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Head of IT Transformation and Portfolio ManagementApply remote type Not Remote locations Kongens Lyngby, Denmark time type Full time posted on Posted Today time left to apply End Date: April 20, 2025 (11 days left to apply) job requisition id JR6392
Do You want to Build a Career with Responsible Impact?
Do you want to shape the digital future of a global industry leader? Are you ready to take on a high-impact leadership role that drives transformation at scale?
At Hempel, we are on an ambitious growth journey— leveraging automation, digitalisation, and sustainability to revolutionise how we operate and serve our customers worldwide. With strong backing from a leading private equity investor, we are investing heavily in our digital capabilities, and we need a strategic leader to guide this transformation.
As our Head of Digital Transformation & Portfolio Management , you will play a pivotal role in defining and executing our digital strategy. Reporting directly to the EVP of Digital, Strategy & Transformation, you will drive strategic initiatives, oversee digital governance, and ensure that our digital transformation delivers tangible business impact. This is a senior leadership role requiring both strategic foresight and hands-on execution, working closely with stakeholders across the organisation to embed digital excellence at the core of our business.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Shape and drive Hempel's global Digital & IT strategy , ensuring alignment with overall business priorities and long-term growth objectives.
- Lead and govern the Digital & IT project portfolio , ensuring strategic prioritisation, visibility, and measurable value creation.
- Steer large-scale digital transformation programmes , fostering innovation and operational excellence within the Digital function.
- Oversee IT governance, risk management, and compliance , ensuring adherence to evolving regulations and internal policies.
- Embed an outcome-driven culture , holding teams accountable for impact rather than just activity.
- Develop and optimise the digital operating model , ensuring alignment between digital initiatives and business strategy.
- Drive stakeholder engagement and leadership alignment , ensuring transparency, collaboration, and shared accountability for transformation success.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement , championing digital adoption, process excellence, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Lead financial planning for digital transformation , ensuring cost efficiency and strategic investment in technology.
What We're Looking For
As a key member of our Digital leadership team, you will bring a strategic mindset and the ability to drive complex transformation at scale . You will work across business units, influence senior stakeholders, and create alignment in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Proven leadership experience in digital transformation, IT strategy, or portfolio management , ideally within a PE-backed or transformation-intensive environment.
- Ability to lead through change , navigating ambiguity and driving execution with confidence.
- Strong business acumen , with the ability to translate digital initiatives into tangible business outcomes.
- Deep expertise in digital technologies, IT governance, and regulatory landscapes .
- Exceptional influencing and communication skills , with experience engaging at C-level and across global teams.
- A decisive, outcome-oriented leader , who takes ownership and drives accountability at all levels.
- Fluency in English , with the ability to communicate complex digital concepts to non-technical audiences.
Does this sound like a match?
Welcome to apply Click the 'Apply for position' button in the top-right corner and submit your application letter with a CV in English via our recruitment system. Final deadline for applications is 20 April 2025. For further information about the job, please contact Abbie Zhou –
Global career possibilities
At Hempel, we offer a variety of global career possibilities and many cross-functional and cross-cultural working relationships. We strive to create the right conditions for personal and professional development.
Join a global company where employees are truly passionate about delivering the best in everything they do. With business in mind and people at heart, we always work together to influence our road ahead. We want you to be part of our growth journey and of a great global family.
Application due: 2025-04-20
Seniority Level: Director
Job Functions: General Business, Information Technology
Industry: Chemicals
At Hempel, you're welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other.
We're on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact.
At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents, we can achieve great things, together.
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