Director IT (f/m/d)

**It's time** for boarding! Become part of our management team and play an active role in shaping the future of River Advice – setting new standards together in European inland waterway transport. River Advice is the world`s leading independent manager of river vessels. Unter the umbrella of UNITED WATERWAYS, the group of companies employs over 4,000 dedicated staff and represents a fleet of over 100 passenger and event vessels on Europe`s inland waterways. The wide range of services offered supports our customers in all areas of passenger inland waterways transport: shipping company management, crew management, nautical/technical management, hospitality & catering services, safety & security, ship financing, charter brokerage, insurance management, newbuild & conversion support and ship ICT services. **Your responsibilities – Shape the future of River Advice:** - Implementation of a group-wide IT and digitalization strategy in line with the corporate strategy. - Leadership and further development of an international IT team and establishment of a high-performance, service-oriented IT organization. - Management of company-wide transformation and modernization projects (cloud migration, application harmonization, project portfolio management, sourcing, cybersecurity, data governance). - Organize and manage 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level support - Ensure and measure defined SLAs - Ticket management and prioritization - Onboarding/offboarding of employees - Further development of the IT service organization (internal/external) - Designing a scalable, secure, and future-oriented IT architecture for locations, fleets, and service units distributed across Europe. - Responsibility for the operation, further development, and integration of central systems (including ERP, DMS, port and fleet management tools). - Ensuring high system availability and implementing standards for office and ship IT. - Introduction of digital solutions to optimize ship service processes (e.g., predictive maintenance, IoT sensors, remote monitoring, AR-supported service operations). - Promoting data analytics solutions to improve efficiency, quality, and decision-making processes. - Identifying and evaluating new technologies and their potential applications (AI, automation, maritime platforms). - Establishment and monitoring of a robust cybersecurity framework for IT and OT environments (ISMS). - Ensuring international compliance requirements - Risk management and emergency planning (disaster recovery, business continuity). - Close cooperation with group management, operational units, and technical service partners. - Control of IT budgets and cost optimization. - Management of strategic IT suppliers and partners, including contract negotiations. **Your profil – What you bring to the table:** - University degree (university, university of applied sciences) in computer science, business informatics, engineering, or comparable education. - At least five years of management experience in an international IT environment, ideally in industry, logistics, or technical services. - In-depth knowledge of cross-border IT infrastructures, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, ERP platforms, and industrial IoT systems. - Experience cross-functional digitization and transformation programs. - Experience in standardizing applications and infrastructure. - Responsible implementation of at least one strategy development process in a company. - In-depth knowledge and experience in implementing sourcing strategies. - Strategic thinker and strong leader with a proven track record. - Hands-on and pragmatic implementation are a must in this dynamic industry. - High level of international and intercultural competence; experience in leading virtual teams. - Strong communication and negotiation skills at management level. - Innovation-oriented, decisive, and confident in dealing with change. - Understanding of business metrics, experience in budgeting - Willingness to travel (10–20%). - Languages: German & English (business fluent). **What you can expect from River Advice** - Leading role in modular white label ship management services. - Great creative freedom and direct influence on the group's IT strategy. - Collaboration with international teams and modern technologies. Do you think you are the person we are looking for? Then become part of our success and help us navigate Europe`s waterways! We look forward to receiving your complete application, including details of your salary expectaitons and your earliest possbile starting date. Quelle: https://ch.linkedin.com/jobs/view/director-it-f-m-d-at-river-advice-4345421776

Level: senior