The Network Platforms Manager is responsible for designing the organization's network infrastructure. S/He assesses the organization's needs and objectives, select appropriate network technologies, and design a network architecture that meets those requirements efficiently and securely. S/He provides the leadership, facilitation, analysis and design tasks required by a product or an integrated chain of products. This role animates technical discussions and sharing within own team and across teams, participates in sketching sessions with the behavioral specialist, product manager and business analyst, coaches and partners with operations to improve the continuous delivery pipeline.

Key Contributions:

• Strategic IT Input: Collaborate with your primary Community of Practice Lead and Product Group Manager based in Switzerland to shape our IT strategy.

• Network Expertise: Bring your expertise in network administration and architecture to the table.

• Value Delivery Planning: Work closely with product management, enterprise architecture, and business analysts to develop and execute value delivery plans.

• Innovation Driver: Lead the charge in exploring and implementing new technologies and approaches to enhance our existing IT infrastructure.

• Business Alignment: Advocate for and contribute to the alignment of our IT strategies with broader business goals, including enterprise architecture development and product delivery.

• DevOps Enablement: Make key decisions on system design and integration to empower teams in applying DevOps practices.

• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) strategy within your area of expertise.

Security, Compliance & Risk Management:

• Ensuring Compliance: Take accountability for ensuring that our architectures meet current and future security, compliance, and privacy requirements.

• Streamlining Processes: Implement continuous integration pipelines and automated testing to improve code merging, versioning, and releasing processes.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with peers across various departments to analyze business contexts and develop products that deliver incremental business value.

• Effective Communication: Engage with internal and external stakeholders to exchange information and insights related to your area of expertise.

Leadership:

• Team Development: Foster the development of high-performing teams in alignment with our organizational values and IT vision.

• Cultural Promotion: Lead by example in promoting an open culture, innovation, and an entrepreneurial mindset within the team.

• Talent Acquisition: Participate in recruiting and onboarding efforts to bring in diverse talent and plan for future capabilities.

Experience Required:

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in computer science, system analysis, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Hands-on Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT design and implementation, with a strong understanding of Agile methodologies.

• Technical Versatility: Exposure to diverse technical configurations, technologies, and processing environments.

• Methodology Mastery: Proficiency in various development life cycle methodologies, including agile, lean startup, Kanban, and DevOps.

• Product Delivery: Proven ability to define and deliver Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) with high IT consumer adoption rates.

• User-Centric Approach: Experience in understanding user requirements and translating them into effective solutions, including A/B testing.

• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization, fluency in English is required.

• Global Experience: Previous experience working in a global environment and collaborating with virtual teams.

About Nestlé

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company in the world, with a presence in more than 185 countries. With net sales of CHF 94.4 billion in 2022, the company has over 291,000 employees and 418 factories in 85 countries. Our values are based on respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity, and respect for our future. Nestlé is dedicated to offering high-quality food and beverage products and services that contribute to the nutrition, health, and well-being of people, pets, and the planet. Additionally, it is committed to being a leading company in sustainability and achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Want to learn more? Visit us at: www.nestle.com

About Nespresso

The Nespresso story began with a simple but revolutionary idea: enable anyone to create the perfect cup of espresso coffee.

Since 1986, Nespresso has redefined and revolutionized the way millions of people enjoy their coffee.

We are a Company committed with the Climate change and we aim to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible and net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest.

In 2019 we created the digital hub in Barcelona to offer the best customer experience and innovation to B2C and B2B channels.

We encourage the diversity of applicants across gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief and disability.

People are at the heart of our success – all 14,000 of them. We actively cultivate diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. We celebrate individuality, believing that your authenticity and uniqueness can help us to grow and thrive together

Step outside your comfort zone; share your ideas, way of thinking and working to make a difference to the world, every single day. You own a piece of the action – make it count.

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How we will proceed:

You send us your CV → We contact relevant applicants → Interviews → Feedback → Job Offer communication to the Finalist → First working day