Head of Staff Unit Digital Development (m/f/d)

Helmholtz-Centre Hereon The Helmholtz-Centre Hereon conducts top international research for a world of change: Around 1,000 employees contribute to addressing climate change, the sustainable use of world-wide coastal systems and the resource-compatible increase in quality of life. The interdisciplinary research spectrum covers a unique range from basic understanding to practical application. Commercial division The Business Department provides efficient and legally compliant systems, processes and services for science. Our employees in the fields of financial management and controlling, purchasing and logistics, human resources management, property management, information technology, organization and quality management, compliance management, the technical and legal fields as well as the staff departments internal audit, technical compliance, risk management and sustainability. Head of Digital Development Reference code: 2026/IT 2 – 1018 Place of work: Geesthacht Application deadline: 15.06.2026 The Helmholtz-Centre Hereon actively shapes the digital transformation and understands the digitization of administrative processes as a central component of a powerful and modern organization. In order to strategically control, prioritize and sustainably anchor this development in the organization, we build a central office “Digital Development” in the field of information technology (IT). For this design and leadership task with a high strategic effect, we are looking for – at the next possible time, indefinitely – a dedicated and experienced personality that completely thinks and effectively drives digitalization. Equal opportunities is an important part of our staff policy. We would therefore like to encourage qualified women to apply. The full-time job (39 h/week) is also available.

General responsibility for the strategic orientation of administrative digitization at the centre Development, updating and control of the digitalization strategy for administration Production of transparency, priorities and decision-making by controlling and developing the administrative digitalisation portfolio Consultation of management and preparation of sound basis of decision Definition, establishment and further development of effective governance structures for digital projects Construction, management and further development of the Digital Development Office, including budgetary responsibility Moderation of cross-departmental coordination between administration, IT and other stakeholders Preparation and implementation of strategic workshops Initiation and monitoring of change and communication measures for the sustainable anchoring of digital changes

completed academic studies (Master/ Diploma), e.g. computer science, business informatics, administrative or economic sciences or comparable multiannual experience in the strategic management of digitalization or transformation projects, ideally in complex organisations strong competence in moderation, stakeholder and change management very good analytical, conceptual and communicative skills structured, responsibly and responsive working methods German and English in word and writing

a strategically located leadership position with room for design in the construction and content of a central topic of the future the possibility to shape, shape and structurally anchor the digital development of the administration close cooperation with IT and management flexible working time models and mobile work Social benefits under the collective agreement of the public service and remuneration up to the remuneration group 14 by TV EntgO Bund Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Corporate Benefits a variety of canteen offers on campus Disabled persons and disabled persons are preferably taken into account in the same suitability within the scope of the statutory provisions. .