Supercell IT team is looking for a Tools & Automations Lead to build and lead our new subteam – a team focused on creating internal tools, automations, and services that make life easier for Supercell employees.
This role is for someone passionate about transforming how we work through smart services, automations, and AI. You’re at your best when creating user friendly solutions to make peoples lives easier at work. You understand best practices for software development and can plan technical architecture to suit the need at hand.The Tools & Automations Lead will own and drive all internal service and automation initiatives within Supercell IT and collaborate closely with teams across the company. Responsibilities include defining and prioritizing what automations and services we build, managing our automation platform (Workato), owning our development process, defining work with internal stakeholders, coordinating external partners and building and leading a small internal team that designs, develops, and maintains impactful tools and services.
You will work closely with the other IT subteam leads (support, infrastructure, collaboration, and remote ops) and the Head of IT to deliver top-class IT services to the company. Initially you would work with a group of external automation developers and then build our team capabilities as needed.
What You'll Be Doing
- Own the strategy for internal tools, automations, and digital services within Supercell IT
- Build and lead a small, expert team that develops and maintains tools, services and automations for employees
- Prioritize and manage the backlog of tool and automation requests across Supercell IT and other teams IT supports
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure tools, services and automations
- Coordinate and manage external partners developing software or integrations for Supercell
- Collaborate with other IT function leads and business teams to identify opportunities for new tools and automations
- Drive and support company-wide initiatives that improve digital workflows and employee experience
- Set long-term vision and goals for tools and automation efforts at Supercell
What You Have
- Proven track record (5+ years) in building software, tools, or automations, with at least 2 years in a leadership or strategic role
- Experience with building web or mobile services
- Highly skilled in at least one modern programming language
- Strong technical background with a hands-on mindset
- Ability to design scalable solutions with a focus on usability and maintainability
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with a focus on team growth and enablement
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Experience managing vendors and external development partners
- Comfortable working across multiple teams and departments
- Curious, proactive, and always looking for better ways of doing things
- Experience with AI tools and applying AI in service creation
Nice To Have
- Experience advocating for digital tools and inspiring people about what is possible
- Experience with integration platforms (e.g. Workato, Zapier, MuleSoft) or custom API development
- Experience scaling internal software or automation efforts in a fast-paced tech environment
- Background in UX design or service design
Where You'll Be
This role is based in Helsinki, where you'll be working closely with our Live Game teams.