IT Transformation Team Lead

Quick Facts

• Role: IT Transformation Team Lead

• Focus: Evolving IT organization, processes, and technologies; delivering transformation, automation, and AI use cases

Description

You will lead and develop the IT Transformation team with responsibility for both functional and disciplinary aspects. You serve as a central interface between business, IT, management, and external partners, integrating innovations into a scalable, value-creating IT service organization. The goal is an AI-ready IT that supports employees with expertise, automation, and AI agents—reducing routine work and improving service quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead and further develop the IT Transformation team; foster an innovation- and delivery-oriented culture

• Develop the IT strategy together with management and business units

• Own IT project, program, and portfolio management; implement strategic initiatives

• Identify, prioritize, and implement transformation, digitalization, automation, and AI potentials

• Develop and steer the AI roadmap, including governance, compliance, and concrete use cases

• Work closely with business units and management; steer change and adoption measures

• Analyze market trends and manage external partners and service providers

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Business Administration, or equivalent

• Multi-year experience in IT strategy, transformation, enterprise architecture, digitization, or consulting

• Experience leading teams, programs, or strategic initiatives

• Proven project, program, and portfolio management experience

• Understanding of modern IT service, architecture, and governance models

• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills; entrepreneurial mindset

• Strong German and English skills

• Preferred: experience implementing IT/digital strategies and knowledge of Enterprise Architecture Management and operating models

• Preferred: experience with organizational development, change management, AI/data/automation scaling, business relationship management, financial management and business cases

• Preferred: experience with cloud, data, and AI platforms; international/group-wide transformations and relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL)

Benefits

• Comprehensive onboarding (Scheer Connect Days) and individual mentoring

• Training opportunities, fitness partnerships, and Jobrad

• Flexible working hours, home office options, Workation, and part-time models

• Friendly start: planting a Scheer tree