Head Connectivity Services (f/m/d)

Your area of work:

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) area forms the technological backbone of the Deutsche Börse Group. It develops and operates the group-wide IT infrastructure—including networks, data centers, and cloud environments—while driving data strategy, enterprise architecture, and advanced analytics. As a central part of the Group’s digital transformation, the CTO area delivers innovation while ensuring highly stable and secure production operations.

Within the CTO area, the Core Infrastructure department provides essential infrastructure services such as data center operations, non‑trading network engineering, and the enablement of public cloud services (Microsoft & Google).

In this senior leadership role, you will help shape the future of Deutsche Börse Group’s IT landscape by steering the transformation toward hybrid and multi‑cloud environments while ensuring the highest level of service reliability and regulatory compliance.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead and develop teams of engineers and subject‑matter experts responsible for providing critical colocation and remote Connectivity Services to internal stakeholders and external customers.
• Drive major strategic initiatives, including data center migrations and colocation connectivity redesigns, ensuring they meet future business and regulatory requirements.
• Own the transformation roadmap for Connectivity Services as the Group moves toward a hybrid, multi‑cloud infrastructure model.
• Ensure world‑class service delivery, operational excellence, and full compliance with regulatory, security, and governance standards.
• Build strong stakeholder alignment with internal and external customers, as well as key functions such as Information Security, IT Governance, and Enterprise Architecture.
• Promote innovation, adopting new technologies that strengthen Deutsche Börse Group’s operational resilience and strategic capabilities.

Your profile:

• University degree in business administration, management, economics, law, politics, communications, or a comparable field.
• 8+ years of professional experience in IT Infrastructure and Connectivity Services, ideally within the financial services industry or a leading IT service provider.
• Demonstrated interest in modern technologies, cloud transformation, and their relevance to capital markets and financial services.
• Strong people leadership skills, with proven experience managing technical teams in complex environments.
• Exceptional communication abilities, time management, analytical skills, intercultural competence, and a hands‑on, results-driven approach.
• Highly customer‑oriented mindset with a deep understanding of service delivery quality and SLAs.
• Solid expertise in Connectivity, Data Centre, and Cloud technologies.
• Fluent English is required; German language skills are an advantage.