General Manager – Head IT @ Siemens
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Overview
The General Manager – Head IT at Siemens will work closely with SEIL Corporate Functions and stakeholders to drive IT & Digital strategy, solution delivery and IT operations. The role emphasizes technology standards, digital transformation, and strategic IT planning.
Key Focus Areas
IT Architecture Strategy: Design, develop and maintain the IT strategic roadmap, ensuring alignment with overall business goals. Develop a digital strategy for infrastructure and applications, plan IT capital investments, and evolve enterprise architecture in line with global IT standards.
IT Operations: Ensure best-in-class IT solutions and user support. Create vendor selection criteria, manage IT budget and procurement planning, and oversee deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of hardware/software solutions. Focus on cloud and SaaS service support with strictly maintained SLAs.
Leading Teams: Lead and coach IT infrastructure and application partner teams. Align staff performance with operational objectives, track team goals, and promote a safe, secure and inclusive work environment.
IT Change, Risk & Incident Management: Implement change management strategies to drive higher adoption and ROI. Monitor IT incidents, lead incident response, manage risk assessments, and comply with IT security standards and policies.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in IT or related field.
- 15+ years of IT experience with 4-6 years in digital transformation and application development.
- Demonstrated IT leadership and experience managing IT solutions, operations, strategic planning, project management, budgeting and policy development.
- Strong knowledge of private and public cloud standards.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate ideas to senior stakeholders.
- ITIL and ITSM certification preferred.
Key skills/competency
- IT Strategy
- Digital Transformation
- Project Management
- Cloud Computing
- IT Operations
- Team Leadership
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Budgeting
- IT Governance
How to Get Hired at Siemens
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Research Siemens culture: Understand their mission, values, and digital transformation journey.
- Customize your resume: Highlight IT strategy and leadership accomplishments.
- Showcase project management: Emphasize experience in IT operations and risk management.
- Prepare for technical questions: Demonstrate cloud and digital transformation expertise.
- Practice leadership examples: Focus on effective team coaching and strategic planning.