Group IT Leader: Modernize & Unify Across Acquisitions (Warsaw)

PulseRise Technologies; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career growth in PE-backed group

Job summary

PulseRise Technologies is seeking a hands-on Head of Group IT to own, modernize, and unify the corporate IT estate across a rapidly growing software group. You will lead a ~10-person team, oversee infrastructure, cloud, security, and budgets, and drive governance and standards across multiple entities in Poland and beyond.

The role requires fluency in Polish and English, strong post-M&A integration experience, and the ability to operate in a hybrid Warsaw-based environment while aligning with

Qualifications

• Proven internal IT or IT-operations leadership in a mid-sized or group environment
• Experience managing an IT budget, with demonstrable cost optimization and vendor/license negotiation
• Experience building IT governance, policy, and standards from the ground up
• Fluent Polish and C1-level or above English
• Ideally, post-M&A IT integration experience, consolidating fragmented IT estates
• Ideally, experience in a PE-backed or acquisitive group environment
• Ideally, multi-entity or cross-border CEE experience (Poland & Romania)
• Nice-to-have: ITIL, PMP, Azure, or CISM certifications
• Based in Warsaw or major Polish hub, hybrid work capable

Responsibilities

• Own, modernize, and unify the group’s internal corporate IT estate across entities
• Lead and develop a team of around 10 across infrastructure, cloud, helpdesk, and security
• Manage the group IT budget, driving cost optimization and vendor negotiations
• Build and roll out IT governance, policy, and standards across the group
• Consolidate fragmented IT estates following acquisitions into a single, coherent set of systems
• Oversee IT infrastructure and cloud operations on Azure and AWS
• Ensure GDPR and cybersecurity requirements are supported by IT practices
• Manage ERP and CRM systems and vendor relationships across the group
• Stay close to day-to-day execution while operating at a strategic group level

Skills

IT leadership

Budget management

Vendor negotiation

IT governance

Post-M&A integration

Cross-border collaboration

Communication skills

Cloud infrastructure

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

PulseRise Technologies is seeking a hands-on Head of Group IT to own, modernize, and unify the corporate IT estate across a rapidly growing software group. You will lead a ~10-person team, oversee infrastructure, cloud, security, and budgets, and drive governance and standards across multiple entities in Poland and beyond.

The role requires fluency in Polish and English, strong post-M&A integration experience, and the ability to operate in a hybrid Warsaw-based environment while aligning with