Head of Area IT South America - Region IT Americas - ContiTech

Team Development:

• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the IT team by implementing training programs and mentorship opportunities.
• Ensure the right structure mindset and culture are in place to hire and retain top talent.

Stakeholder Management:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including C-level executives to align IT strategies with overall business objectives.
• Ensure business continuity during SAP Hana rollouts () supporting system interfaces to local applications and acting as an active local team member of the project.

Develop and Implement Roadmaps:

• Collaborate with competence center teams to create and roll out solution roadmaps.
• Own the Local IT Partnership within the Region IT Americas for assigned locations.
• Develop and implement solution roadmaps for the locations.
• Lead regional IT projects and ensure their implementation within defined project targets.

Strategic IT Implementation:

• Lead the implementation of IT strategies across the region.
• Implement ContiTech strategy and standards in the Area IT in line with corporate guidelines.
• Ensure the implementation of strategic projects from Sector (HKM) to the locations requiring Local IT support.
• Manage project execution within Area IT.

Strategic and Budgetary Planning:

• Participate in planning processes offering recommendations and executing new programs.
• Drive IT process improvements and long-term implementation plans.

Innovation Management:

• Oversee renewal processes identifying opportunities for technological updates.

Budget Management:

• Manage the local IT budget ensuring spending aligns with approved limits.
• Ensure local IT provisioning.
• Participate in strategic and budgetary planning processes for the locations.

Service Assurance:

• Ensure the availability performance sustainability and compliance of regional IT services.

Leadership and Support:

• Manage and support Location IT Managers acting as their disciplinary supervisor.
• Actively steer and control external providers to ensure optimal regional service provisioning alongside LITMs and Regional IT managers.
• Supervise local IT resources leading and developing team members.

Cross-Functional Liaison:

• Act as the key liaison across functional areas ensuring business continuity during rollouts and supporting local applications.
• Serve as the liaison for Smart Factory-related topics driven by Central Operation in the locations.

Cybersecurity Strategy:

• Develop and implement robust cybersecurity measures to protect the organizations digital assets and sensitive information.
• Initiate regular technical data security and disaster recovery reviews in the locations according to the latest guidelines.

Vendor Management:

• Oversee relationships with IT vendors and service providers ensuring optimal performance and value for the organization.

Digital Transformation:

• Lead digital transformation initiatives identifying and implementing new technologies to enhance business processes and customer experiences.
• Act as the exclusive IT Partner for Digitalization and Automation of business processes in the respective area with CBS support.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure IT operations and systems adhere to relevant industry regulations and data protection laws across the South America region.
• Ensure compliance with corporate IT standards and guidelines supporting Regional IT Managers.

Qualifications :

Masters or Bachelor degree in Information Technology Engineering Administration or related studies

Experience in production locations leading Teams.

Proven project management experience.

Managed a team of more than 5 employees.

Previously Experience in working with international teams

Fluency in English is required; proficiency in another language is a plus.

Additional Information :

• Standards & Rules: IT Governance (advanced)
• Process: Process Management  & Process analysis (basic)
• Method competencies
• Service Management (advanced)
• Project Management (basic)

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time