Head of Area IT South America

Your tasks

Team Development:

- Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the IT team by implementing training programs and mentorship opportunities.
- Ensure the right structure, mindset, and culture are in place to hire and retain top talent.

Stakeholder Management:

- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including C-level executives, to align IT strategies with overall business objectives.

Develop and Implement Roadmaps:

- Collaborate with competence center teams to create and roll out solution roadmaps.
- Own the Local IT Partnership within the Region IT Americas for assigned locations.
- Develop and implement solution roadmaps for the locations.
- Lead regional IT projects and ensure their implementation within defined project targets.

Strategic IT Implementation:

- Lead the implementation of IT strategies across the region.
- Implement ContiTech strategy and standards in the Area IT in line with corporate guidelines.
- Ensure the implementation of strategic projects from Sector (HKM) to the locations requiring Local IT support.
- Manage project execution within Area IT.

Strategic and Budgetary Planning:

- Participate in planning processes, offering recommendations and executing new programs.
- Drive IT process improvements and long-term implementation plans.

Innovation Management:

- Oversee renewal processes, identifying opportunities for technological updates.

Budget Management:

- Manage the local IT budget, ensuring spending aligns with approved limits.
- Ensure local IT provisioning.
- Participate in strategic and budgetary planning processes for the locations.

Service Assurance:

- Ensure the availability, performance, sustainability, and compliance of regional IT services.

Leadership and Support:

- Manage and support Location IT Managers, acting as their disciplinary supervisor.
- Actively steer and control external providers to ensure optimal regional service provisioning alongside LITMs and Regional IT managers.
- Supervise local IT resources, leading and developing team members.

Cross-Functional Liaison:

- Serve as the liaison for Smart Factory-related topics driven by Central Operation in the locations.

Cybersecurity Strategy:

- Develop and implement robust cybersecurity measures to protect the organization's digital assets and sensitive information.
- Initiate regular technical data security and disaster recovery reviews in the locations according to the latest guidelines.

Vendor Management:

- Oversee relationships with IT vendors and service providers, ensuring optimal performance and value for the organization.

Digital Transformation:

- Lead digital transformation initiatives, identifying and implementing new technologies to enhance business processes and customer experiences.
- Act as the exclusive IT Partner for Digitalization and Automation of business processes in the respective area with CBS support.

Regulatory Compliance:

- Ensure IT operations and systems adhere to relevant industry regulations and data protection laws across the South America region.
- Ensure compliance with corporate IT standards and guidelines, supporting Regional IT Managers.

**Profile**:
Masters or Bachelor degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Administration or related studies

Experience in production locations, leading Teams.

Proven project management experience.

Managed a team of more than 5 employees.

Previously Experience in working with international teams

Fluency in English is required; proficiency in another language is a plus.

**Offer**:

- Standards & Rules: IT Governance (advanced)
- Process: Process Management & Process analysis (basic)
- Method competencies
- Service Management (advanced)
- Project Management (basic)

About us

A Continental desenvolve tecnologias e serviços pioneiros para a mobilidade sustentável e conectada de pessoas e seus bens. Fundada em 1871, a empresa de tecnologia oferece soluções seguras, eficientes, inteligentes e acessíveis para veículos, máquinas, tráfego e transporte. Em 2021, a Continental gerou vendas de € 33,8 bilhões e emprega atualmente mais de 190 mil pessoas em 58 países e mercados. Em 8 de outubro de 2021, celebrou-se o aniversário de 150 anos da empresa.

O setor ContiTech do grupo desenvolve e fabrica, por exemplo, produtos e sistemas ecológicos inteligentes, com materiais cruzados, para a indústria automotiva, engenharia ferroviária, mineração, agricultura e outros importantes setores industriais. Guiado pela visão de “soluções inteligentes e sustentáveis além da borracha”, o setor do grupo baseia-se em seu conhecimento de longa data sobre a indústria e materiais existentes no mercado para criar novas oportunidades de negócios, combinando uma ampla gama de materiais com componentes eletrônicos e serviços individualizados.

**Keyfacts**:

Job ID
**REF82380L**

Location
**Ponta Grossa**

Leadership level
**Leading Leaders**

Job flexibility
**Onsite Job**
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