Are you willing to take leadership to define and drive execution of an overall strategic innovation approach of a truly global firm?

Your Responsibilities

Build and lead an IT Innovation organization (software and products) on a global level (globally distributed team of more than 100 staff members)
Act as a trusted advisor, main contact and consultant to key customers, top management and key stakeholders internally and externally
Develop the way of working (e.g. scrum, fail-fast) and apply strategies for skill & resource management
Act as the integral element of a new end-to-end value creation in a global firm
Staff and lead innovation projects according to prioritization done
Communicate and market your innovation projects and results internally and externally

Your Profile

University degree, ideally in one of the following fields: business administration, business information systems, technology, economics or similar qualification
Comprehensive expert knowledge with more than 10 years of leadership experience in software development or product development
Strong leadership skills and successful track record in building and developing high performing teams
Ability to lead teams of 100+ employees globally
Strong drive for execution, ability to involve and align highly independent decision makers
Intercultural skills through and/or international project work track record
Strong track record working in virtual settings across globally distributed teams combined with an agile & collaborative leadership style
Results-driven and pragmatic
Fluent English and fluent German is mandatory for this role
The position requires frequent international travels (> 25%)

Please send your resume and a short motivation letter to info@headfinders.com and indicate your salary expectations as well as your notice period.

Vice President IT Innovation Center (f/m)