Head of SAP & IT Operations (m/w/d)

You would like to modernize a global IT organization and be responsible for the operation of central SAP systems and infrastructure? Then you can expect a role with high visibility and great scope for design.

Our client is an international machine builder with worldwide production and sales locations. The IT department will be reorganized and modernized as part of the S/4HANA transformation, comprehensively updating SAP, infrastructure, and security operations.

Your Tasks

• Overall responsibility for stable and secure SAP and IT operations at international locations
• Ensuring the availability of infrastructure, platforms, and SAP systems
• Continuing development of IT security, including expansion of a Cyber Defense Center
• Introduction of modern network and security architectures (e.g. SASE)
• Guiding complex projects in infrastructure, security, and SAP operations
• Funding and developing an international team, including department heads
• Guiding IT service providers and managed-service models

Your Qualifications

• Multiple years of leadership experience in global IT and SAP operations
• In-depth knowledge of SAP operation, lifecycle management, and IT infrastructure
• Experience in building security architectures and cyber defense structures
• Competence in network, server, and database technologies
• Practical experience with managed services, near- and offshoring, and projects in the S/4HANA environment
• Entrepreneurial thinking, communication strength, and negotiation skills in German and English

Your Benefits

• Strategic leadership role with high visibility
• Designing a modern SAP and IT landscape as part of the transformation process
• Flexible working hours and mobile work
• International development prospects
• Modern technologies: S/4HANA, security architectures, digital platforms

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