Director Digital Business Solutions

Mann+Hummel GmbH
Ludwigsburg, Germany
3 days ago
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Role details

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

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Application Lifecycle Management Application Services E-Business IT Management Zero Trust Network Access Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Software Applications Microsoft InTune Information Technology

Job description

As Director Digital Business Solutions, you hold enterprise-wide, end-to-end accountability for the company’s Digital Workplace and Application Management domains. You define strategy, governance, and operating models for modern workplace technologies and enterprise applications, ensuring they scale globally, remain secure and reliable, and deliver measurable business value. The role combines strategic leadership with operational accountability and is a key enabler of company-wide digital transformation.

Your Challenge:

  • Disciplinary and functional leadership for multiple international teams (around 40 people)
  • Build and develop high-performing, globally distributed teams in Retained Organization, Local IT and Shared Service Center in Czech Republic and India
  • Act as a senior role model for modern leadership and change management
  • Define and execute the enterprise strategy and roadmap and serve as a key interface between business leadership, IT management, security, architecture, and governance bodies
  • Own a multi-million budget, including planning, forecasting, investments, and cost control and managing strategic vendors and sourcing models to maximize quality, scalability, and value

Scope of Responsibility:

Digital Workplace (Enterprise Scale)

  • Responsible for the strategy, standards, and lifecycle of the global digital workplace, including:

  • Microsoft 365 ecosystem (Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, Power Platform etc.)
  • Endpoint & Device Management (Microsoft Intune, Realmjoin, Microsoft Defender)
  • Collaboration, productivity, adoption, and digital employee experience (DEX), * You will work with a high degree of independence and decision-making freedom
  • Performance-based pay and comprehensive benefits
  • 40 hours per week/trust-based working hours (depending on the position) plus 30 days of vacation
  • Option for hybrid working if you have children under 12 years of age, the following still applies: 3 days in the office, 2 days of mobile working; otherweise it´s 5 days in Ludwigbsurg
  • Everyone has talent: Our talent management process supports you in your professional development
  • Company restaurant
  • Places in a private daycare center in the vicinity (both for children under and over 3 years of age)
  • A modern company pension plan to supplement your statutory pension insurance
  • Additional private health insurance (e.g., supplementary dental insurance)
  • A large number of discounts in our corporate benefits portal (e.g., on vacations, fashion, insurance, etc.)
  • Mobility offers: subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, JobRad leasing, and e-charging stations in the free parking garage with company charging rates

Requirements

  • Education: University degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a comparable field
  • Professional Experience: At least 8-10 years of experience in Senior IT leadership roles within large, international enterprises
  • Expertise:

  • Deep understanding of Digital Workplace technologies (M365, Intune, Entra) and Application Management (enterprise architecture management, application lifecycle, operations, platforms)
  • Lead transformation initiatives such as cloud-first workplace, zero-trust security, automation, and platform standardization
  • Ensure secure, reliable, and high-performing workplace and application services worldwide
  • Drive KPI-based performance management, automation, standardization, and ITSM maturity

Language skills: Very good English skills; German is a plus

Personality:

  • Strong leadership presence with the ability to engage and influence Senior Stakeholders
  • Ability to translate complex environments into clear strategies, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes
  • KPI-driven, service-oriented mindset with strong governance and risk awareness
  • International travel readiness, Are you full of ideas? Are you keen to take on responsibility and really achieve something? Then our doors are open to you. This company lives out its values, gives people the freedom to use their own initiative, and offers many development exciting opportunities and many exciting projects - all of which awaits you here.

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