Brainlab

Health Technology

HeadofBusinessApplications

€185–275k ~AI est. Munich, Bavaria, Germany FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Head of Business Applications at Brainlab. Skills: Business Applications, Enterprise Technology, AI, Digital Transformation. Own strategy, implementation, evolution of application landscape. Lead department at intersection of enterprise technology, business”

Industry & Context.

Health Technology
Problems you'll solve

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

Act as trusted partner to business stakeholders

Drive digital transformation across all functions

Set strategic direction for global SAP landscape

Guide team in translating SAP vision into operations

Support ERP team lead in coordinating financial close

Provide strategic oversight on SAP upgrade/migration

Act as senior IT escalation point toward Finance

Define HRM platform strategy and roadmap

Act as executive sponsor in partnership with HR

Enable team to digitize and optimize HR processes

Hold accountability for GDPR compliance

Set strategic vision for Salesforce platform

Hold platform team lead accountable for Salesforce execution

Guide team in driving Salesforce adoption

Govern cross-platform integration standards

Define strategic direction for PLM and ALM platforms

Align PLM/ALM 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 for R&D tools

Serve as executive sponsor for internal AI platform

Guide and support AI team lead in development

Create conditions for business units to leverage AI/ML

Remove obstacles and align resources for AI/ML

Maintain strategic oversight of low-code/no-code development

Ensure architectural coherence and business alignment for custom

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner to business stakeholders; Collaboration with Finance; Collaboration with Controlling; Collaboration with Legal; Partnership with HR leadership; Collaboration with R&D; Collaboration with Engineering; Collaboration with business units

Communication Scope

Executive communication

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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