Technology &
Digitalisation
Digital competence needs leadership, market understanding and the power to deliver.
Technology and digitalisation are changing business models, processes, customer expectations and organisational structures. What matters is not only whether companies develop or deploy digital solutions – but whether they turn them into effective change, scalable offerings and measurable benefit.
We find executives and specialists who combine digital competence with entrepreneurial thinking, technological understanding and the power to deliver. Particularly relevant are roles at the interface of strategy, technology, sales, operations, data, software and organisation.
Our experience ranges from digital business models and software systems integration through data centre and telecommunications environments to digital building technology, ESG, Industry 4.0, AI applications and technology-driven transformation programmes.
C-Level & Board
C-level profiles in technology and digitalisation have to do more than launch digital initiatives. They have to create orientation, set priorities and connect technology with business model, organisation and market.
Whether Chief Digital Officer, CTO, CIO, Chief Transformation Officer or a digitally focused managing director: what matters is whether a person understands technical developments, can place them in commercial terms and makes change effective within the organisation.
What distinguishes successful appointments:
Strong leaders translate technological possibilities into clear decisions, scalable solutions and viable business models. They connect strategy with delivery, data with responsibility, and digital ambition with operational reality.
They can work equally well with executive management, business functions, IT, product, sales, customers and investors – and build acceptance for change without overwhelming the organisation.
Management & Leadership
Executives in technology and digitalisation roles frequently move between strategy and delivery. They lead programmes, teams, products, platforms or digital units – and make sure that ideas turn into solid results.
What distinguishes successful tech leaders:
Successful executives in this environment combine analytical clarity with discipline in delivery. They structure complex undertakings, prioritise deliberately and bring differing interests together: business functions, IT, external partners, customers, management and operational teams.
Particularly important are people who see digitalisation not as an end in itself, but as a tool for better processes, new offerings, customer benefit and lasting competitiveness.
Which executives do we place?
We fill key roles in digitalisation, IT, data, software, product management, transformation, business development, cyber security, ERP, process digitalisation, platform business, digital building technology, technology consulting and technology-driven business models.
These include, for example, Head of Digital, Head of Data, Head of Product, Head of Software, Head of IT, Head of Transformation, Business Development Lead, ERP Programme Lead, cyber security leadership, and executives for digital business models and technology-driven growth initiatives.
- Executive management
- Chief Digital Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Chief Information Officer
- Chief Transformation Officer
- Head of Digital, Head of IT
- Head of Data
- Head of Product
- Head of software development
- Head of systems integration
- ERP programme lead
- Head of cyber security
- Head of business continuity
- Head of business development
- Head of transformation
- Head of Sales
Experts &
Professionals
Specialists in technology and digitalisation secure decisive know-how. They develop software, integrate systems, analyse data, manage platforms, secure IT landscapes, support ERP programmes or bring digital processes into business functions and organisations.
What counts:
Successful specialists combine technical depth with the ability to work across interfaces. They understand technology, but also the requirements of customers, business functions and organisations. They can make complex matters comprehensible and help ensure that digital solutions are not merely introduced but genuinely used to effect in day-to-day work.
We find people who combine technological competence with a sense of responsibility, a capacity to learn and practical delivery skills – across software, IT, data, cyber security, ERP, product, project business and in digital transformation roles.
- Software developers
- IT specialists
- Systems integrators
- Data specialists
- Business intelligence experts
- Cyber security specialists
- ERP specialists
- Product managers
- Digitalisation project managers
- Platform specialists
- SaaS specialists
- Data centre and infrastructure profiles
- Telecommunications specialists
- Sensor technology specialists
- Instrumentation and control specialists
- Automation specialists
- Robotics experts
Let’s talk about your next technology or transformation role.
Are you looking for a leader for digitalisation, business development, strategy or technology-driven business models? Dr Robert Philipp knows these contexts from his own management practice – from digital building technology and ESG through digital advisory to software, data centres and transformation.
Let’s establish which requirements really count in your situation – and which person can bring technology, market and organisation together effectively.
