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OPOpen Systems AG

Director Global IT(m/w/x)

Zürich
Full-timeWith Home OfficeSenior
AI/ML

Modernizing enterprise IT to cloud-first model with focus on SD-WAN and ZTNA. 5+ years IT operations and engineering experience required. Outstanding place to work recognition.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years enterprise IT operations and engineering experience
  • Hands-on experience delivering large, complex IT engineering projects
  • Proven success leading large migrations, platform modernizations, IT mergers
  • Depth in identity-centric architectures
  • Applied governance of cloud platforms
  • Demonstrated ITSM/CMDB quality and automation improvements
  • Audit-ready leadership in policy, change management, BCM/DR
  • Expertise with ISO/IEC 27001, ISAE 3402/SOC 1 Type II, GDPR
  • Strong people and distributed team leadership
  • Experience leading teams in North America and South Asia a plus
  • Fluency in English
  • Additional languages are an advantage
  • Switzerland work-ready (no sponsorship needed)
  • Willing to relocate for weekly on-site presence in Zürich

Tasks

  • Evolve enterprise IT to a modern, cloud-first model
  • Translate business priorities into an IT roadmap
  • Govern IT delivery across teams and partners
  • Improve IT reliability, security, and user experience
  • Communicate IT progress and trade-offs to executives
  • Set IT direction and align priorities with business value
  • Hold teams accountable for measurable IT results
  • Define and lead an enterprise AI-first IT strategy
  • Lead large-scale IT modernization programs
  • Manage risk and dependencies in IT transformations
  • Improve IT security posture with Zero Trust
  • Establish data-driven KPIs for IT operations
  • Ensure clear IT ownership and handovers
  • Elevate ITSM and service catalog maturity
  • Improve CMDB and service catalog accuracy
  • Simplify the IT service portfolio
  • Scale automation and self-service on ITSM
  • Ensure IT services have clear recovery objectives
  • Test IT continuity measures
  • Develop effective IT crisis response processes
  • Uphold and elevate security posture
  • Ensure defense in-depth for IT systems
  • Remediate IT risks in a timely manner
  • Manage a multi-million CHF IT budget
  • Plan and forecast IT finances
  • Ensure IT value realization
  • Shape IT buy/build/partner strategy
  • Provide executive-level vendor governance
  • Build high-trust, high-accountability IT teams
  • Coach IT line managers
  • Grow IT talent
  • Communicate crisply with IT stakeholders

Work Experience

  • 5 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishNative
  • ADDITIONALBasic

Tools & Technologies

  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • ServiceNow
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • ISAE 3402/SOC 1 Type II
  • GDPR

Benefits

Informal Culture

  • Outstanding place to work recognition
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