Global IT Team Lead Finance & Controlling (m/f/d) - OESL - REF86147C

Company Description

Coming from Continental, Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) is emerging as a stand-alone global leader in the automotive sector, with over 17,000 employees and €2 billion in annual sales. Operating in 15 countries across 35 locations, including technology centers, OESL will build on Continental’s rich legacy to deliver high-quality parts to major OEMs and commercial vehicle customers worldwide.

About OESL IT

OESL IT is at the forefront of our transformation, being built from the ground up to be agile, forward-thinking, and strategic. As we shape the future of OESL, our IT team will play a pivotal role as a strategic advisory partner, driving digital capabilities and enabling business success across the organization.

Why Join OESL IT?

• Greater Impact: Take part in shaping the future of a newly formed, dynamic IT organization, with the opportunity to bring ideas to life and reap significant professional rewards.
• Growth and Innovation: Work in a fast-moving, cloud-based infrastructure and application environment that encourages innovation and offers opportunities for continuous growth and expanding your skill set.
• Creative Space: Experience the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up culture within a global organization, enjoying both the creative freedom and the responsibility needed to thrive in modern working environments.
• Tight-Knit Team: Join a highly collaborative team where individuals have the power to shape their work, make meaningful contributions, and drive collective success.

Job Description

Are you an ambitious IT professional looking for challenges, growth, and flexibility? You are structured and enjoy communicating and exchanging with stakeholders while driving things forward? Then you've come to the right place.

The OESL IT department is newly conceived and being built now! With this pioneering effort, OESL IT will be flexible, fast, and forward-thinking. Our IT team will become a strategic advisory partner, strengthening digital capabilities and driving business success.

In your role as Global IT Team Lead Finance & Controlling Applications, you will work in a dynamic environment and shape the Finance IT landscape with us. The role handles the relationship towards our business customers as well as to our internal and external suppliers for all Finance applications. You will be an integral part of the OESL IT's new business applications team, having responsibility for approximately 5+ FTE`s.

Your Responsibilities:

• Define and manage the IT product portfolio strategy for Finance applications, ensuring seamless integration with corporate objectives and alignment with procurement, controlling, and financial reporting needs
• Develop and maintain application roadmaps that drive innovation, agility, and operational efficiency across financial planning, reporting and accounting
• Take full responsibility for the IT product lifecycle, including planning, demand management, delivery, and outcome reporting, ensuring continuous improvement and proactive issue resolution.
• Foster a product-oriented culture with a BizDevOps approach, managing both domestic and international teams for seamless collaboration across time zones and business units
• Build and lead product teams, promoting accountability, innovation, and high performance while empowering them to work independently using agile methods
• Ensure effective resource allocation across Finance IT initiatives, maintain alignment with business priorities, and provide mentorship to foster team development and career growth
• Act as the central liaison between IT, Finance, and key business stakeholders, ensuring IT solutions effectively support finance strategies, cost control, risk management, and regulatory compliance
• Maintain relationships with partners and suppliers in the Finance Application space, ensuring best-in-class solutions and support
• Drive IT innovation by leveraging emerging technologies (AI, process automation, advanced analytics, etc.) to modernize finance operations
• Promote continuous improvement, optimizing IT-enabled supplier management, financial processes, and spend analytics to enhance efficiency, compliance, and cost-effectiveness

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, business informatics / engineering / administration or equivalent
• Proven experience in managing a comprehensive portfolio of Finance applications, ensuring their seamless integration into a modern IT architecture
• Expertise in IT solutions supporting financial planning and reporting systems
• Experience driving