Client-oriented, technology-driven company in the transportation sector, is inviting candidates to join their team in the role of an open-minded, communicative, and positively-thinking
IT Department Manager
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and develop the structural unit in line with company objectives;
- Initiate, plan, organize secure and high-quality development of the company’s IT and IS;
- Implement improvements in company systems, optimize and enhance business processes in line with the latest IT and IS solutions, trends, and best practices;
- Organize, lead, and oversee various IT projects, including system implementation, enhancement, and updates;
- Plan the unit’s strategy and budget, monitor its execution;
- Plan, lead, motivate the team and foster collaborative relationships with other company departments;
- Monitor and control the quality of IT outsourcing services;
- Stay up-to-date with technology advancements, research the latest solutions, propose the implementation of various solutions to optimize and automate company operations.
Candidate requirements:
- Higher education in IT field;
- Previous successful experience in team leadership, demonstrating good leadership skills;
- Practical experience in managing large-scale IT projects, system development, implementation, and maintenance, product development;
- Excellent knowledge of IT security issues;
- Understanding of various technology fundamentals, ability to navigate technical specifications;
- Experience in department budget planning and strategy development;
- Experience in working with service providers;
- Ability to plan, organize, and set priorities;
- Excellent communication and argumentation skills;
- Fluency in Latvian and English;
- High emotional intelligence and ability to collaborate with diverse teams.
The company offers:
- Salary ranging from 5000 to 5500 EUR gross;
- Variable part of the salary depending on achieved work results;
- Additional benefits such as a company car and fuel compensation, health insurance, and additional five days of vacation;
- Stability, social guarantees, work in a great team in a modern office in Riga.
Please submit your CV and application in Latvian with the indication “IT Manager” by February 2, 2024. We encourage the use of the Fontes CV form, available on the Fontes website www.fontes.lv/kandidatiem/.
We appreciate every application, but we will contact candidates who will be selected for the next selection round. For any questions, please contact Fontes Talent Acquisition Expert [email protected].