Central IT Manager HF

Who you are

You are a hands-on well-organized and resourceful individual combining strong technical skills with a solid experience in managing and delivering IT and Security projects as well as an excellent service attitude. You thrive as a problem-solver and are the trusted technical point-of-contact for your colleagues.

Role and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Group IT Director you will be leading the day-to-day delivery of technology services for the company. The role blends hands-on operational ownership (reliability support security and delivery) with planning and prioritisation (roadmaps budgets vendors) to ensure IT enables business outcomes and not bottlenecks them.

You will be interacting and partnering with the Operations team as well as various stakeholders depending on projects including core functions (e.g. HR Finance) local support functions (e.g. office managers) Business Units (heads or representatives) end users and vendors/MSPs.

You will be responsible for:

• Infrastructure and core systems administration maintenance and reliability (network devices cloud/on-prem)

• Security hygiene and risk management (patching access control DR readiness)

• Project delivery (scoping vendor selection rollout adoption)

• Budgeting and vendor management (contracts renewals cost control)

• IT operations and support (service desk incident response SLAs)

• Supporting the Group IT Director in hiring performance process improvement

Qualifications :

Required skills and abilities

• Autonomy & ability to stay focused and maintain a course.

• Aptitude in leading IT & Security projects (e.g: design implementation configuration and testing IT & Security solutions).

• Creativity & initiative mindset.

• Strong technical proficiency & deep knowledge of IT architectures & operations (operating systems networks virtualisation & containers backup & recovery solutions performance monitoring Cloud environments end user devices MDM).

• A strong grasp of cybersecurity principles best practices solutions & frameworks (ISO 27001 NIST) and knowledge of GDPR requirements..

• At least basic scripting skills & knowledge of software development practices programming languages and application lifecycle management

• Ability in automation (no code low code AI).

Desired attributes and core values

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written.

• Rigour analytical mindset high attention to detail enjoys working with people. 

• Methodological and organised; capable of autonomy in a diverse widespread yet lightweight structure.

• Strong problem solving. Balances creativity and focus.

• Effective Time Management skills

• Can perform under pressure & enjoys a fast-paced work environment.

• Patience. Humility. Sense of humour.

Education and Experience

• Masters Degree.

• 5-6 years of experience including a strong Project Management track record.

• Experience in international environments (multi-cultural ways of working) is ideal. 

Languages

• English must be fluent especially written.

Location

• This position is based in Paris.

Additional Information :

Your benefits:

• 100% coverage of health insurance and transportation costs
• Free membership to fitness centers
• Meal vouchers worth 9 per day
• Opportunities for socializing and team bonding (seminars team lunches breakfasts afterworks etc.)
• A hybrid work model with flexible office arrangements (remote / on-site)

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time