Brainlab
Health Technology
HeadofBusinessApplications
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“Head of Business Applications at Brainlab. Skills: Business Applications Strategy, Enterprise Technology Leadership, Digital Transformation, AI Platform Management. Own strategy, implementation, evolution of application landscape. Lead department at intersection of enterprise technology, business”
Industry & Context.
Solution-oriented
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years IT experience, 5+ years leadership experience, University degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Engineering, or related field
Nice to Have
SAP Finance background is a plus
What You'll Do.
evolution of application landscape
Lead department at intersection of enterprise technology
support senior team leads
Set strategic direction for global SAP landscape
Guide ERP team lead in translating vision
Support ERP team lead in coordinating financial close
Provide strategic oversight on SAP upgrade/migration
Act as senior IT escalation point
Define HRM platform strategy and roadmap
Act as executive sponsor for HR partnership
Enable team to digitize and optimize HR processes
Hold accountability for GDPR compliance
Delegate operational enforcement to team lead
Set strategic vision for Salesforce platform
Hold platform team lead accountable for execution
Guide team in driving adoption and automation
Ensure measurable ROI
Govern cross-platform integration standards
Define strategic direction for PLM and ALM platforms
Align roadmap with R&D and Engineering priorities
Ensure team maintains compliance with regulatory frameworks
Set standards and review team-level controls
Hold portfolio-level accountability for R&D tools
Steer prioritization and lifecycle decisions
Serve as executive sponsor for internal AI
Guide and support AI team lead
Create conditions for business units to leverage AI/ML
Remove obstacles and align resources
Maintain strategic oversight of low-code/no-code development
Ensure architectural coherence and business alignment
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner to business stakeholders; Collaboration with Finance; Collaboration with Controlling; Collaboration with Legal; Collaboration with HR leadership; Collaboration with commercial organization; Collaboration with R&D; Collaboration with Engineering; Collaboration with business units
Communication Scope
Executive communication; Stakeholder management
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Prioritization
Full Job Description
At the forefront of health technology for over 35 years, Munich-based Brainlab digitizes medical workflows, from diagnosis to therapy, to offer clinicians and patients better treatment possibilities. Our innovative digital ecosystem forms the basis for modern healthcare technology in 4000 hospitals in 120 countries. Our key to success is our creative, talented and hard-working team, which consists of around 2000 dedicated and inspiring individuals in 25 locations worldwide. To succeed in reaching our targets, we are seeking committed colleagues who can stand behind our core values curious, authentic and useful. As Head of Business Applications, you will lead a high-impact department at the intersection of enterprise technology, business process excellence, and artificial intelligence. You will own the strategy, implementation, and continuous evolution of Brainlab's global application landscape — ensuring our core systems are scalable, compliant, and future-ready. As an experienced manager you steer, coordinate and support a group of senior team leads. Reporting directly to the leader of the Global IT Division, you will act as a trusted partner to business stakeholders and drive digital transformation across all functions. Areas of Responsibility Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) * Set the strategic direction for the global SAP landscape (FI/CO, Controlling, and related modules), and guide the responsible team lead in translating that vision into operations * Support the ERP team lead in coordinating annual and interim financial close activities, ensuring IT systems consistently meet audit and compliance standards * Provide strategic oversight on SAP upgrade and migration decisions (incl. S/4HANA roadmap); act as the senior IT escalation point toward Finance, Controlling, and Legal stakeholders Human Capital Management * Define the HRM platform strategy and roadmap for SAP SuccessFactors * Act as executive sponsor in the partnership with HR leadership, enabling the
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