Head of IT

HEAD OF IT

BUCHAREST

ENGIE GBS Romania

One of the world's leading energy companies, ENGIE is present across the entire energy chain, in electricity and natural gas, from upstream to downstream. By placing responsible growth at the heart of its businesses (energy, energy services and the environment), its mission is to meet major challenges: meeting energy needs, ensuring security of supply, combating climate change, and optimising the use of resources.

GBS is part of ENGIE, partnering with the support functions for the ENGIE's Business Units and Corporate. It currently has 7 Business Support functions: purchasing, consulting, finance, real estate and logistics, legal, human Resources, information systems. By 2025, GBS is ENGIE's "transition maker" for support function excellence. Amplifying ENGIE's net zero mission, we provide a competitive edge through efficient operations, strategic resource allocation, and pioneering in culture and technology.

What you will do:

           Strategy Definition:

• You will define the strategy for the service/product family under your charge and oversee its evolution.
• You will supervise all human, IT/technical, and financial resources with the dual objective of ensuring satisfactory functioning of the services/products you are responsible for and contributing to the creation and development of new strategic opportunities to ensure the company's growth.
• You will promote ENGIE IT services to clients.
• You will anticipate technological changes and necessary investments within your scope and ensure organizational efficiency.

   Alignment and Evolution of Offerings:

• You will carry the strategic vision of services: alignment, coherence, sourcing, in collaboration with and respecting the initiatives of the Group IT.
• You will propose organizational changes for your service/product family, in terms of services/products or service lines.
• You will ensure the coherence of services within your scope.
• You will represent ENGIE IT to the assigned BU IT departments.

          Governance & Management:

• You will attend Management Committees.
• You will make decisions between service/product lines.
• You will represent the service/product lines within the company's and Group IT's governance.
• You will implement the company's strategy within the family you manage: HR policy, sourcing, transformation, organization, etc.
• You will drive a dynamic of skill development for resources.
• You will manage relationships with external providers and partners.
• You will ensure the implementation of IT security policies within your scope to guarantee the reliability, confidentiality, and integrity of client data.
• You will manage and animate the operational teams under your responsibility.
• You will make budgetary decisions between the service/product lines.

          Performance of Service/Product Lines:

• You will construct the PMT (Multi-Year Plan) for your scope in terms of budget strategy (investments, distribution, arbitration) and associated resources.
• You will carry the budget commitment for the consolidation of service/product lines.
• You will validate SLAs/OLAs defined by service/product lines.
• You will ensure the coherence of services/products within your responsibility with those of other families.
• You will oversee the implementation and compliance with quality assurance and IT security procedures and methods.
• You will negotiate, manage, and monitor the implementation of outsourced service contracts with dedicated teams.
• You will analyze the performance of subcontractors regarding quality and cost compliance.

Desired education, expertise, and skills: 

• Bachelor or Masters degree in Computing Science, Software Engineering, Information systems or a related field;
• 7-10 years experience in IT with at least 3-5 year in management roles within a Shared Service Centre or a multinational organization;
• Experience in building and scaling IT teams in a SSC environment, including ramp-up management and It process implementation;
• Strong knowledge of IT Service Managment , ITIL and It lT governance methodologies;
• Experience in IT infrastructure management, cybersecurity, cloud computing and enterprise application support preferred;
• Ability to collaborate with global teams to align IT strategies;
• Experience in IT budgeting, negotiating contracts with IT vendors and managing SLAs;
• Strong leadership with the ability to motivate and develop a high performing twam;
• Strategic mindset;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Analytical thinking and problem solving orientation;
• Adaptability;

Benefits:

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• Private health insurance for you and your family;
• Opportunities for ongoing personal and professional development;
• Meal tickets;
• Work-life balance;
• Annual extended holiday entitlement, depending on the length of employment;

Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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ENGIE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment is unwavering: we do not discriminate based on race, color, age, sex, religion or religious creed, national origin, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, ancestry, mental or physical disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.