Europe MES Practice & Delivery Lead

Hitachi Digital Services; Kraków; On-site; PLN 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Digital Services seeks a senior leader to head the Europe MES Practice, defining and executing regional MES strategy, driving growth, and establishing the company as a trusted Manufacturing IT and Smart Factory transformation partner across industries.

The role encompasses business development, pre-sales engagement, and end-to-end delivery of large-scale MES/Manufacturing IT transformations across Europe, with emphasis on ISA-95/ISA-88 standards, ERP/SCADA/PLC integrations, and mentoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in Manufacturing IT and MES.
• Significant experience in consulting, client engagement, pre-sales, solution architecture, business development, and delivery leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Europe MES Practice by defining and executing the regional MES strategy, driving practice growth, building service offerings, and establishing Hitachi Digital Services as a trusted Manufacturing IT and Smart Factory transformation partner across industries.
• Drive business development and pre-sales activities by engaging with clients, understanding business challenges, shaping digital manufacturing roadmaps, leading solution workshops, preparing proposals/RFP responses, developing effort estimates, and supporting sales pursuits to win new business.
• Develop and enhance MES offerings by creating reusable accelerators, industry-specific solutions, implementation methodologies, and partnerships
• Lead end-to-end solution delivery for large-scale MES and Manufacturing IT transformation programs, ensuring successful project execution, solution quality, governance, stakeholder management, and customer satisfaction across Europe.
• Provide technical and consulting leadership by guiding solution architecture, manufacturing process optimization, ISA-95/ISA-88 standards adoption, integration with ERP, SCADA, PLC, Historians, and Industrial IoT platforms, while mentoring delivery teams and developing MES capabilities.
• Build and manage strategic client relationships with manufacturing executives and plant leadership, acting as a trusted advisor to identify digital transformation opportunities, expand existing engagements, and drive long-term account growth.

Skills

Consulting experience

Client engagement

Pre-sales

Solution architecture

Business development

Delivery leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline

Job description

Hitachi Digital Services seeks a senior leader to head the Europe MES Practice, defining and executing regional MES strategy, driving growth, and establishing the company as a trusted Manufacturing IT and Smart Factory transformation partner across industries.

The role encompasses business development, pre-sales engagement, and end-to-end delivery of large-scale MES/Manufacturing IT transformations across Europe, with emphasis on ISA-95/ISA-88 standards, ERP/SCADA/PLC integrations, and mentoring