Head of IT Services

Michael Page

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In this role, you lead the IT department, shape strategic IT alignment with the CIO, and ensure stable IT operations while driving the execution of digital transformation initiatives.

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Your role in the team

  • Leadership of the IT department including technical and disciplinary responsibility.
  • Design and further development of the strategic IT orientation together with the CIO.
  • Consulting and supporting stakeholders, business units, and internal working groups.
  • Responsibility for a stable, secure, and cost-effective IT operation based on ITIL and defined SLAs.
  • Participation in the implementation of the organization-wide digitalization portfolio.
  • Coaching and mentoring of technical leaders.

Our expectations of you

Education

  • Completed degree in Computer Science or a comparable qualification.

Qualifications

  • Solid knowledge in IT service management (e.g., ITIL), project management (e.g., Scrum, PMI, SAFe), IT architecture (e.g., TOGAF), as well as IT infrastructure (e.g., Microsoft Azure, databases, etc.).
  • Performance-oriented leadership style focused on collaborative partnership and modern work culture.
  • Strong customer and service orientation as well as proficiency in communicating complex issues.
  • Secure use of collaboration tools such as MS Office, Jira, and Confluence.
  • Fluent in German and English.

Experience

  • Several years of leadership experience in IT department management or division management.
  • Experience in infrastructure management, application operations, ideally also in software development.

What we offer

  • Permanent full-time position with high responsibility at the interface between politics and business.
  • Up to 50% remote work per week as well as the possibility for a workation.
  • Flexible working hours from 06:00 to 22:00 for optimal work-life balance.
  • 30 vacation days plus additional days off at Christmas and New Year's Eve.
  • Individual training programs for personal and professional development.
  • Subsidies for BVG tickets, Urban Sports memberships, and health programs.
  • Asset-building benefits and company pension scheme (for permanent contracts).

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More about the recruiting agency

Michael Page International (Germany) GmbH is an established personnel consulting and recruitment company headquartered in Düsseldorf. Founded in 1991 in Germany, it specializes in the placement of specialists and executives.

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Head of IT Services

Michael Page