Job Description

The Position

Welcome to an exciting role at our company, a global front-runner in healthcare with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Our mission is to save and improve lives and we have a rich 130-year legacy. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

We're on the lookout for a dynamic professional to join our Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) team. This role includes orchestration and cross-functional program responsibilities spanning the Treasury product and finance value team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a diverse, global organization where your contributions directly influence our financial performance.

What will you do

• As an orchestrator on the GLM team, you will enhance our Treasury applications by introducing new interfaces and capabilities, while ensuring production issues are resolved accurately and on time
• In your role as the cross‑functional program manager for the Finance Value Team, you will partner closely with the AVP to manage cross‑team dependencies and risks
• You will deepen your expertise in Treasury GLM business processes to maximize the impact of your contributions
• You will support the product manager and technical lead with release management and assist in the day‑to‑day oversight of the backlog and production issues
• You will lead key Agile ceremonies—including release planning, retrospectives, and daily stand‑ups—to maintain team alignment and drive consistent delivery.
• You will gain broad exposure to a wide range of technical and business stakeholders
• You will help define key priorities and work closely with the product manager in weekly refinement sessions to ensure the team consistently focuses on the highest‑value initiatives

Qualifications, skills & experience required

• University degree, preferably in Computer Science or Business Administration.
• 3+ years managing IT programs and products as a product/program manager or orchestrator.
• Overall 5+ years of overall IT experience.
• Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership and accountability, ensuring tasks are driven to completion through proactive and resourceful approaches.
• Experience in modern practices including JIRA, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOPS, Agile principles.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with all key stakeholders through daily activities such as requirement gathering
• Strong leadership skills to drive key priorities, commitments and achieve results through interpersonal relationships.
• Strong leadership skills to drive key priorities, commitments and achieve results through interpersonal relationship.
• Being capable to effect change without possessing direct authority while exhibiting resilience in challenging situations.
• Experience in modern practices including JIRA, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOPS, Agile principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a "can do" mindset

Nice to have

• General understanding of general financial processes and concepts or familiarity with financial applications.
• Exposure to COTS and SaaS solutions (SAP), programming languages (Java, Python, Bash, Node.js), operating system technologies (Linux, Unix Shell), and web-based technology stacks (HTTP/TLS, REST, APIs).

What you will gain

• Learn modern technologies and be part of a dynamic, and diverse global organization
• Have a direct line of sight on the impact of IT capabilities on the company’s financial performance
• Work directly with senior leadership on managing cross-functional dependencies and risk

What we offer

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases)
• Pension and health insurance contributions
• Internal reward system plus referral programme
• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank and Foodora discount programmes
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner
• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more

Ready to take up the challenge? Apply now!
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Required Skills:

Accountability, Animal Vaccination, Asset Management, Bash (Programming Language), Benefits Management, Business Administration, Communication, IT Operation, IT Project Lifecycle, Java, Management System Development, Node.js, Product Management, Python (Programming Language), Release Management, Requirements Management, Software Product Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs, Technical Delivery, Unix, Unix Shell

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

02/23/2026

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