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Country IT Head US

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Country IT Head US, are to:

• Responsible for overarching steering of US specific all cross-divisional and non-divisional needs to IT;
• Take care of all relevant country stakeholders from Top Management to individual user;
• Steer I&O in USA as part of global Group IT and align within the country with present DT&IT units to ensure effective and efficient IT delivery;
• Steer and drive weekly IT collaboration meetings with all relevant IT departments incl. partners;
• Execute Delivery Management in collaboration with IT Ecosystem Partners including escalation of relevant incidents;
• Ensure overall IT country specific service delivery performance for I&O adhering to global frameworks and local legal / compliance requirements;
• Ensure appropriate communication within the country;
• Identify / manage improvement needs, complaints and escalations in the IT Ecosystem in close collaboration with the Service Managers;
• Drive Local Application demand on a minimum level and ensure delivery / integration across functions and delivery models;
• Intake and manage country related cross platform non-standard IT requests and ensure appropriate handling and delivery;
• Collect, properly address and oversee delivery of approved local IT investments of global responsible units;
• Contribute with country perspectives on cross platform IT service implementation projects to ensure feasibility and support needed.

Relocation assistance is available.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachler’s degree;
• Profound business know-how in respective working area;
• Extensive Stakeholder Management experience;
• Excellent understanding of the IT ecosystem, in particular the collaboration with external partners;
• In-depth knowledge of information technology;
• Knowledge and experience in digital transformation topics;
• Proven leadership, motivational and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent inter-cultural understanding and experience;
• Strong communication skills, empathy;
• Analytical, structural and strategic skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Bachler’s degree in business, information science or equivalent.