Vice President (f/m/d) – Digital Services
About the Role
Location Global Germany Bayern Erlangen Remote vs. Office Hybrid (Remote/Office) Company Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG Organization Grid Technologies Business Unit n/a Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Experienced Professional
A Snapshot of Your Day
As Vice President, Digital Services, you serve as the principal architect and steward of IT service delivery within the Grid Technologies. Your day commences with strategic engagement — aligning BA business imperatives with the evolving landscape of digital platforms and enterprise architecture. You orchestrate the integration and synchronization of mission-critical systems (PLM/Teamcenter, MES, SAP S/4HANA, and Salesforce), ensuring seamless interoperability and robust compliance with both divisional and corporate standards. You preside over governance forums, steering the IT service portfolio with rigor and transparency. Through astute stakeholder management, you harmonize GT’s requirements with the foundational services provided by SE IT (cloud, workplace, connectivity), cultivating a collaborative environment that balances GT agility with SE-wide coherence. Throughout the day, you empower local enterprise architects and business partners, resolve delivery bottlenecks, and champion operational excellence. Your leadership ensures that every digital initiative is not only strategically aligned but also delivers measurable business value and sustainable competitive advantage.
How You’ll Make an Impact
1. Strategic Leadership & Vision: Define and execute a transformative digital strategy that harmonizes shared platforms excellence with empowered business units. Establish robust governance frameworks, clear decision rights, and compliance standards that foster innovation at scale
2. Core Ecosystem Delivery: Assume technological and architectural Business Area accountability for the delivery and operations of the GT’s core platforms—PLM (Teamcenter), MES—and provide strategic oversight and steering for S4/HANA and Salesforce development teams. Ensure these ecosystems are integrated, resilient, and aligned with business objectives
3. Portfolio & Performance Management: Lead the IT service portfolio with discipline—driving investment prioritization, benefits realization, and transparent performance management through advanced methodologies (TBM/FinOps, ARB, policy-as-code). Ensure that digital investments are aligned with strategic objectives and deliver quantifiable outcomes
4. Stakeholder Engagement & Corporate Alignment: Act as the primary interface with SE IT services, aligning GT business requirements with corporate infrastructure development. Negotiate and manage operational level agreements (OLAs), service levels, and joint risk registers to ensure seamless delivery of foundational IT services
5. Operational Excellence & Change Leadership: Build and nurture high-performing teams across Governance & Portfolio, Business Partnering, DevOps Centres, and Technical User Support. Champion best practices in digital delivery, process automation, and continuous improvement. Inspire and coach senior stakeholders to embrace digital transformation and foster a culture of collaboration and accountability
6. Risk Management & Compliance Stewardship: Uphold the highest standards in data governance, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. Safeguard the organization’s digital assets while enabling advanced analytics and AI-driven innovation
What You Bring
7. Executive Experience: Minimum 10 years in senior digital leadership roles (CIO, CTO, VP Digital) within complex, multinational industrial or manufacturing environments. Demonstrated success in leading large-scale digital transformations and platform integrations
8. Strategic Acumen & Execution: Proven ability to conceptualize and implement digital strategies that drive business growth, operational efficiency, and innovation. Expertise in hybrid governance models, product-centric delivery, and portfolio management
9. Technical Mastery: Profound understanding of enterprise platforms (PLM/Teamcenter, MES, SAP S/4HANA, Salesforce), integration architectures, cloud technologies, and data governance. Adept at balancing standardisation with execution unit-specific needs
10. Stakeholder Management & Influence: Exceptional executive presence, communication skills, and stakeholder management capabilities. Track record of building, mentoring, and inspiring high-performing teams across diverse geographies and functions. Demonstrated ability to negotiate and manage complex stakeholder relationships in an enterprise environment
11. Change Management Expertise: Mastery in leading organisational change, driving adoption of new processes and technologies, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
12. Education: Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline