Job
- Level
- Lead
- Location
- Tübingen
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Job Field
- IT, System, Security
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
Job Summary
In this role, you will define the strategy and governance for operational resilience and recovery, supporting projects to safeguard critical systems and lead resilience-enhancing activities in a cloud environment.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As part of a major IT carve-out and transformation program, we are building an independent, cloud-first IT organization designed for the future. Based in Tübingen, we are seeking an Operational Resilience & Recovery Lead (m/f/d) to establish and drive the governance, strategy, and standards that ensure our critical systems, applications, and data remain protected, recoverable, and resilient. This is a rare opportunity to define resilience and recovery governance from the ground up and leave a mark on a newly established international IT organization.
- This is a highly visible role that combines strategic leadership, governance, and stakeholder management. Working across Infrastructure, Cloud, Cyber Security, Microsoft 365, IAM, and Application Management teams, you will help shape a robust and scalable technology environment capable of supporting long-term business growth and operational resilience.
- Define and own the enterprise strategy, governance framework, and roadmap for backup, recovery, data protection, and operational resilience.
- Establish policies, standards, controls, and recovery objectives that ensure business-critical services remain resilient, recoverable, and compliant.
- Leiten Sie Resilienz-Governance-Aktivitäten, einschließlich Wiederherstellungsbereitschaft, Business Impact Assessments, Service-Dependency-Mapping und Berichterstattung an die Geschäftsleitung.
- Govern Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs), Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), testing frameworks, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Manage backup and recovery service providers, ensuring strong performance, effective governance, and ongoing service optimisation.
- Support the IT transformation program by embedding resilience and recovery requirements into new platforms, services, and operating models.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Starkes Verständnis von Recovery Governance, Disaster Recovery, Resilience Frameworks und Enterprise Data Protection.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical teams and senior leaders.
- A strategic mindset, strong sense of ownership, and a passion for continuous improvement.
- Relevant certifications such as ITIL, ISO 27001, Azure, or Business Continuity qualifications are advantageous.
Experience
- Proven experience in Backup & Recovery, Operational Resilience, IT Infrastructure, Cloud Operations, Service Management, or a related field.
- Experience developing governance frameworks, defining standards, and driving organisational change across complex environments.
- Experience managing service providers and ensuring delivery against agreed KPIs, SLAs, and compliance requirements.
- Ideally, you will also bring experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 protection, ISO 27001, Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery frameworks, and transformation, carve-out, or M&A programs.
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What we offer
- Flexible working hours, mobile working and modern workplace equipment.
- 30 days of vacation.
- Discounted online shopping through our Corporate Benefits Portal.
- Hybrid work schedule with possibility to work remotely.
- Subsidy for the Germany Ticket, and e-charging stations in the free company parking.
- Last but not least: you are driving forward the energy transition as part of a great team and ensuring that our future becomes a little greener.
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Benefits
Work-Life-Integration
Health, Fitness & Fun
Higher Take-Home Pay
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About Your Employer
Baywa AG
As a global player, BayWa develops leading projects and solutions to address the fundamental needs of humanity for food, energy, and shelter. It is a world-renowned company with core segments in agriculture, energy, and building materials, as well as the development segment of Innovation & Digitalization.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Trade
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Operational Resilience & Recovery Lead
- Location
- Tübingen
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
