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# Interim Associate Director IT Governance

- **Company:** Redcare Pharmacy
- **Location:** Köln, Germany (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Electronic Design Automation, IT Management, Data Analytics
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.absolventa.de/stellenangebote/13521965-b-interim-associate-director-it-governance-m-f-d

## About the Role

Master's degree in Business Administration, IT Management, or related field.

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Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in IT governance, portfolio management, or financial management, including leadership experience.

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Proven track record of running structured governance cycles in a matrixed organization.

Technical Skills and Competencies
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Strong understanding of IT governance, operating models, and organizational design, with experience applying established frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL) where appropriate.

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Experience designing and implementing strategic planning, portfolio management, and performance management capabilities, using approaches such as OKRs, OGSM, or comparable methodologies.

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Understanding of agile operating models and portfolio governance, with experience in environments applying frameworks such as SAFe or similar.

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Proven ability to design automation-first governance capabilities, embedding governance into processes, workflows, and digital products rather than relying on manual controls.

## Description

The Associate Director IT Governance leads the Governance function, ensuring transparent, data-driven steering of the IT portfolio, financials, and performance across all domains and functions. The role owns the Governance operating model across Portfolio Management, Performance & Insights, and Financials & Analytics, providing consistent standards and structures for effective IT investment and delivery decisions. Leading a team of 10, the role ensures reliable performance insights, effective governance cycles, and continuous improvement of governance maturity. Success is reflected in transparent and evidence-based decision-making, consistent governance adoption, and reliable portfolio, financial, and operational performance insights.

About Your Tasks

 * Design, own, and continuously improve the Governance operating model across Portfolio Management, Performance & Insights, and Financials & Analytics, so that IT investment and delivery decisions are transparent and consistent.

 * Define and maintain governance standards for portfolio steering, performance management, and financial/vendor management, so that domains and functions operate against one consistent framework.

 * Establish enterprise-wide KPIs and reporting standards, so that leadership has reliable insight into portfolio, financial, and operational performance.

 * Own and chair core governance forums covering demand management, OpEx/CapEx reviews, and architecture alignment, so that investment decisions are transparent and evidence-based.

 * Drive standardization and automation of governance reporting, so that data quality and efficiency continuously improve.

 * Monitor governance maturity and adoption across domains and functions, so that improvement opportunities are identified and acted on.

 * Represent Governance in CIO Management Business Reviews, so that leadership has a consolidated view of portfolio, performance, and financial health.

About Stakeholders
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CIO and senior IT leadership: provide consolidated portfolio, performance, and financial insights to support transparent and evidence-based decision-making.

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C-level and board-level stakeholders: align on relevant governance, investment, performance, and financial topics.

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IT domains and functions: establish consistent governance standards, KPIs, reporting, and governance cycles across the organization.

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Architecture stakeholders: coordinate architecture alignment within the wider Governance operating model.

## About Redcare Pharmacy

Hi, we’re Redcare Pharmacy. Before anything else, we put the health of our customers and employees first. 

We believe that we can only move forward if we create a healthy working environment that promotes personal and shared growth. Because without one, we simply wouldn’t be able to thrive. 

With passion, pioneering spirit and the most innovative tools, our international teams work continuously on our brands, products and services. We’re Europe’s No.1 one-stop pharmacy – and we wa...
**Tech Stack:** Java, Spring Boot, React, Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, Docker, RabbitMQ, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud Platform
**Industries:** Health and Wellness

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