Director IT; f​/m​/d

It s time for boarding! Become part of our management team and play an active role in shaping the future of River Advice – setting new standards together in European inland waterway transport.

River Advice is the world s leading independent manager of river vessels. Unter the umbrella of UNITED WATERWAYS, the group of companies employs over 4,000 dedicated staff and represents a fleet of over 100 passenger and event vessels on Europe s inland waterways. The wide range of services offered supports our customers in all areas of passenger inland waterways transport: shipping company management, crew management, nautical/technical management, hospitality & catering services, safety & security, ship financing, charter brokerage, insurance management, newbuild & conversion support and ship ICT services.

• Implementation of a group-wide IT and digitalization strategy in line with the corporate strategy.
• Leadership and further development of an international IT team and establishment of a high-performance, service-oriented IT organization.
• Management of company-wide transformation and modernization projects (cloud migration, application harmonization, project portfolio management, sourcing, cybersecurity, data governance).
• Organize and manage 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level support
• Ensure and measure defined SLAs
• Ticket management and prioritization
• Onboarding/offboarding of employees
• Further development of the IT service organization (internal/external)
• Designing a scalable, secure, and future-oriented IT architecture for locations, fleets, and service units distributed across Europe.
• Responsibility for the operation, further development, and integration of central systems (including ERP, DMS, port and fleet management tools).
• Ensuring high system availability and implementing standards for office and ship IT.
• Introduction of digital solutions to optimize ship service processes (e.g., predictive maintenance, IoT sensors, remote monitoring, AR-supported service operations).
• Promoting data analytics solutions to improve efficiency, quality, and decision-making processes.
• Identifying and evaluating new technologies and their potential applications (AI, automation, maritime platforms).
• Establishment and monitoring of a robust cybersecurity framework for IT and OT environments (ISMS).
• Ensuring international compliance requirements
• Risk management and emergency planning (disaster recovery, business continuity).
• Close cooperation with group management, operational units, and technical service partners.
• Control of IT budgets and cost optimization.
• Management of strategic IT suppliers and partners, including contract negotiations.

• University degree (university, university of applied sciences) in computer science, business informatics, engineering, or comparable education.
• At least five years of management experience in an international IT environment, ideally in industry, logistics, or technical services.
• In-depth knowledge of cross-border IT infrastructures, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, ERP platforms, and industrial IoT systems.
• Experience cross-functional digitization and transformation programs.
• Experience in standardizing applications and infrastructure.
• Responsible implementation of at least one strategy development process in a company.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in implementing sourcing strategies.
• Strategic thinker and strong leader with a proven track record.
• Hands-on and pragmatic implementation are a must in this dynamic industry.
• High level of international and intercultural competence; experience in leading virtual teams.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills at management level.
• Innovation-oriented, decisive, and confident in dealing with change.
• Understanding of business metrics, experience in budgeting
• Willingness to travel (10–20%).
• Languages:
  
  German & English (business fluent).

• Leading role in modular white label ship management services.
• Great creative freedom and direct influence on the group s IT strategy.
• Collaboration with international teams and modern technologies.

Do you think you are the person we are looking for? Then become part of our success and help us navigate Europe s waterways!

We look forward to receiving your complete application, including details of your salary expectaitons and your earliest possbile starting date.