Agile IT Delivery Lead

Summary

Join Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia as an experienced IT leader to head a capability cluster within their newly established Domain. You will lead a large cross-functional IT team (>100 FTE), driving improvements in stability, efficiency, and user satisfaction. Responsibilities include establishing frameworks for success, representing the domain externally, and ensuring strong performance and operational stability. You will actively engage with developers, work with distributed teams, and manage the department's budget. Success requires significant IT management experience, deep knowledge of modern software engineering practices, and strong communication skills. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package focused on work-life balance.

Requirements

• More than 5 years of management experience in IT environments and in leading large teams (>100 FTE)
• Proven experience leading IT teams, with deep knowledge of modern software engineering practices (e.g. CI/CD, Microservices, APIs, IaC, Cloud-native development)
• More than 3 years of experience in agile environments, Full SAFe is an advantage
• Strong background in IT transformations and establishing a learning organization
• Management skills (budgets, KPIs, skills, etc.)
• Communication, negotiation & presentation skills on Senior VP-level
• Agile Mindset & Caring performance
• General IT Overview – Advanced
• Accounting – Basic
• Ability to provide feedback clearly and in constructive manner
• Ability to identify the added value for customer
• Target orientation
• Customer orientation
• Openness to multicultural collaboration
• Speak English at least at the B2 level

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional IT team and align your strategy with broader IT and business goals
• Establish frameworks for success, represent the domain externally, and ensure strong performance and operational stability
• Drive change and transformation, fostering a culture of servant leadership and agile practices across teams
• Actively engage with developers to understand their needs, gather feedback, and ensure our tools and services are aligned with their workflows, enhancing their productivity and satisfaction
• Work closely with distributed teams and other Digital Hubs, enhancing collaboration and performance
• Ensure optimized operations and take full responsibility for the development, delivery, and eventual retirement of services and products
• Work closely with finance and controlling teams to manage the department’s budget, including forecasting, invoicing, and financial closure

Preferred Qualifications

Speaking German is your advantage

Benefits

• Financial benefits
• Benefits with focus on learning and development
• Benefits with focus on health and sport
• Benefits with focus on family and work – life balance
• Other benefits
• Variable part and other financial benefits
• Base salary will not be lower than 2300€ /brutto
• Remote working possibility is only available within Slovakia