policies, procedures and processes</li><li>IT Service Management: We operate in an agile way and facilitate backlog management, ensuring transparency and collaboration. Represent the team in planning, decision-making forums, and cross-functional alignment meetings.</li><li>Stakeholder Engagement, strategic planning and development 
Close collaboration with the business stakeholders and process owners to make sure that the Service Strategy, roadmap and architecture maximise business value.</li><li>Financial control, compliance and governance: Communication with application vendors, handling procurement, managing licenses and agreements. Manage service pricing, system costs, monitor budget, including cost allocation and transfer in/outs. Ensure compliance policies and guidelines, f.ex GDPR and NIS2</li><li>People management and leadership: As a manager for a great team across the nordics you are responsible for employee growth, development and engagement.</li></ul>
WHO ARE YOU?
You naturally create structure and drive progress toward clear goals. 
Proactive and self-driven, you communicate clearly and foster strong collaboration across teams. Your unpretentious, hands-on leadership builds team spirit and clarity. You’re driven to grow both people and operations, and thrive in dynamic, change-oriented environments.
<ul><li>You have an academic education or equivalent experience, with at least 4-5 years of work experience in leadership positions as well as managing IT applications, application 
development, or other relevant areas.</li><li>You have broad technical IT knowledge, ideally with experience in Financial or HR system administration, or integration solutions for eg: Workday, Dynamics 365</li><li>ITIL certification as well as Agile experience is an advantage.</li><li>Fluent in English: You master English fluently in both speaking and writing. Knowing Swedish and or Norwegian is an advantage.</li><li>Some travel across our Nordic markets shall be expected as part of collaboration with local teams and our business areas.</li></ul>
WHAT WE OFFER
<ul><li>A key role in a strong and collaborative Enterprise Operations unit</li><li>High degree of responsibility from day one, with continuous opportunities for learning and development</li><li>A hybrid work setup and centrally located offices in Oslo/Stockholm</li><li>Competitive compensation and benefits</li><li>A people-first company culture built on trust, curiosity, and impact.</li></ul>
GOT YOUR ATTENTION? Let us hear from you!
Apply by 4th August 2025. We’ll begin reviewing applications after Deadline.
QUESTIONS?
Katarina Rustas, Head of Group &amp; Business Solutions, is happy to share more about the team, projects, or day-to-day work. Best reached at katarina.rustas[AT]vend.com. For recruitment-related questions, please contact Clayton Don Corda at clayton.don.corda[AT]vend.com

Manager, Finance \& People Solutions ( IT)