Strategic Leader, Enterprise Application Lifecycle

DSV Road GmbH; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Training & internal platform

Buddy onboarding

Annual company-wide integration events

Private medical care

Corporate gym and sports teams

Employee parking space

Holiday funds

Yoga in the office

Language classes

Job summary

DSV Road GmbH in Warsaw, Poland, is seeking a Senior Manager, Application Lifecycle to define and execute the strategy for Application Lifecycle Management across GEA. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, establish governance models, and drive portfolio simplification, risk management and regulatory readiness across the enterprise applications landscape.

This role requires 10+ years of IT leadership experience and a proven track record in large-scale transformations, with strong collaboration

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise IT leadership, application governance, application portfolio management, IT strategy, service management or related disciplines.
• Proven experience establishing or transforming enterprise-scale capabilities, operating models or governance frameworks.
• Experience leading large-scale application transformation, rationalisation, modernization or consolidation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of application portfolio management, lifecycle management, service ownership and IT governance.
• Experience within global, complex and matrix-based organisations.
• Strong understanding of risk management, cybersecurity governance, compliance and audit processes.
• Experience translating complex technology landscapes into actionable executive insights.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and executive leaders.
• Strong leadership experience with a track record of building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and Lead the Application Lifecycle Management capability across GEA, establishing operating model, governance, processes and organizational capabilities.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team spanning application governance, portfolio management, risk coordination, compliance, service ownership and application consolidation.
• Establish governance forums, accountability models and management reporting for lifecycle decisions across GEA.
• Lead the application consolidation and decommissioning roadmap across the GEA landscape.
• Drive portfolio simplification initiatives that reduce complexity, risk and cost.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to ensure lifecycle decisions align with DSV's target architecture and strategy.
• Influence investment and prioritization decisions across the portfolio.
• Ensure governance supports business transformation and integration initiatives across DSV.
• Establish the GEA Cockpit as the trusted management platform for portfolio, lifecycle, risk and operations.

Job description

DSV Road GmbH in Warsaw, Poland, is seeking a Senior Manager, Application Lifecycle to define and execute the strategy for Application Lifecycle Management across GEA. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, establish governance models, and drive portfolio simplification, risk management and regulatory readiness across the enterprise applications landscape.

This role requires 10+ years of IT leadership experience and a proven track record in large-scale transformations, with strong collaboration