IT Systems and Integration Manager

**About Barilla**:
At Barilla, we believe that every great journey begins with passion and a bold vision. From our humble beginnings in 1877 in a small shop in Parma, Italy, we’ve blossomed into a global leader in the food industry, guided by our commitment to progress and excellence.

Today, Barilla is an international group present in more than 100 countries and we are proud to be recognized as the world’s top food company by reputation. With 22 beloved brands in our portfolio, we are world leader for pasta, the number one choice for ready-made sauces in Europe, leader for bakery products in Italy, and for crispbread across Scandinavia with Wasa.

Our success story is written by a passionate team of almost 9,000 dedicated employees across 30 plants and offices worldwide, all united by a shared mission to nourish the future with purpose and passion.

**Are you ready to add your unique flavor to our journey?**

Barilla G. & R. Fratelli wants to recruit an IT Systems and Integration Manager, within the Group Digital & Business Technology Department based in Parma. The individual will report to the Systems & Integration Senior Manager.

**Job Purpose**
- Lead the assigned Systems technical projects, required by Systems Infrastructure transformation and evolution or technical streams of IT business projects, as a focal point between all the IT teams, in alignment with the IT strategy and the assigned projects budget
- Contribute to the definition of Systems Governance Guidelines and ensure the relative compliance.
- Collaborate with the Enterprise Architect to develop the systems architecture and with infrastructure teams to proactively manage the systems activities.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Lead the assigned systems infrastructure and SAP technical projects, managing all the projects steps.
- Lead the assigned technical streams of IT business project, collaborating and challenging the IT teams, to reach optimal balance between projects needs and systems architectures, guidelines, and costs sustainability.
- Collaborate with the Enterprise Architects to keep updated the systems architectures and governance; check the projects needs to ensure their compliance with the defined architectural and systems guidelines.
- Manage the outsourcers network of the Systems and Integration team to maintain the defined SLA, in line with the defined strategy.
- Keep up to date the IT infrastructure solutions through the scouting of IT markets in search of innovative technologies, vendors and IT infrastructures models to adopt.
- Coordinate and plan the projects technical and system integration tasks within the technical support services, so that the task execution meets the projects plans, technical support procedures and architectural and integration guidelines.
- Support the evolution of the IT infrastructural architecture and solutions, through the monitoring of the market and industry trends, the identification and analysis of innovations in technology, vendors and IT infrastructure models, and the proposal of initiatives and innovations to be implemented

**Qualifications**
- + 4 year of experience in the ICT Project Management gained in complex contexts (as an employee or as a consultant)
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information / Telecommunication Engineering, Data Science or equivalent
- Technical knowledge of ICT infrastructures and systems and related processes
- SAP Basis knowledge
- Knowledge of Cloud solutions and Architecture, especially SAP and Azure
- Solid Project Management competencies
- Ability to summarize and organize information in technical and operational documents
- Work cooperatively and effectively with others to achieve the goals
- Ability to prioritize and work under pressure
- Ability to identify unconventional / innovative solutions
- Fluency in Italian and English
- Availability to business trips (Italy and abroad)
- Italian work permit

**Additional Information**

Location: Parma

Contract offer: full-time, local contract

Start date: October 2025

At Barilla, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where diversity in all its forms is valued and embraced. Our employment policies and practices are designed to ensure equal employment opportunities for all, regardless of age, race, color, citizenship, faith, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or characteristics of expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our commitment to equal employment stems from our unwavering belief that it is not only the right thing to do, but it is also a fundamental driver of innovation and business success.