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Uniper

Head of Cloud Platforms Center of Excellence

Uniper

. Define and drive the enterprise cloud strategy and adoption roadmap .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeDüsseldorf • GermanyLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudCyber SecurityERPITSM

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define and drive the enterprise cloud strategy and adoption roadmap
  • Establish and enforce cloud platform governance, security, regulatory compliance, and transparency
  • Own and evolve cloud platform architecture and deliver scalable, secure, high-performing infrastructure and services
  • Build and lead the Cloud Center of Excellence
  • Drive adoption of modern cloud technologies and optimize platforms, processes, and operating models
  • Define and enforce standards, reusable patterns, and best practices
  • Execute parts of transformation programs including cloud adoption, ERP enhancements, cybersecurity, automation, and Agile/DevOps initiatives
  • Translate domain roadmaps into team delivery plans and ensure milestones, quality, and KPIs
  • Manage backlogs, delivery rhythm, and status communication
  • Own day-to-day delivery and operation of applications, platforms, products, or services
  • Ensure service reliability, incident resolution, problem management, and continuous improvement
  • Coordinate with architecture, security, and delivery teams on alignment and dependencies
  • Manage team budgets, resource planning, tooling costs, vendors, contractors, and investment requests
  • Provide input to business cases and cost-benefit assessments
  • Ensure governance, cybersecurity, risk, and audit compliance
  • Maintain operational documentation, procedures, and audit evidence
  • Drive Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud delivery, automation, standardization, and ITSM/ITIL practices
  • Promote coding, testing, security, and operational excellence
  • Build high-performing teams through coaching, development plans, objectives, and feedback
  • Foster accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning
  • Engage stakeholders including business users, product owners, architects, security, operations teams, business managers, project leads, and Works Council interfaces
  • Align team priorities with domain roadmaps and enterprise technology standards
  • Contribute to planning cycles, investment proposals, and capability development
  • Support organizational change and translate senior leadership direction into practical steps
  • Coordinate service, product, and workstream delivery against time, budget, quality, and compliance requirements
  • Lead team leaders and specialists and support skills and career development
  • Identify skill gaps, facilitate upskilling and knowledge sharing, and contribute to hiring and onboarding
  • Run structured team updates and ensure information flow between teams and senior leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Academic degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field; bachelor's or master's preferred
  • 5–8+ years of professional experience in IT delivery, engineering, operations, or product environments
  • 2–4+ years of experience managing technical staff or team leads
  • Ability to collaborate across adjacent teams and functions and resolve dependencies and blockers
  • Experience encouraging agile behaviors and continuous improvement
  • Experience with iterative delivery practices and adopting new tools or processes
  • Strong ownership for team outcomes and stable, high-quality IT services
  • Ability to embrace new technologies and enable teams to innovate, learn, and adapt
  • Ability to align team activities with business and technology objectives and support benefits realization
  • Strong understanding of how technology enables value creation, commercial performance, and operational resilience
  • Ability to co-create priorities with business peers and DT L2, L3, and L4 colleagues
  • Accountability for mission-critical processes and IT systems
  • Ability to contribute to unified leadership and end-to-end accountability for digital products, platforms, and core IT services
  • English communication skills mandatory
  • Additional languages such as German support collaboration

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Attractive salary
  • Excellent company pension
  • Health related benefits
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Home office equipment
  • Modern and ergonomic workplace equipment for home and office
  • Sabbaticals
  • Part-time possibilities
  • Family service
  • Car and bike leasing offer (deferred compensation)
  • E-car charging stations at almost all Uniper locations
  • Flu vaccination
  • Preventive health services
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employer-funded contributions to a modern pension system
  • Possibility of self-funded pension contributions with employer-funded matching
  • Lifelong training
  • Coaching
  • Supportive working culture
  • Regular training and workshops