Head of Digital Systems & AI (m/f/d)

Tasks

• They are responsible for developing and implementing a future-oriented digital transformation strategy for the entire company.
• In this role, you will be responsible for leading and continuously developing our IT team, as well as the operational and strategic management of all IT areas.
• Your responsibilities include identifying, evaluating and prioritizing digital initiatives for the sustainable optimization of processes and structures.
• They are responsible for the implementation and management of IT and digitization projects, ensuring a stable, efficient and secure IT system landscape.
• A particular focus is on the introduction and productive use of AI-based solutions for process automation, data analysis and decision support.
• Furthermore, you will work closely with corporate IT functions and actively drive the expansion of digital customer integration and intelligent interfaces.

profile

• They have a completed degree in computer science, business informatics, digital business or a comparable qualification.
• You bring several years of professional experience in a leading IT or digitalization role, ideally from the industrial SME sector and/or a corporate environment.
• You possess sound knowledge in the areas of IT infrastructure, application management, cyber security, and the implementation of digital transformation projects.
• They have experience in the use of AI technologies and at the same time the motivation to further advance this future topic within the company.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, as well as experience in managing internal IT teams and external service providers, are among your key competencies.
• Your profile is rounded off by a high level of process understanding, strategic vision, a strong hands-on mentality and very good English skills.

Benefits (anything but "μ")

• Salary & Benefits : In addition to a fair salary, we also offer holiday and Christmas bonuses, a company pension plan with Allianz, employee savings schemes, meal allowances and attractive expense policies.
• Work-life balance: 30 days of vacation, flexible working hours, no shift or night work, overtime account, special leave (Christmas, New Year's Eve, for private occasions), home office option (administration)
• Mobility: Travel allowance, bicycle leasing, 4 minutes to the motorway (Eschenlohe location), parking spaces, proximity to train station, showers & changing rooms for athletes
• Team: Flat hierarchies, friendly informal culture, summer party & Christmas party (sometimes with the whole family)
• Health: In-house canteen: morning (snacks), lunch (delicious, freshly prepared lunch dishes or a large bowl of salad), afternoon (fruit), free fruit & muesli, ergonomic workstations with one or two large screens
• Furthermore: Our location in the Alpine foothills is unparalleled in its beauty and sporting opportunities, employee discounts (corporate benefits), Edenred shopping card program

About Us

We enable major technological leaps by focusing on the smallest detail! We were the first to drill a hole through a human hair – thus pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Since 1962, our globally unrivaled precision in machining and precision engineering has made luxury watches tick, particle accelerators hum, and satellites communicate. Despite our family-like size of approximately 300 employees, we are a global technology leader and have been recognized as a top innovator and one of Bavaria's best 50. Every day, we prove that German engineering can continue to deliver unparalleled quality and provide customers and society with essential technologies.