Director IT Operations (gn)

As part of the Boerse Stuttgart Group, with Boerse Stuttgart Digital we have built Europe’s largest digital and crypto business among all stock exchange groups. Offering solutions for institutional clients in the fields of brokerage, trading, and custody, as well as the BISON platform for private investors, Boerse Stuttgart Digital provides reliable, regulated, and transparent access to the world of cryptocurrencies. The Boerse Stuttgart Group employs more than 700 people across locations in Stuttgart, Berlin, Frankfurt, Mailand, Stockholm, Zurich, and Ljubljana.

As Director of IT Operations, you are responsible for the stable, secure, and scalable operation of IT and for leading the IT Operations team. In close collaboration with internal stakeholders, you manage the tech stack and oversee budget and resource planning. You ensure that processes are efficient, transparent, and risk-aware, and that they are continuously optimized.
In addition, you foster the continuous development of your team, ensure the necessary qualifications are in place, and establish structures for sustainable growth. With strategic foresight and consistent leadership, you strengthen the performance and future readiness of IT, thereby making a significant contribution to the company’s overall success.

Are you ready to take on responsibility, drive innovation, and take our IT to the next level? We look forward to receiving your application!

Your Tasks

IT Operations: Responsibility for the stable and efficient operation of BS Digital.
Stakeholder Management: Close collaboration with stakeholders of the Boerse Stuttgart Group.
Team Interface: Ensuring collaboration between the IT operations team and the areas of security, scalability, and operations, as well as responsibility for supporting the product and engineering teams.
Tech Stack: Monitoring, evaluating, optimizing, and making decisions regarding the tech stack.
Risk Management & IT-SCM: Responsibility for process risks and serving as a decentralized IT-SCM manager.
People Leadership: Leading, developing, and training employees.
Organization & Planning: Coordinating the department and taking responsibility for workforce planning, recruitment, and department-specific content.
Budget & Cost Management: Active cost management and annual budget planning.

What You Bring to the Table

Background: Degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a comparable qualification.
Professional Experience: Several years of experience in IT operations or a comparable environment.
Industry Knowledge: Several years of experience in the financial sector.
Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with common IT standards and methodologies, e.g. ITIL, agile methods, ISO 27001, IT Baseline Protection, SOC2.
Professional Expertise: Knowledge of modern IT architectures and their implementation.
Leadership Skills: Experience leading agile DevOps teams and processes, combined with a transformational leadership style.
Provider & Sourcing Management: Experience in outsourcing management.

What We Offer You

Dynamic and Innovative Environment: Work in the midst of a dynamic, fast-growing, and innovative sector of Crypto & Digital Assets
Challenging Tasks: Engage in exciting activities with opportunities for personal and professional development
Attractive Compensation: Competitive remuneration that rewards success and performance
Modern Hybrid Work Environment: Hybrid work opportunities in Stuttgart with flexible working hours.
Additional Benefits: Perks such as bike leasing, Workflex (up to 20 days/year working in a European country of your choice), and 30 days of vacation, plus extra days off on December 24th and 31st.
Excellent Network: Access to a network of leading financial institutions and key players in the financial market.