Head of IT Department (m/f/d)

About the job

Head of IT Department (m/f/d)

«Wallisellen:

Diverse and attractive. Now and in the future.»

Become part of our team and help to meet the concerns of the population with great commitment and a high level of service quality.

In the Presidential Department, IT Division, we are looking to strengthen our team from 1 August 2026 or by arrangement with you as Head of IT Department.

General information

• Workload
• 80 – 100 %
• Start date
• 1 August 2026 or by arrangement
• Type
• Job offer

Your tasks

• Overall responsibility for the IT organisation including professional and personnel management of the three-member team
• Ensuring a stable, secure and efficient IT operation
• Responsibility for budget, IT security, network infrastructure and licence management
• Development of strategic IT concepts and decision-making bases for management and other committees
• Project management and support of IT projects in collaboration with the specialist departments
• Digitalisation and automation of business processes
• Management of external service providers, cloud providers and technology partners
• Evaluation and introduction of hardware and software as well as collaboration solutions

Your profile

• Completed education in computer science (e.g. Diploma in Computer Science, MAS Univ.)
• Several years of professional and leadership experience, preferably in public administration
• Additional business education
• Training in project management (Hermes5 and Scrum Master) as well as experience in project management
• Good knowledge and experience of procurement law
• Responsible and team-oriented personality
• Good communication skills and high social competence, confident negotiation skills in German, both spoken and written

Our offer

• Varied and interesting activity
• Competent and motivated team
• Lively working environment
• Progressive employment conditions (attractive social benefits, training opportunities, at least 5 weeks holiday, etc.)

Your next step

Interested? We look forward to hearing from you. Please submit your complete application documents. For further information, Ms Barbara Roulet, City Clerk / Managing Director, Tel. 044 832 62 40, will be happy to assist you