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Head of IT

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  • Level
    Lead
  • Job Field
    IT, System, Security
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment
  • Location
    Hamburg
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Summary

    In this role, you will further develop and implement the IT strategy, optimize systems focusing on data and AI, lead a seven-member team, and oversee strategic IT projects for digital transformation.

    Job Technologies

    Your role in the team

    • You develop our IT strategy further and bring it into implementation — pragmatically, efficiently, and always close to the business.
    • At the same time, you ensure that our systems are secure, scalable, and future-proof—with a particular focus on data, integration, and the meaningful use of AI.
    • Development and implementation of a forward-looking IT strategy as well as actively shaping digital transformation with scalable and integrated processes.
    • Identification and realization of potentials in the areas of Data, Automation, and AI.
    • Further development of our fully cloud-based IT landscape - modern and service-oriented.
    • Responsibility for IT security, data protection, compliance, as well as the establishment and further development of corresponding governance standards.
    • Technical and disciplinary leadership of a seven-member team in the areas of Cloud & Workplace, SAP, as well as Data & Analytics.
    • Ensuring a stable, secure, and high-performance IT/Cloud operation with clear structures and responsibilities.
    • Responsibility for system architecture and integrations, especially in the SAP environment.
    • Active participation in strategic and operational IT projects as well as support in technical issues and decisions.
    • Close collaboration with the specialist departments to optimize and digitize core business processes.
    • Assumption of technical end-to-end responsibility for selected core processes.
    • Management of external service providers and technology partners.
    • Responsibility for the IT budget, prioritization of initiatives, and efficient allocation of resources.

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    Our expectations of you

    Qualifications

    • Learn & grow: You promote the personal and professional development of our employees and value feedback as an opportunity for further growth.
    • Cheerful & lighthearted: You manage to create a positive and joyful environment where everyone enjoys working together. You have the ability to inspire people and successfully lead them through change.
    • Entrepreneurial: You take responsibility and have a good understanding of business processes as well as the potentials of data, automation, and AI. You possess entrepreneurial thinking, a high level of execution strength, and enjoy taking on responsibility.
    • Strong understanding of modern cloud architectures and SaaS landscapes (no traditional on-premises mindset).
    • Knowledge in IT security, data protection, compliance, and IT governance.
    • Strong leadership and communication skills combined with a pragmatic hands-on mentality.
    • Fluent German and good English skills.
    • Enjoyment in a dynamic medium-sized environment with short decision-making paths.

    Experience

    • Several years of experience in a senior IT role (e.g., Head of IT / IT Management / IT Director).
    • Experience in at least one core area: SAP, Cloud, or Data & Analytics.

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    What we offer

    • Work-life balance through flexible working hours and a hybrid work model.
    • Good accessibility: Our modern office is centrally located and easily accessible from all directions.
    • Fair compensation model: Your starting point in this position depends not on your gender or negotiation skills, but on your relevant professional experience to date.
    • More fair: Christmas and holiday bonuses, variable annual bonus, JobRad, boxes of fritz for free, fritz clothing, a monthly benefit budget that you can use entirely to your liking (including Urban Sports, Germany Ticket) - and much, much more.
    • Spectacular onboarding and unforgettable fritz moments at our fritz-sausen and team events.
    • Joint Growth: We offer you an environment that you can actively shape. With us, you can combine flexibility, personal responsibility, and entrepreneurial thinking.
    • Onward, ever onward - the development of our fritzen is important to us! That's why you will undergo high-quality training in our Talent Forge and can further expand your skills independently with our e-learning tool, Wachwelt.
    • Multiple award-winning, family-oriented workplace culture - kununu Top Company 2025, Great Place To Work® 2026.

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    Benefits

    Work-Life-Integration

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    Job Locations

    • Location Hamburg

      Germany

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    Fritz GmbH & Co KG

    Fritz GmbH & Co KG

    Founded in 1938, Fritz GmbH & Co. KG is one of the leading owner-managed freight forwarding and logistics companies in the region, offering a wide range of logistics services.

    Description

  • Company Type
    Established Company
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Industry
    Logistics, Transportation
  • Location
    Hamburg
    Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
    Diversity
    Open for all genders

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