Head of IT & Development (m/f/d) 100%

Head of IT & Development (m/f/d) 100%

SLSP AG - ZürichBe part of it when we shape the future of scientific information in Switzerland!

The Swiss Library Service Platform (SLSP) – headquartered in Zürich - is a service provider for libraries and, together with them, operates the national library platform swisscovery, which bundles scientific information from currently 500 libraries from Switzerland, making it easily accessible and simple to find. Furthermore, SLSP provides the libraries with the shared system platform for managing their holdings as well as the processing of their library services.

At SLSP, you have flexible working hours, at least 5 weeks of vacation per year, a central workplace near the train station in Zürich, a co-working space in Lausanne and the possibility for home office (remote work).

To strengthen our Technology Services department, we are looking for a committed personality as Head of IT & Development, effective immediately or by arrangement.

Your Role

You lead IT & Development in the Technology Services area and lead the team professionally and personally. You are responsible for the technical conception and implementation of new solutions.

You are a central technical contact person within SLSP. You concretize our technology strategy, evaluate new technologies and transfer them into concrete applications, pilot projects and productive solutions – especially in AI/GenAI, Cloud, Data, Integration and Automation. As a technology-oriented leader, you bring a strong hands-on mentality. You validate new approaches yourself using prototypes and Proofs of Concept and critically question technical solution approaches. In doing so, you work closely with internal teams, external service providers and technology partners.

At the same time, you ensure a stable, secure and economical IT operation.

Your Tasks

• Technology and Development: You concretize the technology strategy, evaluate AI/GenAI, Cloud, Data, Integration and Automation and develop new solutions from them. You test new technologies and approaches prototypically, critically question technical solution paths and derive well-founded technology decisions for SLSP from them. You take over technical responsibility, lead pilot projects, prototypes and Proofs of Concept until productive implementation and expand the AI/GenAI competencies at SLSP.
• IT Operations and Security: You ensure a stable, secure and economical IT operation, automate and further develop the IT environment and ensure lifecycle management. You are responsible for technical aspects of contracts and SLA, contribute to information and cybersecurity and manage external service providers and technology partners.
• Leadership and Management: You lead your team professionally and personally, are responsible for the budget as well as strategically relevant IT projects and participate in organization-wide technology projects. In coordination with the Head of Technology Services, you represent IT topics in specialist committees and support strategic technology issues.

How You Convince Us

Professionally, technically and personally

• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business Informatics or a comparable technical field; further training in IT Management, Architecture, AI/Machine Learning or Cloud is an advantage
• Several years of experience in the development and implementation of technological solutions, especially in AI/GenAI, Cloud, Integration or Automation, as well as high technological curiosity
• Very good understanding of modern IT and software architectures; experience with Cloud and SaaS environments, integration and API architectures as well as API management
• Practice in automation and modern development and deployment approaches as well as in the technical management of projects, pilot projects and Proofs of Concept
• Strong hands-on mentality and enjoyment in evaluating new technologies yourself, implementing them prototypically and critically questioning technical solution approaches.
• Experience in leading employees or technical service providers; you empower and motivate others, shape changes, solve problems, communicate clearly and act ready to learn, reliable and entrepreneurial
• Business fluent German or French skills, at least level B2 in the respective other national language as well as business fluent English skills

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