IT Application Manager
Do you have a passion for tech solutions and want to work in a diverse IT environment? Excited about strategy and nerdy games that require thinking? If yes, then maybe the role of Application Manager at Paradox Interactive is just right for you.
Your mission
We are now looking for a talented Application Manager to join our small and dedicated IT team. The primary objective for this role is to ensure that the employees of Paradox have access to appropriate tools and knowledge to accomplish their goals, while also keeping track of costs.
You will be responsible for negotiating deals, evaluating potential alternatives and ensuring that our employees receive sufficient education to use these tools. Other responsibilities include proactively maintaining, documenting, and updating our core applications, supporting our colleagues in their day-to-day work in the acquisition of new applications, advanced application support, as well as contributing to the future IT application landscape.
You will be trusted to take ownership of the entire lifecycle surrounding our applications to ensure that they are maintained in an efficient and secure manner, as well as keeping yourself and others up-to-date with new features and implementations. The role may also include leading internal projects together with other departments based on their requests and established needs. Lastly, you will lead and/or assist in contract negotiations for key systems and applications.
The skills we’re searching for…
We focus less on your experience and more on your ability to grow in the role. With that said, experience in the following is meritable:
Administrating softwares and services.
General IT support.
Procurement and purchasing.
Fluent English, spoken and written
As this position is part of a support function it will help you greatly to be service-minded and have the ability to work well with others. Although, your day-to-day tasks are yours alone and we hope that you appreciate our independent work structure. You will be expected to take initiative and work proactively to ensure smooth IT deliveries while analyzing the complex needs of various departments and daring to question them. There are many memes about IT, but only some that are true. However, if you enjoy creating structure from chaos you’ve come to the right place.
Practical information
Scope: Full-time and permanent
Reports to: Head of IT
Location: This position is based in Stockholm and unfortunately we are not able to offer any relocation assistance at this moment.
Some of our benefits include:
If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Paradox might compensate for this.
At Paradox Interactive we celebrate difference and care deeply about diversity and inclusion. We therefore encourage you, no matter who you are, to apply for this job if you think you’d be a great addition to our team.
- Department
- IT
- Locations
- Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Working at Paradox
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Continuous personal development
To make and sell fantastic games we focus on continuous professional development of our employees. Education, career development and impact on decision-making are part and parcel of this endeavor.
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Freedom & Responsibility
Your contribution will count and you’ll see direct results of your input in our final products.We provide you with freedom in how to tackle ambitious goals and we strive to work in small autonomous teams where you have an impact on the decisions taken. However, we also expect every employee to be responsible for their work and the decisions they make.
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Explore, bond and be well
Our culture centers around the games we make and the bonds we form between the people who make and play them. In our experience, a healthy dose of nerdiness is often central in this, no matter what form it takes.
We encourage employees and teams to explore their nerdiness and connect with one another within and (if they wish) outside the company - be it in our strong board game and TTRPG community, over painting miniatures, in book circles, over karaoke, at our social gatherings and of course over video games. How far down the rabbit hole you go is up to you, nothing is mandatory.
It goes without saying that you get full access to our Steam catalog and the chance the play games that are still in development.
We strive for a good work-life balance for all employees and prioritize their personal well-being.
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Masters of our fate
We have stable long-term owners with skin in the game, decision making close to the games and the players and are stably self-financed, without debt. That gives us full ownership and control of our development. Our success or failure is up to us.
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Compensation
We offer competitive monthly salary and salary revision once per year with participation in our company wide profit share program.
You will be given 5+1 weeks of paid vacation per year. For international hires, we will provide relocation assistance (Visa application, Initial Home Finding, Settling in Service, and your flight).We offer flexible work hours, an open office environment and we encourage sharing and learning from each other.
It goes without saying that you get full access to our Steam catalog and the chance the play games that are still in development.
Our Culture
We’ve built our culture on three pillars that function as bedrock.
Nerdiness:
We celebrate our nerdiness, and invite others to experience it.
Trust:
We face challenges together by placing trust in each other.
Ownership:
We own up to our decisions, dare to try, and learn from the past.
About Paradox Interactive
Today, Paradox consists of both publishing and internal game development. We have a broad portfolio of games and own the most important brands, including Stellaris, Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Prison Architect, Victoria, Age of Wonders and the World of Darkness catalog of brands.
Since 2004, the company has published its games all over the world, initially through physical distribution but primarily in digital channels after 2006. Paradox games are developed primarily for PC and console platforms, but the company also releases games on mobile. The largest markets today include the US, UK, China, Germany, France and Scandinavia. In total, Paradox games have over five million players each month.
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