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About Daimler Truck
At Daimler Truck, we change today’s transportation and create real impact together. We take responsibility around the globe and work together on making our vision become reality: Leading Sustainable Transportation. As one global team, we drive our progress and success together – everyone at Daimler Truck makes the difference. Together, we want to achieve a sustainable transportation, reduce our carbon footprint, increase safety on and off the track, develop smarter technology and attractive financial solutions. All essential, to fulfill our purpose - for all who keep the world moving.
We are looking for a strong and visionary Chief Information Officer / Head of IT for DT&B, who will drive innovation and effectiveness in the truck and bus industry. Your role will be pivotal in supporting our journey towards becoming a more agile, customer-centric, efficient and digitally advanced organization. You will have the opportunity to lead initiatives that shape the future of our workforce and contribute for global standardized cutting-edge solutions.
In this role you are responsible for the global information technology and digital strategy for Daimler Truck AG including tech architecture, portfolio management, resource and financial planning, SW development, licensing, and operative topics like projects, service delivery and operations.
You report directly to Mr. Andreas Gorbach (Member of BoM DTAG, Director of Truck Technology Daimler Trucks and Buses). Regularly you report to the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board.
What You Can Expect / Main Challenges:
* Drive efficiency and revenue growth through innovative IT solutions while ensuring stable, secure and standardized processes globally.
* Develop and execute a comprehensive IT strategy according to our business goals and ambitions.
* Promote leadership development and drive organizational change to foster a high-performance IT team, enabling necessary competencies and skills for success.
* Supervise the management of technology stacks, and standards, ensuring effective governance of IT investments and architecture to support business objectives.
* Develop and implement innovative solutions that fit into customers’ value chains, driving digital innovation and competitive advantages.
* Manage global IT infrastructure, including data centers, networks, and applications, to ensure performance, reliability, efficiency and disaster recovery capabilities.
* Implement robust cyber security measures to protect data, assets, and intellectual property, ensuring compliance with IT standards and regulations.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring transparency and effective communication while managing change and escalations.
* Actively participate in major projects by providing governance, support, and strategic direction.
Qualifications
Requirements / Personality:
* Ability to align IT initiatives with overall business goals
* Inspiring leadership personality with creative and forward-thinking mindset
* Experience in driving transformation with hands-on mentality
* Customer-focused with the commitment to understand and meet customer needs
* Visionary mindset, entrepreneurial thinking and decision-making strength
Why You Are a Match / Qualification:
* Bachelor/Master of Science in information technology or comparable
* Many years of proficient experience in large global organizations
* International experience and intercultural understanding
* Proficiency in English
At Daimler Truck, we promote diversity and stand for an inclusive corporate culture. We value the individual strengths of our employees, because these lead to the best team performance and thus to the success of our company. Inclusion and equal opportunities are important to us. We welcome applications from people of all cultures and genders, parents, people with disabilities and people of any community.
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