At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry.
Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.
As our IT Manager EMEA, you will lead the regional IT function and act as the key link between our EMEA business teams and Global IT.
You will oversee Business Applications, IT Operations and Helpdesk, while managing the regional IT budget and key technology partners. Working closely with business leaders, Global IT and external providers, you will ensure that IT supports business growth, operational excellence and digital transformation across EMEA.
What You’ll Do- IT Leadership & Business Partnership: Lead the EMEA IT function and act as a trusted partner to business stakeholders, translating business needs into effective technology solutions and priorities.
- Business Applications: Oversee the EMEA application landscape, including SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, CRM and other core business systems. Lead the Applications team and ensure effective system lifecycle management, integration and continuous improvement.
- IT Operations & Helpdesk: Lead the EMEA Helpdesk team and ensure reliable, high-quality IT services across the region. Oversee service delivery, IT assets and end-user services, coordinating with Global IT and external providers on infrastructure, Microsoft 365, networks, cloud and other IT services.
- Projects & Transformation: Lead regional IT projects and initiatives from requirements through implementation, ensuring alignment with business priorities and Global IT standards.
- Budget & Vendors: Own the EMEA IT budget and manage key technology vendors and service providers, ensuring effective cost management, service quality and business value.
- Global IT & Governance: Act as the regional interface to Global IT, implementing global IT policies and standards while coordinating on infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture and strategic technology initiatives. Provide regular updates on IT performance, risks and priorities.
- 10+ years of IT experience, with significant experience in enterprise applications, IT operations or technology management.
- 5+ years of IT leadership experience, ideally in a regional or multi-country environment.
- Strong experience with enterprise applications such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, CRM, ERP or similar business systems.
- Experience leading IT teams and/or Helpdesk/service delivery functions.
- Proven experience managing IT projects, vendors and external service providers.
- Good understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud, Microsoft 365, networking and modern workplace technologies.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in a global and multicultural environment.
- Experience in manufacturing, Sales & Operations or B2B environments is highly desirable.
Location
- Munich
Languages
- Fluent German & English, other languages are advantageous
- Please submit your CV in English
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of IT experience, including significant experience in enterprise applications, IT operations, or technology management
- 5+ years of IT leadership experience, ideally in a regional or multi-country environment
- Strong experience with enterprise applications such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, CRM, ERP, or similar business systems
- Experience leading IT teams and/or helpdesk or service delivery functions
- Proven experience managing IT projects, vendors, and external service providers
- Good understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud, Microsoft 365, networking, and modern workplace technologies
- Strong business acumen and ability to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in a global and multicultural environment
- Experience in manufacturing, Sales & Operations, or B2B environments
- Fluent German and English
What We Do
Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.
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