Head of Technology

Giesecke+Devrient

Head of Technology to build and lead the technology strategy and engineering organization at G+D. Focus on secure, scalable solutions in a Business-to-Government environment.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeSant Joan Despí • 🇪🇸 SpainLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive the technology strategy, including the multi-year roadmap (build/buy/partner), aligned with business goals and regulatory requirements, and steered by a clear KPI framework.
Own the technology budget and drive efficiency across build and run through FinOps, TCO management, and unit economics.
Set and govern the target architecture (cloud-native, event-driven, microservices, zero-trust), ensuring scalability, interoperability, and resilience.
Drive innovation through structured pilots and AI-augmented development (code assistance, test generation, defect prediction), embedding AI into the technology and product approach with appropriate governance.
Establish and scale engineering standards, organisational frameworks, and quality benchmarks across DevSecOps, CI/CD, IaC, and observability practices.
Ensure security and compliance (GDPR, ISO 27001, PSD2) through secure-by-design principles, third-party risk management, and strong incident response capabilities.
Act as a senior technical counterpart for strategic clients, shaping joint roadmaps and translating technology into measurable business impact.
Manage vendor and partner relationships, ensuring strategic alignment and commercial accountability.
Serve as the key interface between technology and other departments, including Product Management, ensuring alignment between business requirements and delivery.
Build and lead a high-performing, cross-border technology organisation with clear structures, role clarity, and an inclusive engineering culture.
Drive consequence management and attract senior technology talent to ensure long-term organisational capability.
Align technology, product, and business through structured planning, prioritisation, and leadership-level communication.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Solid experience in technology leadership roles, including leading multi-disciplinary teams at scale.
Proven ownership of enterprise technology strategy, ideally within financial or security technology environments; Business-to-Government experience is a plus.
Proven experience delivering large-scale, multi-year digital or software projects.
Deep knowledge of modern architectures (APIs, microservices, event-driven), cloud-native operations, DevSecOps/SRE, and the impact of AI on technology organisations.
Strong stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to influence at board and regulatory level.
Ability to build high-trust, high-performance, and inclusive engineering cultures.
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience; background in development or architecture is preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Culture and diversity: Join a people-oriented environment with different nationalities and a great team spirit, flat hierarchies (everyone speaks to everyone).
Equal Opportunity Employer and LGBT+ friendly.
Team: An opportunity to shape our engineering culture and work with a passionate, mission-driven team.
Collaboration with a diverse and very international team of outstanding people.
Global Collaboration: Work collaboratively with stakeholders around the globe.
Impactful Work: You will have the opportunity to participate in and shape high-impact technology initiatives in a complex and evolving environment.
Career Development: Benefit from continuous training, coaching, and talent development programs.
Social Benefits: Flexible compensation (transport tickets, training, private insurance), etc.
Own canteen: Take a break with our breakfast and lunch service: choose between a wide range of menus, salad desk, and sandwiches service. Nicely priced!
Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours with the option for remote work (Mon–Thu 8:30 – 17:30 and Fri 8:30 – 15:30).

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Hard Skills & Tools

technology strategymulti-year roadmapFinOpsTCO managementcloud-native architectureevent-driven architecturemicroservicesDevSecOpsCI/CDAI-augmented development

Soft Skills

stakeholder communicationinfluenceteam leadershipcross-border collaborationhigh-performance culturerole clarityinclusive engineering cultureconsequence managementstrategic alignmentorganizational capability

Certifications

GDPR complianceISO 27001 certificationPSD2 compliance