Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary.The ContiTech group sector develops and manufactures, for example, cross-material, environmentally friendly and intelligent products and systems for the automotive industry, railway engineering, mining, agriculture and other key industries. Guided by the vision of “smart and sustainable solutions beyond rubber,” the group sector draws on its long-standing knowledge of the industry and materials to open up new business opportunities by combining various materials with electronic components and individual services.

• Manage and coordinate all activities in responsible locations

• Defines and ensures the local IT strategy in accordance with Group IT and Group Sector IT

• Implements the approved IT strategy

• Defines the local requirements in strategic and operational planning: scope, quality, cost of services in the appropriate time frame

• Participates in the development of the technology and systems strategy, taking into account local conditions and local innovation potential

• Planning and control of the IT budget and costs, reporting to the CT Area IT Manager

• Ensure operation, support and maintenance of plant IT Infrastructure

• Supervise, manage and develop Local IT staff

• Active control of external vendors to ensure optimal on-premises service delivery

• support cultural harmonization

• University degree from Information Technology or related departments

• At least 3 years experience in similar positions

• Excellent command of English & Italian both for writing & speaking

• Ability to communicate IT subject matter to management and to visualize requirements within IT concepts

• To be experienced in implementing IT projects

• Experience with IT service, Windows, desktop management, LAN set up & operations

• Management skills

• Experience working with international teams

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