IT Governance Manager

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 306,000 - 415,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Kraków, Poland is seeking an IT Governance Leader to operationalize and continuously improve our governance framework across internal IT teams and external delivery partners.

You will coordinate governance bodies, assess policy effectiveness and drive ongoing simplification while ensuring consistent governance application and alignment with strategic vendors.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional working experience in IT Governance.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks and organizational decision structures.
• Strong analytical and process-improvement capabilities.
• Excellent coordination and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize and maintain the IT Governance framework.
• Assess effectiveness and efficiency of IT governance policies and processes.
• Drive continuous improvement and simplification of governance.
• Support consistent governance application across IT.
• Maintain governance bodies, mandates, decision rights, policies and procedures.
• Coordinate governance forums and ensure decisions and actions are followed through.
• Regularly assess governance effectiveness and identify gaps, overlaps or unnecessary complexity.
• Update policies and governance mechanisms based on organizational or operating-model changes.
• Support IT departments in applying governance requirements.
• Ensure relevant governance expectations are reflected in interactions with strategic vendors and service providers.
• Coordinate with IT-Leadership, Architecture, PPM, Risk & Compliance, Cybersecurity and other stakeholders involved.

Skills

Governance frameworks

Analytical & process improvement

Coordination & stakeholder management

Influence without authority

Job description

You will operationalize and continuously improve the Hitachi Energy IT Governance framework, ensuring that governance structures, policies and decision processes remain effective, efficient and consistently applied across internal IT teams and external delivery partners

How You Will Make An Impact

• Operationalize and maintain the IT Governance framework
• Assess effectiveness and efficiency of IT governance policies and processes
• Drive continuous improvement and simplification of governance
• Support consistent governance application across IT
• Maintain governance bodies, mandates, decision rights, policies and procedures
• Coordinate governance forums and ensure decisions and actions are followed through
• Regularly assess governance effectiveness and identify gaps, overlaps or unnecessary complexity
• Update policies and governance mechanisms based on organizational or operating-model changes
• Support IT departments in applying governance requirements
• Ensure relevant governance expectations are reflected in interactions with strategic vendors and service providers
• Coordinate with IT-Leadership, Architecture, PPM, Risk & Compliance, Cybersecurity and other stakeholders involved

Your Background

• 7+ years of professional working experience in IT Governance area
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks and organizational decision structures
• Strong analytical and process improvement capabilities
• Excellent coordination and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries without direct authority

The minimum salary for this position in the location specified below is as follows:

Italy Milan: starting from 62 200 Euros gross per year as minimum salary

The final offer will be based on candidate location, skills and qualifications, experience, and aligned with internal pay structures.

This role may be open in multiple locations. If the salary information listed is not applicable for your current home location, salary details relevant to your location will be discussed with you at a later stage.

Our benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:

• Competitive salary and incentives
• Well-being and care
• Paid and unpaid leave
• Flexible work options
• Benefits that support your financial security

You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.

Publication date : 2026-09-23