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Team Lead Digitalisation - Europe (d/f/m)

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Job Title
Team Lead – Digitalisation Europe

Position, Location, Department
Full-time | Madrid, Munich, London | Digitalisation Europe

Position Summary
The Team Lead – Digitalisation is responsible for leading and advancing the company’s digital transformation initiatives across the photovoltaic (PV) and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) business. This role focuses on enabling end-to-end digitalization across the value chain, including sales, project delivery, supply chain, and after-sales services, to improve operational efficiency, customer experience, and data-driven decision-making.
The role combines people leadership and functional leadership, translating functional strategy and business priorities into day-to-day execution. The Team Lead drives operational excellence, supports cross-functional collaboration, and develops team capabilities to meet business objectives. This role is based in either Madrid, Munich, or London with 50% home office.

Reporting Line
Reports to Vice President Europe

Major Responsibilities
People Leadership
  • Lead and manage the digital transformation team, including digital product managers, analysts, and technical specialists
  • Set clearobjectives,monitorperformance, and provide regular feedback and development support to team members
  • Plan team capacity,allocateresources, and ensure delivery against agreed priorities
  • Foster a collaborative, performance-driven, and solution-oriented team culture
Digital Transformation & Functional Delivery
  • Develop and execute a digital transformation roadmap aligned with the company’s PV module and BESS business strategy
  • Identifyand implement digital solutions to enhance efficiency across key business processes, including sales pipeline management, project execution, supply chain, and service operations
  • Oversee the implementation and optimization of digital platforms and systems, such as ERP, CRM, project management tools, and data platforms, with a focus on PV and BESS business needs
  • Support the digitalization of BESS project lifecycle management, including design coordination, delivery tracking, and performance monitoring
  • Manage digital projects end-to-end, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget
Process & Continuous Improvement
  • Enable data-driven decision-making by improving data integration, reporting, and analytics across PV and energy storage operations
  • Define and monitor KPIs to evaluate the impact of digital initiatives on business performance
  • Identifyinefficiencies and lead continuous improvement initiatives across digital workflows and systems
  • Develop,maintain, and improve digital processes, documentation, and reporting standards
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Collaborate with commercial, engineering, and operations teams to gather requirements and translate them into scalable digital initiatives
  • Act as a key interface between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure alignment on priorities and delivery expectations
  • Drive change management initiatives and promote a digital mindset across the organization, particularly within technical and project teams
  • Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends in renewable energy, digitalization, and energy storage
Performance Indicators
  • Delivery of digital projects against agreed timelines, scope, and budget
  • Adoption and effectiveness of digital solutions across business functions
  • Process efficiency and improvement outcomes (e.g., cycle time reduction, automation gains, systemutilization)
  • Data quality, reporting accuracy, and system reliability
  • Team performance, engagement, and capability development
  • Stakeholder satisfaction and cross-functional collaboration effectiveness
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Business Informatics, or a related field with a strong digital or technology focus
  • 7–10 years of professional experience in digital transformation, data and analytics, AI-enabled solutions, IT systems, or process optimization within the renewable energy, photovoltaic, energy storage, or industrial sectors
  • Proven experience in leading digital or cross-functional project teams or coordinating complex digital initiatives
  • Strong understanding of PV module business and/or BESS project workflows (e.g., sales, engineering, EPC, O&M)
  • Experience with digital systems such as ERP (e.g., SAP), CRM (e.g., Salesforce), and data or analytics platforms
  • Strong project management skills, with experience delivering complex cross-functional projects
  • Fluency in English at professional working proficiency level (C1) is mandatory; Chinese fluency is an advantage.
Skills & Competencies
  • Strong people leadership and team management capability
  • Ability to translate business needs into practical and scalable digital solutions
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business teams
  • Structured, analytical, and solution-oriented mindset
  • Strong problem-solving capability and execution focus
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive results in a dynamic, cross-functional environment
  • High levelof accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement mindset
  • Understanding of data, analytics, and AI-driven process optimization and automation
Travel Requirement
Occasional travel within Europe as required (approximately 15%)

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