IT Lead - Network

• You lead and develop a global network team, including performance management, coaching, succession planning, and fostering a service-oriented high-performance culture

• You are responsible for ensuring a stable, secure, and highly available network operation across data centers, production sites, cloud environments, and remote access, while ensuring compliance with SLAs and KPIs

• You plan, manage, and implement global network programs such as modernization, segmentation, zero-trust initiatives, cloud connectivity, and hardware lifecycle management

• You define and maintain global network architecture standards and roadmaps, provide strategic guidance for business initiatives, and ensure alignment with security, infrastructure, and business teams

• You take on budget responsibility, manage vendors and managed service providers, and oversee contract, procurement, and negotiation processes with internal and external partners

• Several years of experience in enterprise networking, network operations, and leading global or regional network teams in business-critical environments

• Deep technical expertise in Cisco networking, including OSPF, BGP, ISE, Catalyst Center, Wireless, LAN/WAN, SD-Access, SDA Fabric, SD-WAN, as well as VPN, authentication, and certificate technologies

• Extensive experience with Palo Alto firewalls, network segmentation, policy management, zero-trust concepts, and familiarity with SASE and cloud networks such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Strong analytical and communication skills, along with proven experience in managing service providers and managed service partners, as well as driving transformation and modernization initiatives

Your Benefits

• A respectful, team-oriented company culture with a positive working atmosphere

• Good work-life balance through flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile working within the company framework

• Personal and professional development through a wide range of training and continuing education opportunities

• Company health management including occupational health services, social counseling, and various sports programs

• A company restaurant offering regional products and meal subsidies

• EGYM Wellpass

• Employer-subsidized leasing of (e-)bikes

• Employee stock purchase program, allowing eligible employees to acquire shares of AGCO Corporation at a discounted price

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.