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Head Shared Service Center IT (f/m/d), 80-100%

Date:  20-Jul-2022
Job ID:  6510
Company:  Alpiq AG
Location: 

Olten, CH

Contract Type:  Permanent
Job Type:  Full-time position
Job Level:  Managers
LinkedIn:  #LI-SFCH

The Alpiq Head Shared Service Center IT is responsible for operating and further developing the nearshoring location Prague with a high degree of independence. You will be able to define the setup, its governance and operational concepts in close cooperation with the CTTO/CIO before implementing the setup. You own the carrying out of successful operations and expansion of the nearshoring activities. To excel at this position, you are an excellent motivator and outstanding communicator to the CxO, IT unit leaders as well as near-shoring employees. This role can be based either in Olten, Switzerland or directly in Prague.

 

Your main responsibilities

  • Transfer services from headquarter IT to nearshoring location in cooperation with respective functional heads in headquarter IT 
  • Operate the nearshoring location in close alignment with the CTTO/CIO 
  • Continue to expand the nearshoring location where appropriate 
  • Align with business side regarding considerations for nearshoring location(s) 
  • Ensure nearshore location employees embrace ALPIQ values and drive for excellent service delivery  
  • Leverage the local talent pool, take good business decisions for make or buy, partner with local firms to further leverage the offshore platform 

 

Your qualifications

  • Min. 8 years of professional experience of setting up, establish and scaling nearshoring locations, from conceptulization to rollout and execution  
  • Mi. 5 years of experience in leading and motivating multi-disciplinary and international team 
  • Experience of IT management processes across operations, change and delivery 
  • In-depth and broad understanding about IT and business-supporting services in the energy sector, their core characteristics and viability for near-shoring 
  • Results-oriented approach with a strong history of delivery (on-time, to-quality and in-budget) 
  • Outstanding ability to plan and run (multiple) large-scale technology projects/portfolios 
  • Excellent motivator and communicator to drive the setup of nearshoring on CxO and IT leadership level as well as with the nearshoring employees 
  • High degree of business acumen to create a successful and profitable nearshoring setup 

 

No Agencies Please! All candidates to apply directtly, thank you! 

What is also important to us!

Diversity and inclusion
At Alpiq, we believe in the power of diverse teams. We pay great attention to keeping our recruiting process free of any discriminatory bias and we actively use diversity as a selection criteria, when personal and functional requirements are met. We always strive to create an inclusive company culture, and an example of this is, that we try to offer part-time solutions for candidates who match our requirements. Is that important to you and are you really keen on a role, that is only posted as full time? If yes, then please reach out to us and we will check if we can find a solution that works for both sides.

Attractive employment conditions
The energy business is a small and complex world and it’s important to us, to use contemporary and attractive employment conditions to attract the best talent. As a pan-European company, our conditions and benefits are adapted to the local markets. You can find more information about this on our career site. We are currently also reviewing our flexible working guidelines. If we meet in an interview, we will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have around this topic.

Data protection and process
At Alpiq, data protection is an important topic. Please pay close attention to the corresponding disclaimer, which appears in the online application form and explains in detail, what we do with your data. In regards to the recruiting process, we want to keep it as fair and transparent as possible. Even though we try to consider candidate needs individually, we are not always able to avoid standard communication, due to the high number of applications. Therefore, we kindly ask for your understanding. For more information about our recruiting process and some useful tips and tricks on how to apply, please follow this link.  

Are you ready to apply now? Need more information about Alpiq? Then follow this link to our homepage.
Moritz Nauer
Contact:  moritz.nauer@alpiq.com

 

  

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