Product Area Lead Platforms, Infrastructure & Security

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Product Area Lead Platforms, Infrastructure & Security

Deadline Published Vacancy ID 2025/695
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Academic fields

Engineering

Job types

Management

Education level

University graduate

Weekly hours

36 hours per week

Salary indication

€6512—€7904 per month

Location

De Zaale, 5612AZ, Eindhoven

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Job description

  • Ensuring strategic alignment, align the product area’s portfolio with the organization’s strategic goals and translate these into a sharp vision and roadmap;
  • Being a business partner and collaborate closely with service departments, faculties, and other stakeholders to understand needs and deliver solutions;
  • Facilitating portfolio & Budget Management balancing and prioritization of content and funding on a running basis;
  • Make deliberate choices between standardization vs. customization that enhance efficiency, security, and user experience;
  • Ensuring that services meet high quality standards, legal requirements, and security benchmarks;
  • You will work in close collaboration with the Competence Manager linked to your product area, to ensure role-modelling (defining a joint way forward), innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, growth and success of the product teams and individual professionals;
  • Define release plans (roadmaps) within close cooperation with Product Owners, including decommissioning outdated systems and ensuring non-functional requirements (security, stability, maintainability);
  • Take ownership in incident & risk management and in resolving complex issues and communicate clearly with stakeholders;
  • Handling end-to-end working business services across various applications/ products and technology layers;
  • You are a member of the LIS management team and take part in LIS-wide initiatives.

Requirements

  • You show an academic working and thinking level, preferably supported by a master's degree, and bring substantial experience in IT infrastructure management, device management, and security operations;
  • You have a strong understanding of current and future IT challenges within platforms, infrastructure, and security, including cloud transformation and cybersecurity trends;
  • You show senior agile leadership by acting as a role model and interact effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels;
  • You serve as an ambassador for the values and capabilities that enable product teams to succeed, fostering collaboration and innovation;
  • You work as a self-starter with a strong customer focus and know how to build bridges;
  • You combine strategic vision with a practical, hands-on approach to inspire and motivate colleagues within the product area;
  • You drive results with a clear view of the bigger picture, make decisive choices, and have proven experience in implementing organizational adjustments and change initiatives;
  • Communicative and collaboration oriented, with an ability to develop trust among stakeholders;
  • Strong convincing Dutch and English communication skills.

At TU/e, we believe in more than just knowledge and innovation. We actively live our CORe values, Curious, Open, Respect and Responsible which form the foundation of how we collaborate, communicate, and grow. They are not just words on paper, but guidelines that shape our daily behavior and culture. Join an organization where these values truly make a difference.

Conditions of employment

An exciting position within an international yet personal university. You are right in the middle of the students, on a green campus within walking distance of the central station. Besides beautiful architecture, you will find varied workplaces and excellent sports facilities. We also offer you:
  • A monthly salary of minimum €6.512,- to maximum €7.904,- for full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience (scale 13 collective labor agreement for Dutch Universities).
  • In addition to vacation pay, a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
  • A favorable arrangement for more holidays or a sabbatical.
  • A selection model for additional fringe benefits.
  • Working hours in consultation for an optimal work-life balance.
  • Scope for your talent with advancement prospects and excellent development opportunities such as mentoring, workshops and coaching.
  • Partially paid parental leave and reimbursement for commuting expenses, working from home and the internet.
  • A generous employer contribution to the favorable ABP pension plan.

Here you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!

Additional information

For questions about the application process or the conditions of employment, please contact Mai Lan Pham, Senior Recruiter, m.l.t.pham@tue.nl.

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