IT Lead & Business Partner OpU IV Fluids (m/f/d)

100055 Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresenius Kabi Digital Operations is seeking an IT Lead & Business Partner OpU IV Fluids to steer the Site IT Heads and align IT initiatives with local business objectives. You will manage the IT portfolio, capacity planning, and drive adoption of innovative technologies across the IV Fluids Operating Unit.

You will collaborate with global IT and business stakeholders, ensure compliant IT services, and lead change management to achieve a highly responsive, business-driven IT environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Management, Systems Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 10 years in an IT business partner role in a large organization, with 5+ years engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Strong IT and business process understanding, translating business needs into IT solutions.
• Experience navigating matrix organizations and global environments; remote work and time-zone challenges understood.
• IT demand management knowledge and strong IT project management; PMP/Prince2 is a plus.
• Certifications in ITIL, ITSM, CMMI, COBIT, TOGAF are advantageous.
• Familiarity with AI, ML, IoT, and blockchain trends is desirable.
• Excellent English communication skills for stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to local IT strategy by aligning business objectives with global IT goals.
• Maintains an overview of IT activities, portfolio and capacity planning for site IT.
• Promotes new technologies to enhance business processes and drive innovation.
• Ensures compliance with IT SOPs, service performance, and business satisfaction.
• Oversees value realization of IT solutions and coordinates with Business Segment on IT services.
• Coordinates local and global projects within the operating unit and addresses requirements.
• Owns consolidated view of IT projects and budgets across Production Units in area.
• Leads change management for IT adoption of new solutions and processes.
• Builds relationships with stakeholders to understand expectations and opportunities.
• Facilitates effective business-IT communication for a responsive environment.

Skills

IT leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Strategic alignment

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Management, Systems Engineering, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

PMP / Prince2

ITIL / ITSM

CMMI / COBIT / TOGAF

AI / ML / IoT / Blockchain awareness

Job description

Digital Operations at Fresenius Kabi is a project organization that initiates, realizes and supports digitalization projects in operations worldwide. We are acting in close cooperation with our manufacturing plants and quality organizations. Our motivation is to bring sustainable innovation to our manufacturing entities and improve efficiency while maintaining the high quality of our products and compliance of our operations.We believe that standardization and innovation is a key success factor for maintaining our competitive advantage. To strengthen our team, we are looking foran experiencedIT Lead & Business Partner OpU IV Fluids (m/f/d) who is able to lead the team of Site IT Heads in the TechOps Operating Unit (OpU) IV Fluids and serves as the strategic interface and primary contact to the Operating Unit IV Fluids from an IT perspective, ensuring that IT initiatives are aligned with local business objectives and priorities.

Your responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of the local IT strategy by aligning local business objectives and needs with the global IT objectives ensuring IT supports business strategies
• Maintains an overarching view of all IT activities, the portfolio and the capacity planning for the site IT in their area of responsibility to ensure a highly responsive, customer-focused, and business-driven environment
• Promotes the adoption of new technologies along business needs to enhance business processes and drive innovation
• Ensures continuous evaluation of compliance with IT SOPs and policies, the performance of IT services and projects, and business satisfaction level
• Oversees the value realization of differentiating IT solutions to meet the Operating Unit expectations and formulates a uniform approach to handle and/or resolve concerns about IT services from the Business Segment
• Coordinates the implementation of local and global projects within operating unit, ensuring local requirements are addressed
• Owns the consolidated view of IT projects and IT budget across Production Units in their area of responsibility and supports Site IT Heads in balancing global and local initiatives
• Leads change management efforts to ensure successful IT adoption of new solutions and processes across the Operating Unit IV Fluids
• Develops and enhances relationships with key stakeholders across the roles area of responsibility, to understand their expectations, challenges and opportunities for improvements and automation
• Facilitates effective communication between business and IT to foster a highly responsive, customer-focused, and business-driven environment

Your qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Management, Systems Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field with familiarity in the IT environment, preferably in IT business engagement
• At least 10 years of experience in an IT business partner role in a large and complex organization, including at least 5 years of professional experience in working and engaging with senior stakeholders
• Strong understanding of IT and business processes, with the ability to translate business needs into IT solutions, preferably in the IV Fluids, Life Sciences, or Healthcare industries
• Proven ability to navigate complex matrix organizations, with experience of delivering results in a global environment and challenges such as remote working, cultural differences, and split time-zones
• Deep understanding of IT demand management frameworks, methods, and best practices
• Strong IT project management expertise of IT initiatives; supporting certificates, such as PMP, Prince2 are considered a plus
• Certifications in Frameworks, such as ITIL, ITSM, CMMI, COBIT, TOGAF, and IT/OT are a plus
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and trends in IT industry, such as AI, machine learning, IoT, and blockchain is desirable
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, enabling effective communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills

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