Your responsibilities:
- End-to-end responsibility for IT delivery (accountability for the entire lifecycle) of several IT services within an IT product, from development and deployment to operations and decommissioning (Development & Operations)
- Manage service operations with multiple internal stakeholders (various business units and national subsidiaries) and external stakeholders, considering available capacities
- Manage escalations related to service operations (including SLAs) at the corresponding vertical level
- Ensure stable, high-performing, and efficient service operations at competitive costs.
- Manage day-to-day business partner, business project manager interaction, set and manage stakeholder expectations, communicate effectively with stakeholders to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions
- Manage delivery relationships, particularly in coordination with other IT products and their respective IT Product Owners, as well as external partners, based on service level agreements and relevant reporting
- Budget management and financial forecasting for operations and projects
- Identify improvement potentials with the development team and support their realization
You offer us:
- Successfully completed studies at a university of applied sciences (min. Bachelor's degree) in the field of IT or equivalent training
- Relevant experience as a service manager providing IT services and in managing projects
- Broad knowledge of service management frameworks (e.g. ITIL, CobiT) ideally ITILî foundation certified, ITIL Service Operation and Service Transition certified
- Experience in managing external service providers
- Experience in managing Campaign automation and/or marketing applications
- Structured way of working and strong analytical skills
- Business fluent in English
- Strong team player and cooperative, experienced in lateral leadership
- Intercultural competence and experience with international cooperation
We offer you:
- Flexible working framework through flexitime, flextime days and 30 days of holiday
- Possibility of mobile working within a defined framework
- Attractive pension plan through several modules as well as the option of a time value account
- Benefits of a family-owned company such as employee discounts, subsidy for childcare costs as well as tariff-oriented remuneration in accordance with the metal and electrical industry of NRW
- Internal and external training opportunities
- Extensive health benefits such as supplementary company health insurance, a wide range of fitness options and the possibility of on-site physiotherapy
- Subsidized snacks and menus
- Discounted job ticket and free parking directly at the workplace