Head of IT Product, Foodservice

Your responsibilities

As Head of IT Product, Foodservice, you will lead the overall performance, development and strategic direction of the Foodservice product area. Working closely with business stakeholders, Product Managers, architects and engineering teams, you will ensure that technology investments create measurable business value, stable operations and future growth. Your responsibilities will include

▪️Set the strategic direction and ensure alignment between business priorities, product strategy, technology and operations.

▪️Drive business value through prioritisation, roadmap execution, product development and continuous improvement.

▪️Lead the modernisation of the Foodservice technology landscape across customer engagement, pricing, ordering, analytics and integrations.

▪️Build strong partnerships across business and IT, creating alignment on priorities, investments and outcomes.

▪️Lead financial planning, governance, vendor management and risk management while developing a high-performing organisation.

Our requirements

To succeed in this role, you combine strong people leadership with business understanding and technology expertise. You are comfortable navigating a complex stakeholder environment and balancing strategic ambitions with operational excellence and delivery. We imagine the ideal candidate brings

▪️5+ years of experience leading technology products, platforms or transformation initiatives in a large, complex organization.

▪️A strong track record of building and developing high-performing teams and organisational capabilities.

▪️Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technology.

▪️Experience with budgets, investments, governance, vendors and technology portfolios.

▪️Strong understanding of commercial technology, such as CRM, customer engagement, pricing, ordering, analytics, cloud, data and integrations.

▪️A pragmatic, collaborative and results-oriented leadership approach.

What we offer

You will have the opportunity to shape the digital direction of Arla’s Foodservice business and influence technology decisions with impact across a global organization. You will work closely with senior business and technology stakeholders and lead a team responsible for critical capabilities supporting customer engagement, commercial excellence and operational efficiency.

Benefits

• Jubilee award
• private medical care
• life insurance
• remote work opportunities
• fruits
• integration events
• corporate sports team
• no dress code
• video games at work
• coffee / tea
• drinks
• leisure zone
• extra social benefits
• sharing the costs of tickets to the movies, theater
• redeployment package
• christmas gifts
• employee referral program
• charity initiatives
• extra leave

Are you ready to lead a business-critical technology area and shape the future of Foodservice at Arla? Do you thrive at the intersection of business, technology and people, driving digital capabilities that create measurable business value?

“Foodservice is a business area where technology plays a critical role in how we engage with customers, support commercial teams and create efficient ways of working. As Head of IT Product, Foodservice, you will have the opportunity to shape the technology direction of an important part of Arla’s business while leading a strong organisation of people and capabilities. We are looking for a leader who can connect strategy with execution, create strong partnerships across business and IT, and ensure that our technology investments deliver real value,” says Andreas Jacobsen, Associate Director, IT Delivery Partner.

Please note that this role requires you to be in the office 50% of the time + one additional day (monthly).

We are committed to salary transparency and will discuss the salary range and benefits before the first interview.

Would you like to join us?

Please apply as soon as possible through our career page. We review applications on a continuous basis and will close the recruitment once the right candidate has been found.

Arla Global Shared Services Sp. z o.o.

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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