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International Head IT (CIO)

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Our client is a swiss based multinational company (incl. HQ). We are looking for the Head IT (CIO) for the Discrete & Manufacturing division. With sales in excess of $1 billion our customer is an international market leader in his business, with offices in all industrial nations around the world.

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Why is this position interesting for you?

Transformation-management

  • Your benefit: You manage the IT strategy process, in close collaboration with the business. The aim is to transform the current IT organization into a business enabler.

 

Cutting-edge technology setup

  • Your benefit: “Best in class” summarizes the technology stack of our customer. SAP and Microsoft are the prime technology providers, among other market leaders in their fields.

 

Team building

  • Your benefit: In recent years, a lot has been invested in building and expanding the in-house IT team. Now the task is to stabilize and optimize the existing organization.

 

Full P&L

  • Your benefit: It is your responsibility to fulfill the ambiguous goals of the business units within the defined Capex and Opex budget.

 

Central budget, international service recipients

  • Your benefit: You are, as the international Head IT, the budget holder.

 

C-level access high maturity of top management

  • Your benefit: The desired transformation process from an internal service provider to a business enabler is a clearly formulated goal.
Role, function and superior
  • International Head IT
  • Superior: CFO

 

Main tasks & focus areas

  • IT strategy & vision
  • Prioritization and clean-up of the IT project portfolio and its execution
  • Stabilization and optimization of the existing organization, fluctuation reduction
  • Establish service portfolio and business enablement
  • Development and tracking of KPI's conforming to management standards
  • Finalize demand management organization

 

Track record

  • 5 years experience as Head IT or CIO in a decentralized international organization, with IT HQ in CH, in producing industry
  • Leadership experience > 40 FTE's
  • Budget responsibility > CHF 25 million
  • Residence switzerland
  • Office: area of german-speaking switzerland
  • German and english fluent
  • Ing. and Business Administration combined with Computer Science degree (Uni, od. FH)

 

Personal profile

  • Honest and charismatic leader
  • Integrative and intercultural personality
  • Open, transparent, direct, assumes responsibility
  • Can and wants to improve organization strategically and operationally
  • Persuasiveness paired with integration ability
  • Stakeholder management
  • Organizational talent in dealing with many projects

 

Core competencies

  • IT strategy & vision, governance, IT change-management
  • Operational and strategic project planning, PMO
  • Establish demand management organisation
  • Industry understanding of the discrete and manufacturing industry
  • Digitalization experience (incl. implementation), process optimization
  • SAP & Microsoft competence
  • Security, ITSM, vendor management
  • Organizational change-management
  • Complexity reduction, sourcing strategy

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Recruitment Process

In an initial conversation, we will give you a detailed insight into the role, the company, the culture and your development opportunities.

After an initial conversation with the partner (headhunter), you will receive further information about the role and our client's expectations. If you are interested, please send us your documents. Wirz & Partners will draw up a longlist which will be discussed with the client. From this longlist, 4-6 candidates are selected for the shortlist.

 

Time until feedback: 2-3 weeks

If you make it to the shortlist, you will move on to the next round. During the interview with Wirz & Partners, we will get to know you professionally and personally. You will receive additional information about the client, the offering, the services, the team and the KPIs. Based on all interviews and documents, we prepare a complete dossier on you for the client, including an executive summary. These documents form the basis of the structured interview process with the client. We prepare you for the interview.

 

Duration until the interview with the client: Up to 2 weeks

The first meeting with the client is about getting to know each other on an equal footing, getting to know the people and the culture. This takes place in person at the client's location and usually lasts around an hour.

The second interview focuses on professional competencies and leadership issues. You will get to know the team, the strategy and the operational goals.

You will then receive a salary proposal and an overview of the overall offer.

 

Duration until feedback: 1-2 weeks

A de-briefing with you and the client takes place after the final meeting.

We help you negotiate the contract and clarify further details. The contract is drafted and we support the onboarding process with the client.

 

Duration until feedback: Up to 1 week

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