Director of Group IT Strategy (Aarhus or Copenhagen)

Are you passionate about shaping IT strategy and driving business impact? Do you thrive on bridging business goals with IT results?

Set the direction for IT strategy and drive service excellence for our internal customers

Group IT (GRIT) enables Systematic's growth by delivering scalable enterprise services. As Director of Group IT Strategy, you will shape our enterprise IT vision, ensuring technology supports long-term business goals.

In this role, you will:

• Align IT with business: Act as a strategic partner to business leaders, translating requirements into enterprise solutions
• Lead a team of about 10 PMs and EAs: Foster collaboration, support professional growth, and ensure governance excellence leveraging CMMI, ISO 9001, and agile methodologies
• Shape governance and sourcing strategy: Drive accountability, compliance, and efficiency; ensure vendor partnerships support long-term goals
• Lead demand management: Oversee intake and prioritization across the IT portfolio with transparency
• Set technology vision: Establish direction for technology planning, ensuring scalability and innovation
• Oversee financial planning: Direct budgeting, forecasting, and cost transparency to deliver measurable value

Experienced strategic leader with a track record of delivering results

You bring both the strategic thinking and the people leadership skills needed to build a high-performing team while driving organizational transformation. Additionally, we expect that you have:

• A Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field
• 10+ years in IT strategy and planning for mid-size or larger organizations
• Proven experience leading strategic IT teams through transformation
• Strong IT financial management, budgeting, and portfolio management skills
• Expertise in vendor selection and sourcing management
• Excellent stakeholder management across all levels
• International mindset with ability to work effectively across cultures and geographies
• Excellent English language skills (Danish language skills are advantageous)

Key competencies: Visionary leadership, strategic thinking, business-IT alignment, cross-functional collaboration, technology innovation, talent development, security and compliance awareness.

Personal attributes: Goal-oriented, resilient, collaborative, pragmatic, with strong execution skills and ability to see both strategic and operational perspectives.

Why Join Us

• Strategic impact: Shape IT direction during significant transformation
• Greenfield opportunity: Build a new function with autonomy and influence
• Meaningful domain: Support defense, healthcare, and critical societal functions
• Growth organization: Enable Systematic's ambitious growth strategy

You'll report to the CIO and work closely with Engineering and Services Directors and senior stakeholders across Defence, Healthcare, National Security, and Library & Learning divisions.

We are open to you being based either in Aarhus or Copenhagen. The majority of your team members are located in Aarhus, so for Copenhagen-based candidates, regular presence in Aarhus is expected (approximately 10 days per month) to ensure close collaboration and effective people leadership.

Please note that you must be able to present a clean criminal record and have lived in a NATO and/or an EU country for the past seven years as we work with security-classified projects. Read more here.

Welcome to Systematic Aarhus

At our Aarhus office, you can look forward to joining our Employees Club, which offers nearly 100 events a year of both social and professional character. Here, you can take advantage of a range of on-site perks from physiotherapist-led massages and an in-house hairdresser to sports clubs, game tables and even our own padel court. Our canteen is a standout feature, serving a daily selection of delicious and healthy dishes. Beyond the office, you will also enjoy benefits like free ARoS +1 access and various shopping discounts.

Never stop developing  

Systematic is uniquely people-centric, truly international and proudly rooted in Denmark with more than 1100 employees. Together, we write intelligent and innovative code to drive progress and improve lives. We develop IT solutions that make a real difference where it matters most. This is why we never stop developing. Here, there is room to be professional and personal. It is not just a place to work but a place to belong.  

Start your development here 

We will be assessing applications on an ongoing basis as we wish to welcome our new colleague as soon as possible, so click Apply Now and send us your CV today. If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact us on tel. +45 8943 2000 and ask for Thomas Jesper Hansen, CIO, at +45 8943 2000.