# Interim Associate Director IT Governance (m/f/d) at Redcare Pharmacy

> Open job at Redcare Pharmacy in Cologne, Germany. Workplace: Remote (Germany).

Source: Germany Dev Jobs, https://germanydevjobs.com/jobs/redcare-pharmacy-interim-associate-director-it-governance-m-f-d-wo6u50g
Posted 29 October 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 31 October 2026.

## Facts

- Company: [Redcare Pharmacy](https://germanydevjobs.com/companies/redcare-pharmacy)
- Location: Cologne, Germany
- Workplace: Remote (Germany)
- Employment type: Full-time
- German: Not required
- Not mentioned in the job post: salary, visa sponsorship, relocation, where you can apply from

## Job description

#### Company Description

**About Redcare Pharmacy**

As Europe’s No.1 e-pharmacy Redcare Pharmacy is powered by passionate teams and cutting-edge innovation. We strive to create a healthy collaborative work environment where every employee feels valued and inspired to contribute to our vision “Until every human has their health”. If you’re seeking a career that offers purpose and aligns with your values join us and start your #Redcareer today.

#### Job Description

**About the Role**

The Associate Director IT Governance leads the Governance function, ensuring transparent, data-driven steering of the IT portfolio, financials, and performance across all domains and functions. The role owns the Governance operating model across Portfolio Management, Performance & Insights, and Financials & Analytics, providing consistent standards and structures for effective IT investment and delivery decisions. Leading a team of 10, the role ensures reliable performance insights, effective governance cycles, and continuous improvement of governance maturity. Success is reflected in transparent and evidence-based decision-making, consistent governance adoption, and reliable portfolio, financial, and operational performance insights.

**About Your Tasks**

- Design, own, and continuously improve the Governance operating model across Portfolio Management, Performance & Insights, and Financials & Analytics, so that IT investment and delivery decisions are transparent and consistent.

- Define and maintain governance standards for portfolio steering, performance management, and financial/vendor management, so that domains and functions operate against one consistent framework.

- Establish enterprise-wide KPIs and reporting standards, so that leadership has reliable insight into portfolio, financial, and operational performance.

- Own and chair core governance forums covering demand management, OpEx/CapEx reviews, and architecture alignment, so that investment decisions are transparent and evidence-based.

- Drive standardization and automation of governance reporting, so that data quality and efficiency continuously improve.

- Monitor governance maturity and adoption across domains and functions, so that improvement opportunities are identified and acted on.

- Represent Governance in CIO Management Business Reviews, so that leadership has a consolidated view of portfolio, performance, and financial health.

**About Stakeholders**

- **CIO and senior IT leadership:** provide consolidated portfolio, performance, and financial insights to support transparent and evidence-based decision-making.

- **C-level and board-level stakeholders:** align on relevant governance, investment, performance, and financial topics.

- **IT domains and functions:** establish consistent governance standards, KPIs, reporting, and governance cycles across the organization.

- **Architecture stakeholders:** coordinate architecture alignment within the wider Governance operating model.

- **Governance team:** lead and align Portfolio Management, Performance & Insights, and Financials & Analytics.

#### Qualifications

**About You**

- **Master's degree** in Business Administration, IT Management, or related field.

- **Minimum 8 years of relevant experience** in IT governance, portfolio management, or financial management, including leadership experience.

- **Proven track record** of running structured governance cycles in a matrixed organization.

**Technical Skills and Competencies**

- **Strong understanding of IT governance**, operating models, and organizational design, with experience applying established frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL) where appropriate.

- **Experience designing and implementing** strategic planning, portfolio management, and performance management capabilities, using approaches such as OKRs, OGSM, or comparable methodologies.

- **Understanding of agile operating models and portfolio governance**, with experience in environments applying frameworks such as SAFe or similar.

- **Proven ability to design** automation-first governance capabilities, embedding governance into processes, workflows, and digital products rather than relying on manual controls.

#### Additional Information

**About Your Benefits**

In order to provide you with the best possible support for your individual needs - whether it‘s living a healthy life, having enough time for your family, or developing your skills - we offer a wide range of different, site-specific benefits:

- **Sports:** Stay healthy. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, so that you can take advantage of a huge variety of sport offers.

- **Mental Health:** Get quick and professional help from psychologists of nilo if you feel overwhelmed in private or professional life. Anonymous and free of charge.

- **Work from Home:** If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU.

- **Mobility:** We provide our employees with a fully costed Deutschland Ticket which can be used at any time. Click here to learn more.

- **Redcare events:** We promote teambuilding through creative team events, and celebrate our successes together at regularly scheduled parties.

## How to apply

Apply on the job page, https://germanydevjobs.com/jobs/redcare-pharmacy-interim-associate-director-it-governance-m-f-d-wo6u50g: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page.

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