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Senior Manager Plant IT & Team Lead OT (m/w/d)_Forbach, France, Stuttgart OL2

Stuttgart, BADEN_WUERTTEMBERGFull-time2026-10-02 → 2026-11-12

Core

Leading the local IT team at the Forbach production site and ensuring reliable, secure, production-proximate IT operations while developing the global OT strategy and roadmap.

Role type

Senior Manager Plant IT & Team Lead OT

Builds

Global OT strategy, governance structures, standards, and architectures for production and logistics sites worldwide.

Domain

Industrial Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 / Operational Technology (OT)

Required skills

IT leadership, OT strategy, industrial networking, cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, cloud, IT service management, industrial automation, IT/OT integration, Industry 4.0

Preferred skills

International matrix organization experience, cross-cultural collaboration, stakeholder management, strategic decision-making, hands-on operational collaboration

Technologies

OT platforms, Manufacturing Systems, ERP, MES, Industrial Automation, Cloud

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the local IT team at the Forbach production site; Ensure stability and availability of the local IT landscape for production and logistics; Develop and evolve the global OT strategy and roadmap; Strengthen cybersecurity and resilience of OT environments; Shape and evolve IT/OT convergence; Lead and develop a global OT expert community

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with direct people management