Global Head of IT
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Festanstellung- Arbeitsort:Basel
Global Head of IT
Tasks and responsibilities
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a responsible for developing and driving the global IT strategy and the IT infrastructure of Jungbunzlauer. The CIO will lead the development and implementation of IT initiatives that align with the company's strategic goals, enhance its technological capabilities and drive innovation and digital transformation. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a strong understanding of both business and technology, capable of leading a dynamic team to achieve excellence.
- Strategic IT Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive IT strategy that supports the company’s overall business objectives, ensuring alignment with growth goals, operational efficiency, and market competitiveness.
- M&A: Ensure due diligence and post-merger integration of M&A’s from IT and digital perspective.
- IT Governance: Establish and maintain IT governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, as well as internal policies and procedures.
- Cybersecurity: Oversee the development and implementation of robust cybersecurity strategies and policies to protect the company’s digital assets, data, and information systems from threats and vulnerabilities.
- IT Infrastructure Management: Ensure the reliable and secure operation of all IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, databases, and software applications, while managing related costs and resources effectively.
- Vendor and Partner Management: Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key technology vendors, partners, and service providers, negotiating contracts, managing performance, and optimizing costs.
- Data Strategy and Management: Oversee the development and execution of the company’s data strategy, ensuring data integrity, availability, and security while enabling data-driven decision-making.
- Budget Management: Prepare and manage the IT department’s budget, ensuring cost-effective use of resources while achieving desired business outcomes. Monitor and report on financial performance against the budget.
- Digital Transformation: Drive the digital transformation agenda, leveraging technology to improve customer experience, , and create new business models and revenue streams.
- Technology Innovation: Identify emerging technology trends and innovations that can provide a competitive advantage, recommending and implementing solutions that enhance business processes, reduce costs, and improve service delivery.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with senior leadership and other departments to understand their technology needs and deliver solutions that support the company's strategic goals and operational requirements.
- Team Leadership and Development: Lead, mentor, and develop the IT team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Ensure the team has the skills, tools, and resources to succeed.
- Change Management: Lead change management efforts related to IT projects, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption to business operations
Profile
- Education: Master degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA is preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in IT leadership roles, including at least 5 years in a senior IT leadership position.
- Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of current and emerging technologies, including cloud computing, cybersecurity, data analytics, enterprise applications, and digital platforms.
- Leadership: Proven experience in leading and developing high-performing teams, with excellent people management, coaching, and mentoring skills.
- Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a technology vision and strategy that aligns with business goals and drives innovation and growth.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders clearly and concisely.
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and make data-driven decisions.
- Project Management: Experience managing complex IT projects, including budgeting, resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
- Change Management: Expertise in leading organizational change, particularly in digital transformation and process optimization.
- Financial Acumen: Solid understanding of budgeting, cost control, and financial management related to IT investments and expenditures.
- Vendor Management: Experience in negotiating and managing relationships with external vendors, contractors, and service providers.
- Systems: Expertise in SAP S4Hana, Salesforce, Oracle HR Suite
Future
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on a global scale.
- Collaborative and innovative work environment.
- Professional development opportunities and a commitment to your career growth.
- 2 Days per week home office policy
Contact
If this is appealing to you, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please send your application documents to Roland Wolkewitz, Global HR Business Partner, at:
Jungbunzlauer International AG, St. Alban-Vorstadt 90, CH-4002 Basel
Jungbunzlauer is one of the world’s leading producers of ingredients of natural origin. The Group operates manufacturing plants in Austria, Canada, France and Germany and specialises in high quality ingredients for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry as well as for various other industrial applications.
Jungbunzlauer is a very successful, responsible and sustainable family-owned company. Being passionate about our products and a very good understanding of our customer’s needs and desires are key factors to our business success. Lean structures, flat hierarchies and quick decision making processes make us better and faster than our competition and bring us closer to our customers. They are the fundamentals enabling us to strongly grow within the fast changing markets of today.
Kontakt
Jungbunzlauer International AG