Head of Integration Platforms

As the **Head of Integration Platforms (f/m/d)**, your main responsibility includes leading and overseeing the management and operations of integration platforms and seamless integration solutions, developing, managing, and monitoring platforms for real-time data streaming, batch processes, and API integrations to ensure a trusted and scalable data integration service within Siemens.

In this role, you will actively contribute to strategic programs and projects aimed at driving Siemens towards becoming a seamlessly interconnected tech company. You will be responsible for typical project management tasks such as budgeting, planning, and steering activities. Additionally, you will focus on implementing strategic initiatives that align with our long-term mission and strategy.- Collaboration and engagement with key stakeholders will be vital to your success. You will work closely with them, fostering constant exchange and collaboration to create a collaborative and productive working environment across virtual organizations. Supporting and empowering your colleagues and teams will be a priority.You will also play a crucial role in driving change management processes, working alongside core activities within the organization. Your expertise and leadership will enable Siemens to effectively leverage cutting-edge integration technologies and advance our data integration capabilities.**Your problem-solving mindset creates real business value. This is your role.**
- Join us in this exciting role where your problem-solving mindset will create tangible business value. As the Head of Integration Platforms, you will play a pivotal role in enabling our vision of creating a seamlessly connected IT ecosystem through the development of scalable integration platforms, the management of real-time data streaming, batch processes, and API integrations across Siemens.
- Your primary responsibility will be to build and lead a high-performing team of integration architects and engineers who will take end-to-end ownership of their platforms and services. You will support the team in identifying priorities, addressing project issues, and providing individual mentorship and personal development opportunities.
- In addition, you will foster an agile mindset and way of working, encouraging the adoption of agile methods to drive efficiency and effectiveness. You will actively drive critical project-related activities, such as budgeting, planning, risk mitigation, and reporting, ensuring successful management of time, effort, and quality.
- Building strong relationships with our internal clients and stakeholders will be key, as you become a trusted advisor for their most critical integration workloads, supporting Siemens' transformation into a unified ONE tech company. You will take ownership of key projects and collaborate closely with stakeholders from the business to lead these initiatives to success.
- Staying up to date with emerging technologies in data integration and recommend suitable tools and platforms for adoption. Lead the implementation of such cutting-edge technologies enhancing data integration and accessibility.

**Use your skills to move the world forward.**
- ** Education**:University Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
- ** Experience & Skills**- Over 3 years of experience in leading international teams
- More than 2 years of experience in people management, either as a project lead or team lead
- Excellent communication and mediation skills
- Over 5 years of experience in program management within the field of data integration, analytics, and/or AI
- Proficiency in analyzing and implementing integration strategies and architectures
- Experience working in cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Knowledge and experience with Confluent Kafka, SnapLogic, Talend, and serverless integration capabilities
- Ability to comprehend technical concepts and translate them into business terms
- Customer-centric mindset with strong communication abilities
- Familiarity with agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
- Experience gathering business/functional requirements and translating them into integration solutions
- Experience in change management
- In-depth understanding of integration technologies such as data streaming, database replication, and API management
- ** Languages**:Business fluency in written and spoken English

**What we offer you**
- An attractive remuneration package
- Access to Siemens share plans
- 30 days of paid vacation and a variety of flexible work schedules that allow time off for you and your family
- 2 to 3 days of mobile working per week as a global standard
- Up tp 30 days workation per year in certain countries
- (Global) development programs that can be customized according to your wishes and ambitions

Since each of over 300,000 team members feels that other benefits are particularly important, and