Global IT Manager for Business Unit Grid Automation

Location:

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Job ID:

R0123178

Date Posted:

2026-04-02

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY LTD

Profession (Job Category):

IT, Telecom & Internet

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity

The Grid Automation Business Unit of Hitachi Energy is seeking a dynamic Global IT Leader for the role of Global BST Manager, Grid Automation, to lead an existing team of over forty IT Professionals in supporting and advancing Grid Automation’s global businesses and digital IT transformation initiatives.

Business Solution Teams (BSTs) in each Business Unit (BU) have complete responsibility for managing BU-specific applications and Infrastructure services, including service delivery. They oversee and control these applications and services while adhering to global governance and security standards.  BSTs design and implement the IT Roadmap and Application Landscape for their respective BUs to align with business requirements. They closely collaborate with global departments to help deliver function-wide applications and enterprise platforms.

How you will make an impact

• Lead Business relationship management with BUs including BST Leadership and guidance across BU/HUB/GPG/Functions.
• Lead IT Demand Mgt to meet Business requirements. Management and governance of the BST IT organization to support and deliver on Demand priorities.
• Accountable for Application Management for BU specific applications, Infrastructure/ Onsite Service Delivery Operational Management of BST assigned Sites. Support IT/OT Cybersecurity Onsite Service Delivery Operational Management of BST assigned Sites.
• Digital Transformation IT Build Deployments to support growth of business.
• Accountable for the total IT offering to the business and provide interface to relevant IT partners, articulating the needs of the business to the relevant IT partners to ensure impactful support to the business.
• Ensure alignment of IT roadmap to business needs through communication and active feedback loops between stakeholders and IT organization.
• Define and implement strategic IT priorities in the organization in line with BU strategy and Strategic Business initiatives, covering business functions application landscape, utilizing the existing IT solutions portfolio or ensuring to provide new solutions, where appropriate.
• Understand the business demands, the current and long-term business strategy and translate them into opportunities for IT to add value to the business.
• Implement and ensure compliance with global and local standards, tools, processes related to
  operations/projects execution.
• Analyze results of internal and external audits and identify common areas of improvement within the
  organization.
• Provide the BU escalation point for all IT related issues.
• Responsible for BST budget and investments and creating transparency on business unit IT costs.
• Setting standard documentation for audits and their records, findings and reports.
• Develop and share best practices across BST community.
• Foster communication between BU and IT organization.
• Ensure (with HR support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and
  directed.
• Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies, for the benefit of
  both company and the employee.

Your background

• Minimum 15+ years of professional working experience in IT.
• 10+ years’ experience working in global and diverse organizations with understanding of Infrastructure, Applications and platforms.
• A bachelor’s degree is required; a master's degree is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized with attention to detail.
• Proven success working in matrixed organizations.
• Capable of successfully leading remote teams across multiple time zones

More about us:

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.

About Hitachi- http://www.hitachienergy.com/

We offer:

• Contract of employment
• Benefits: We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out. We can provide more information during the recruitment process. 
• Possibility to gain experience in international environment
• Possibility to work for industry leader in green energy solution

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