IT Manager (Head of IT)

Quick Facts

• Role: IT Manager (Head of IT)
• Focus: IT strategy, secure IT operations, infrastructure and core systems, cybersecurity, team leadership

Description

As IT-Leitung, you combine strategic thinking and entrepreneurial action with hands-on day-to-day involvement and service-oriented leadership. You act as a link between management, business departments, and the IT team while taking responsibility for the strategic further development of IT, planning and controlling the IT budget, and coordinating external IT partners. You ensure secure, stable, and high-performing IT operations and continuously develop IT infrastructure, core systems, and security/compliance.

Responsibilities

• Bridge management, specialist departments, and the IT team
• Lead the strategic further development of IT
• Plan and steer the IT budget
• Coordinate external IT partners
• Ensure secure, stable, and high-performing IT operations
• Continuously develop IT infrastructure and core systems
• Ensure compliance with relevant security and compliance requirements
• Provide technical and disciplinary leadership: develop the team, foster independent responsibility, and motivate employees
• Live company values: competence, reliability, and teamwork

Requirements

• Multi-year leadership experience in IT
• Solid knowledge of modern network technologies and architectures
• Experience maintaining and further developing ERP systems and downstream applications (e.g., BI)
• Expertise integrating cloud services into existing on-premise environments
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity and IT security
• Strong social skills (empathy, conflict management, team orientation)
• Hands-on mindset, solution orientation, and initiative
• Resilience and ability to make decisions
• Experience in project management

Benefits

• Attractive compensation
• Long-term prospects in an established company
• Home office on an agreed basis
• Corporate health management
• Company canteen with good food
• Modern working environment and room for individual design