Director Product Development EVS

What you can expect Do you want to play an active role in driving a company’s growth and turning big plans into reality? Then join our team You can look forward to exciting challenges, an inspiring environment, and a work culture that combines flexibility and collaboration – with our 60/40 hybrid model and modern offices in Ratingen as a hub for ideas.As part of our team, you will take on the following responsibilities:You are responsible for leading and developing the Product Development department, including staffing and promoting employees, as well as agreeing on targets for the department, such as personnel, budget, and investment planning, and controlling measures in case of deviations from these targets.Introducing, tracking, and evaluating department-relevant measures are also part of your tasks, as well as identifying and implementing necessary structural changes within the department and in collaboration with other departments and areas of DKV.You are responsible for developing and implementing strategies for creating and maintaining complex system architectures in the customer-centric web environment, as well as further developing customer-centric web technologies by evaluating and designing sophisticated solution architectures and ensuring availability and security in collaboration with other departments and areas of DKV.You are responsible for implementing and operating applications to defined SLAs at efficient costs, advising on architecture and design of the system network, as well as ensuring the logical integrity and scalability of systems and teams.Additionally, you ensure effective collaboration with other departments and areas of DKV along the value chain, as well as uniform product delivery in close cooperation with the Framework Development department.Using agile methods such as SCRUM, Kanban for IT, Servant Leadership, etc., is not a problem for you, nor is using future-proof cloud technology and phasing out legacy software towards a robust, modular, service-oriented software architecture.You maintain the scalability of the department and are a pioneer and shaper of change. Your tasks also include maintaining, enabling, and leading a matrix organization across multiple locations and countries, as well as sustainably integrating vertical products into the framework products. What makes you stand out You have successfully completed a degree in (business) informatics, industrial engineering, business administration, or a comparable qualification.You already have several years of experience as a manager and extensive experience in managing complex project and program structures in IT development and restructuring.Additionally, you have gained significant experience in stakeholder management.Your profile is rounded off by broad and up-to-date knowledge in cloud and web services, as well as a strong understanding of the connections between business policy and technical development.You are characterized by a very structured way of working, great endurance, and goal-oriented thinking and acting, taking into account the strategic orientation of the company.Furthermore, you have strong strategic thinking and acting, especially regarding the development of the future IT organization as the backbone of business development.You possess excellent analytical thinking skills, pronounced solution orientation, high social competence, reliability and integrity, as well as conflict resolution skills.Your good presentation skills, especially at the management level, combined with above-average negotiation skills, strong motivational ability, and persuasiveness are among your strengths.Your fluent German language skills in both written and spoken form are complemented by fluent English language skills in both written and spoken form. We are looking forward to your application and to applicants who enrich our diverse culture Regardless of age, gender, origin and sexual identity and orientation. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if equally qualified. This position can be full-time or part-time (min. 30h/week). DKV Mobility is looking for the best talents and knows that these are not always available on a full-time basis. Many of our employees work part-time or in flexible working models. Please talk to us about the flexibility you need during the application process. Why DKV Mobility? Here are five good reasons... At DKV Mobility, we are team players - because we are only successful together #teamofteamsYou should feel welcome with us from the very beginning We've been growing for about 90 years How we do it? We keep adapting our products and business model to meet changing customer needs. That's how we stay mobile and master every challenge the future holds. There are also many other good reasons to work at DKV Mobility. For example, we offer you comprehensive company health management, parent-child offices (from 2023) and support you in leasing your eBike through our partner Jobrad We attach great importance to work-life balance.  We stand for the compatibility of family and career That's why we offer flexible working hours and family-friendly working time models. In addition, we rely on a balanced mix of on-site meetings and home office. We support you in your development We offer you optimal conditions to familiarize yourself so that you can quickly find your way around and become a part of the team To further your personal development, we offer you access to a modern learning environment - independent of time and location. This way you can also face the challenges of tomorrow We are committed to a net-zero future After reaching our Green Pledge climate target in 2023 by reducing carbon emissions in our own business operations by 50.4% compared to the base year 2019, we set ourselves ambitious net-zero climate targets. The targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. By 2050, DKV Mobility commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain from a 2022 base year. You want to take climate action? Follow us on our road to net-zero. We are a certified employer Our employees trust us. As an employer, we regularly receive awards from independent institutes, e.g. as Top Employer Germany and as Great Place to Work