Head of IT Product, Foodservice - Gdansk

Technology, Data & Digital · Product & Design · Product Management

In short

Arla Foods is seeking a Head of IT Product for their Foodservice division in Gdansk, Poland. This role involves setting strategic direction, driving business value through technology, and leading the modernization of the Foodservice technology landscape. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in technology leadership, strong people management skills, and a deep understanding of commercial technologies.

Responsibilities

Lead the overall performance, development and strategic direction of the Foodservice product area.
Ensure technology investments create measurable business value, stable operations and future growth.
Set the strategic direction and ensure alignment between business priorities, product strategy, technology and operations.
Drive business value through prioritisation, roadmap execution, product development and continuous improvement.
Lead the modernisation of the Foodservice technology landscape across customer engagement, pricing, ordering, analytics and integrations.
Build strong partnerships across business and IT, creating alignment on priorities, investments and outcomes.
Lead financial planning, governance, vendor management and risk management while developing a high-performing organisation.

Requirements

5+ years of experience leading technology products, platforms or transformation initiatives in a large, complex organization.
A strong track record of building and developing high-performing teams and organisational capabilities.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technology.
Experience with budgets, investments, governance, vendors and technology portfolios.
Strong understanding of commercial technology, such as CRM, customer engagement, pricing, ordering, analytics, cloud, data and integrations.
A pragmatic, collaborative and results-oriented leadership approach.

Desired Qualifications

Comfortable navigating a complex stakeholder environment and balancing strategic ambitions with operational excellence and delivery.

Benefits

Opportunity to shape the digital direction of Arla’s Foodservice business.
Influence technology decisions with impact across a global organization.
Work closely with senior business and technology stakeholders.
Lead a team responsible for critical capabilities supporting customer engagement, commercial excellence and operational efficiency.
Salary range and benefits discussed before the first interview.

Skills

CRMCloudData

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About Arla

We are more than 23,000 colleagues across 39 countries and 7,624 dairy farmer-owners in Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. We aim to create the future of dairy, to bring healthy and sustainable dairy products to people across the world, and to lead the transition towards sustainable dairy farming and production. We work continuously on the farms, at the dairies, and in our administration to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. We are committed to champion good food habits and inspire a healthy life. We collaborate with NGOs and…

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