As Vice President Corporate IT, you will be part of the Senior Leadership Team and report directly to the COO. Together with the Vice President Business IT, you will lead our IT department and make a decisive contribution to the company's success.

Job Definition

• Defining an effective global corporate IT strategy with an efficient balancing between internal and external service deliveries in the medium and long term
• Ensuring the security and integrity of the organization's data and systems by latest technologies
  
• Providing transparent opportunity and risk management of corporate IT for the company and associated decision management
• Collaborating with other departments and stakeholders to identify and address technology needs and opportunities
• Monitoring and evaluating the performance of IT systems and making recommendations for improvements
• Responsible for creating and comlying corporate IT governance policies, process and service descriptions (in particular project portfolio management, IT investment management, application portfolio management) with regulatory requirements and best practices
  
• Leading and developing the IT teams of business applications, security and workplace
  
• Managing IT projects, including planning, budgeting, and resource allocation
  

Job Qualification

• Proven experience as a senior manager or similar corporate IT leadership role
• Familiar with industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure that the organization remains competitive and up-to-date with the latest developments in IT
  
• Experience designing and managing an effective IT governance framework across the spectrum of IT service delivery
• Relevant knowledge and track record on process optimization and automation
• Experience leading complex, major changes and initiatives; demonstrated skills in change management on an organizational and interpersonal level
• Expertise with managing a geographically dispersed workforce
• Familiarity in the cooperation with cross-functional and international teams and external partners
• Leadership skills with a strong focus on team development as well as solution orientation with a problem-solving attitude
  
• Excellent communication skills with ability to convey technical topics in easy-to-understand business terms
  
• Very good communication and presentation skills in English and German language