Head of Unit – Cross-Departmental Digitalization Support Team | Leitung (m/w/d) des Referates D/8 – Unterstützungsteam ressortübergreifende Digitalisierung

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Innovation, Digitales und Energie Land SL KdöR

Saarbrücken, Saarland, Deutschland
Published Mar 18, 2026
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

As the Head of Unit D/8 at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digital Affairs and Energy, you will lead a specialized support team dedicated to driving cross-departmental digitalization within the Saarland state administration. Your daily responsibilities involve managing and advising a team of project managers and process specialists who are deployed across various high-impact initiatives, such as the implementation of the Online Access Act (OZG) and electronic file systems (eAkte). You will be responsible for the strategic development of unit standards, coordinating task force assignments with various ministries, and ensuring high-quality project controlling and communication. This role is ideal for a leadership professional who thrives at the intersection of public administration and technological transformation. The position offers a permanent contract within a family-friendly environment that values work-life balance, offering flexible working hours and mobile work options while playing a pivotal role in the digital future of the region.

Required Skills

Education

Successfully completed university degree (Master's, Diploma, or equivalent), ideally in Computer Science, Economics, Administrative Science, Social Sciences, or a comparable field.

Experience

  • Several years of project management experience in large-scale, cross-departmental or multi-level digitalization projects is preferred
  • Several years of experience and extensive competence in leading employees across distributed structures is preferred
  • Professional experience in the required field of tasks, particularly within public administration structures at federal, state, or local levels
  • Experience with administrative-specific technologies and legal obligations related to digitalization

Languages

Not specified

Additional

  • Willingness to undergo and successfully pass a security clearance according to § 13 of the Saarland Security Check Act (Saarländisches Sicherheitsüberprüfungsgesetz) is required.