Parker Lord is a growing global company headquartered in the United States and a worldwide market and technology leader in adhesives and coatings, vibration and motion control, and thermally conductive technologies. For more than 100 years, Parker Lord has partnered with our customers develop, manufacture and distribute innovative solutions for automotive, industrial, oil and gas, and aerospace and defence applications.
Parker Lord is part of Parker Hannifin, a Fortune 250 company and a global leader in drive and control technology. For more than 100 years, the company has contributed to the success of its customers with its solutions for industrial applications and the aerospace sector. Parker Hannifin Corporation's Engineered Materials Group is a global leader in the manufacture of polymer sealing systems and engineered components, as well as EMI shielding and thermal interface materials.
To complete our IT Application Development team, we are looking for an:
Digital & IT Lead - Information Systems (w/m/d)
Ideally, this position is based in Hilden but other German location will also be considered.
- Support IT EMEA portfolio, projects effectively to deliver on global and regional IT EMEA objectives, aligned with Global Businesses´ priorities and Global IT Roadmap
- Ensure EMEA´s systems efficiency and performance to support Operations and Functions, supporting Businesses´ strategic development across region, in tight collaboration with Global IT
- Propose and anticipate systems improvements, upgrades, transitions and structure processes to secure a seamless roll-out
- Coordinate execution of EMEA´s IT roadmap in close collaboration with IT Infrastructure EMEA team members, ensuring engagement and alignment at all time
- Identify, coordinate and deploy IT AM initiatives globally, in close collaboration and partnership with Global IT Leaders and regional heads of IT, ensuring alignment and inclusion at all time.
- Ensure adequate IT documentation is in place to support business continuity and training efforts across the organization, as well as enable a complete back-ups availability
- Support SOX efforts and further integration activities
- Strong Project Management skills utilizing Agile Methodologies
- Experience working in projects where multiple functions work in a matrix structure
- Experience working in a global Mfg. organization with complex business processes.
- Master´s Degree in computer science of technical discipline with extended work experience in IT
- MBA´s a plus
- Min. 8 years' experience managing an IT or similar level operation
- Experience in a global, multi-site and matrix environment
- Experienced with SOX environment
- Experienced in Finance and Tax environments
- In-depth understanding of Business Models, functions and processes, as well as laws and regulations applying to the IT function
- Hands-on attitude, focused on results
- Entrepreneurial, flexible and growth mindset
- Strong leadership and influential skills, able to navigate across culture, promoting diversity and inclusion
- Excellent communication and collaboration acumen
Benefits
International Collaboration - We are proud of our international corporate culture. The personality and attitude of our employees is what sets us apart.
Our way of working - We work in cross-departmental and international project teams. 80% of our employees work in high-performance teams.
Flexible working - Family-friendliness and flexible working hours with a proportion of mobile working for a good work-life balance are important to us.
Competitive compensation - We offer attractive compensation in line with the market, including a share in the company's profits.
Company pension scheme - We want our employees to be well off when they retire, which is why we offer an employer-financed company pension scheme.
Group accident insurance - Our employees are covered by our group accident insurance for work-related and private accidents.
Development opportunities - We value the development of each individual. Our employees are encouraged and developed according to their abilities.
Are you interested?
We look forward to receiving your detailed and complete application documents, including details of your salary expectations and earliest starting date.
