IT Manager - H/F

Job Description

Who you are

You are a hands-on, well-organized, and resourceful individual, combining strong technical skills with a solid experience in managing and delivering IT and Security projects, as well as an excellent service attitude. You thrive as a problem-solver and are the trusted technical point-of-contact for your colleagues.

Role and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Group IT Director, you will be leading the day-to-day delivery of technology services for the company. The role blends hands‑on operational ownership (reliability, support, security, and delivery) with planning and prioritisation (roadmaps, budgets, vendors) to ensure IT enables business outcomes and not bottlenecks them.

You will be interacting and partnering with the Operations team, as well as various stakeholders depending on projects, including core functions (e.g. HR, Finance), local support functions (e.g. office managers), Business Units (heads or representatives), end users and vendors/MSPs.

You will be responsible for:

• Infrastructure and core systems administration, maintenance and reliability (network, devices, cloud/on‑prem)
• Security hygiene and risk management (patching, access control, DR readiness)
• Project delivery (scoping, vendor selection, rollout, adoption)
• Budgeting and vendor management (contracts, renewals, cost control)
• IT operations and support (service desk, incident response, SLAs)
• Supporting the Group IT Director in hiring, performance, process improvement

Qualifications

Required skills and abilities

• Autonomy & ability to stay focused and maintain a course.
• Aptitude in leading IT & Security projects (e.g: design, implementation, configuration, and testing IT & Security solutions).
• Creativity & initiative mindset.
• Strong technical proficiency & deep knowledge of IT architectures & operations (operating systems, networks, virtualisation & containers, backup & recovery solutions, performance monitoring, Cloud environments, end user devices, MDM).
• A strong grasp of cybersecurity principles, best practices, solutions & frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST) and knowledge of GDPR requirements.
• At least basic scripting skills & knowledge of software development practices, programming languages and application lifecycle management
• Ability in automation (no code, low code, AI).

Desired attributes and core values

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Rigour, analytical mindset, high attention to detail, enjoys working with people.
• Methodological and organized; capable of autonomy in a diverse, widespread yet lightweight structure.
• Strong problem solving. Balances creativity and focus.
• Effective Time Management skills
• Can perform under pressure & enjoys a fast-paced work environment.
• Patience. Humility. Sense of humour.

Education and Experience

• Master’s Degree.
• 5-6 years of experience, including a strong Project Management track record.
• Experience in international environments (multi-cultural ways of working) is ideal.

Languages

• English must be fluent, especially written.

Location

• This position is based in Paris.

Additional Information

Your benefits

• 100% coverage of health insurance and transportation costs
• Free membership to fitness centers
• Meal vouchers worth €9 per day
• Opportunities for socializing and team bonding (seminars, team lunches, breakfasts, afterworks, etc.)
• A hybrid work model with flexible office arrangements (remote / on-site)

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