Head of Digitalization

Position to be staffed in Porto, Portugal.

As Head of Digitalization, you will be the founding leader within our newly created CTO unit — an efficient, business-embedded team operating alongside our existing IT department. Your mandate is to drive digital transformation across the organization: from data infrastructure and process intelligence to smart factory enablement. You will work closely with existing IT functions — treating IT as a key enabler for digitalization, leveraging their infrastructure, systems expertise, and operational stability as the foundation on which digital initiatives are built. At the same time, you will be deeply embedded in business processes and the day-to-day realities of our operational departments — from Production and Quality to Procurement, Logistics, and Finance. You will report directly to the CTO and have the freedom — and responsibility — to shape the unit's direction, structure, and talent from day one. This is a true greenfield opportunity: the function does not yet exist and will need to be built from scratch, making this role ideal for someone who thrives on creating structure, processes, and teams where none existed before.

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Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) is a global automotive supplier delivering Thermal, Emission Reduction, Sealing and Damping Solutions. Building on decades of experience within Continental corporation, we connect materials to deliver high-quality components for commercial and passenger vehicles.
Today, OESL operates as an independent organization and our solutions and engineering services for all drivetrains support the industry move forward — towards cleaner, safer, more comfortable and efficient mobility.
OESL currently employs around 14,000 people globally in 14 countries and generated sales of around €1.7 billion in fiscal year 2025.