Job Req Number: 98538
Time Type: Full Time
Do you want to drive and develop the future of central IT areas in a global organisation?
DSV is a world-leading player in transport and logistics, operating in over 90 countries, and driven by technology, data and security.
This position offers the chance to make a meaningful impact at DSV by supporting and advancing high-quality services across infrastructure and applications on a global level, with a strong focus on trust, accountability, and transformative change.
A Strategic Role at the Heart of Global IT
As Head of strategic areas covering among others IT operations, Regional IT, IT Security and Group Enterprise Applications such as finance-, commercials-, pharma applications, you will lead key functions that drive solid, secure, and well performing services across our global organisation.
You will head a large organisation of many engaged professionals, who ultimately ensure that our business is solidly enabled from an IT perspective and that our colleagues across the world can enable our customers. Overall, this role combines strategic leadership with end2end responsibility across key domains of DSV’s global IT landscape. Here, you set the direction and ensure excellence, resilience and innovation at scale.
In close collaboration with your leadership team, you will be the catalyst for continuous development and transformational change across your area through new and existing technologies. Furthermore, you will serve as a trusted partner to executive business stakeholders ensuring clear and consistent communication enabling transparency, and that strategies and deliveries are tightly aligned with the corporate and IT strategy.
This role is part of the Global IT Executive Committee at the centre of a modern, forward-thinking and engaged top management team in Global IT.
More specifically, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the areas to secure stability, efficiency, and high availability across all core services.
- Effectively communicate vision, strategy, and progress to senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency.
- Defining and driving strategic initiatives within cloud, automation, security, and enterprise platforms.
- Ensuring that IT and cyber security are fully integrated and anchored across the organisation.
- Developing and empowering a high-performing leadership team across the areas.
Strategic IT leader with strong change and execution abilities
You are an impactful and trusted leader who sets a clear direction, fosters followership, and builds a strong performance culture. You know the dynamics of IT, the people who drives excellence within this field of work and you are the type of leader who shows up first and leads with empathy and clarity. With strategic vision and deep operational insight, you drive execution, innovation, and long-term value. You possess a clear sense of accountability, and you see things through to ensure results.
Through your career, you have built a proven track record of influencing at executive level, coupled with extensive experience leading technology-driven business transformation.
Additionally, the right candidate:
- Is forward-thinking and passionate about applying new technologies to deliver innovative and sustainable change that creates measurable value for the organisation.
- Has solid experience with IT Operations and Application Management in an enterprise environment.
- Has proven experience in transforming organisations within technology, processes and people.
- Possesses a strong understanding of cybersecurity and have led enterprise-wide security initiatives.
- Demonstrates exceptional relationship-building, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Works in a data-driven way and have experience using data analytics in decision-making.
- Holds a bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT, Computer Science or a related field.
Application
If driving and developing key strategic areas in DSV’s global IT organisation could be your next career move, please submit your CV as soon as possible. No application letter is needed but please add a few lines about your motivation in your CV. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
DSV – Global transport and logistics
Working at DSV means playing in a different league.
As a global leader in transport and logistics, we have been on an extraordinary journey of growth. Let’s grow together as we continue to innovate, digitalise and build on our achievements.
With close to 160,000 colleagues in over 90 countries, we work every day to offer solid services and meet our customers’ needs and help them achieve their goals. We know that the best way to achieve this is by bringing in new talent, fresh perspectives and ambitious individuals like you.
At DSV, performance is in our DNA. We don’t just work – we aim to shape the future of logistics. This ambition fuels a dynamic environment built on collaboration with world-class team players, accountability and action. We value inclusivity, embrace different cultures and respect the dignity and rights of every individual. If you want to make an impact, be trusted by customers and grow your career in a forward-thinking company – this is the place to be.
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