Lead Digital Transformation

TK Elevator GmbH
Düsseldorf, Germany
14 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, Spanish, German
Job source

Tech stack

Information Technology Data Analytics

Job description

We are seeking a Lead of Digital Transformation (d/f/m) to co-drive the execution of our global digital roadmap and support a data-driven organizational acceleration of business impact tracked by data., * Execution of Digital Roadmap: Create and co-drive our global digital transformation journey by managing cross-functional initiatives and track progress across key business areas.

  • Program Lead: Define and lead complex digital transformation programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
  • Organizational Enablement: Act as a catalyst for change by identifying capability gaps, proposing improvement measures, and supporting change management initiatives that foster digital acceleration.
  • Enable Business Success: Work closely with all relevant Stakeholder (business and technical) to enable digital product success E2E. Ensure that digital solutions are fully embedded in our business processes and deliver real value, as well as align digital initiatives with our business objectives while ensuring they are implemented within clearly defined frameworks.
  • Insightful Reporting: Develop compelling presentations and executive-ready reports using data insights, dashboards, and visual storytelling to communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to C-level stakeholders.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with local and global digital teams, business units, and technical stakeholders to ensure alignment, coordination, and knowledge-sharing across all digital transformation efforts.
  • KPI Definition and Monitoring: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor transformation progress and organizational impact, enabling data-driven decision-making., * Health and Safety - Highest standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities
  • Flexibility - We support, for example, through flexible yet regulated working hours and remote working options
  • Compensation & pension - Fair working conditions, competitive compensation, following “Collective Agreements” and support with pension schemes
  • Collaboration & diversity - Collegiality is of huge importance - we treat everyone with respect and appreciation
  • Development - Individual support to help you get started in your new job as well as training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally
  • Creative leeway - We offer an environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no-blame-culture
  • Sustainability - We act with responsibility and environmental awareness
  • Work environment - We have modern workplaces and IT equipment, subsidized lunchtime meals in the canteen, free parking and discounted public transport tickets

Requirements

In this high-impact role, you will drive transformational projects, design and track digital roadmaps, and provide insightful analysis and reporting that informs decision-making at the executive level. This position requires strong conceptual, analytical and communication skills, the ability to work cross-functionally across global and local digital teams, and a passion for turning digital ambitions into tangible business outcomes and the ability to translate between business and tech/Data., * Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.

  • Experience:

  • 5+ years in top business consulting, digital transformation or a similar role, ideally in a global organization.
  • Proven track record of managing or supporting complex digital initiatives in a global organization.
  • Experience in change management and organizational transformation preferred.
  • Background in digital transformation, connectivity solutions, or IoT in the industrial or building automation sector preferrable.

  • Skills:

  • Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  • Strategic/conceptual thinking with hands-on (getting things done at speed for scale) execution mentality and excellent communication skills, capable to manage different stakeholders.
  • Willingness to learn fast, continuously improve, and uphold high ethical standards.
  • Curiosity, adaptability, resilience and a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, global environment, managing multiple priorities and adapting to shifting requirements.
  • At least B2B Industry or System Know-How

  • Language:

  • Proficient English communication skills, both written and spoken. Knowledge of additional languages, such as German and/or Spanish, are beneficial.

About the company

We strive to make cities the best ever places to live, by advancing an industry that moves over 1 billion people each day. We are transforming our business by driving the industry norm and challenging ourselves, fostering a culture of internal and external collaboration, and building on our unique engineering capabilities to optimize existing and create new products and solutions for our customers that cater to real mobility needs.

TK Elevator (TKE) is a global leader in vertical transportation and urban mobility. We provide engineering that keeps the world moving, including design, installation, and maintenance of elevators, escalators, walkways, lifts, passenger boarding bridges, stairlifts, platform lifts and home elevators - including multi-brand modernization and service any place, any time. With TK Elevator’s AI and digital solutions there are no longer any limits to urban mobility. TK Elevator became independent following its separation from the thyssenkrupp group in 2020. The company achieved sales of €9.2 billion in fiscal year 2024/2025. With around 50,000 employees, 25,000 service technicians and over 1,000 support centers globally, we are moved by what moves people. TKE - Move Beyond., At TK Elevator, we aim to embrace diversity and welcome everyone -no matter the ethnicity, nationality, gender or gender expression, age, social background, religion or world belief, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Do you have a disability and would like to work with us? Then we look forward to your application!

As a signatory of the Charter of Diversity, TK Elevator is committed to a prejudice-free and diverse working environment with equal opportunities. Although we are not completely barrier-free yet, we are working every day to improve ourselves. Let’s overcome barriers together and work on individual solutions that work for you., TK Elevator does not accept candidate submissions, applications, or profiles from recruitment agencies, search firms, or other third parties unless a written agreement has been executed in advance by an authorized representative of TK Elevator.

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