Group IT Director
Ardo supplies its continuously growing markets around the world with high quality fresh frozen vegetables, herbs, and fruit with 3,200 employees and 16 production, packing & distribution sites in 7 different countries. The family business sells in more than 100 countries and has a turnover of more than 1.4 billion euros. The proximity of our factories to our crops is one of our key strengths and ensures that only minutes are lost between harvest and locking in the product’s natural goodness in our freezers. Ardo's purpose is to preserve nature’s gifts for future generations by providing fresh frozen, plant-based food while minimising our impact on the planet. Ardo achieves this goal thanks to an integrated network of growing areas, production units, freezing units, packaging equipment,logistics and stringent quality control. The group's know-how and flexible structure ensure that it can respond quickly to the newest trends and that innovative products can be brought onto the market quickly.
Here’s what you’ll do:
The Group IT Director is responsible for defining and executing the organisation’s IT strategy in alignment with business objectives and digital transformation priorities. The role ensures the delivery of secure, scalable, and efficient technology solutions that support operational excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth across the groupwide Ardo organisation. This person will lead enterprise technology initiatives, including SAP transformations, infrastructure modernisation, cybersecurity, data governance, data analytics and the adoption of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). The role is accountable for strengthening the organisation’s digital capabilities, safeguarding information assets, and ensuring compliance with security, risk, and regulatory requirements. In addition, the Group IT Director drives the evolution of the IT operating model, builds high-performing teams, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation. The position acts as a strategic partner to business leadership by translating business needs into technology-enabled solutions that create measurable value.
The Group IT Director drives the modernisation and continuous improvement of the organisation’s ERP landscape, infrastructure, cybersecurity framework, data management, and digital platforms. In addition, the role evaluates and leverages opportunities related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, and emerging technologies to enhance operational efficiency, decision-making, and business innovation. Ensuring a strong cybersecurity posture, information security governance, risk management, business continuity, and compliance across the group are key responsibilities.
The Group IT Director defines and executes the global IT and digital transformation strategy in alignment with the company’s business objectives, growth ambitions, and operational priorities. Working closely with the TMO team, the role oversees the governance and delivery of international IT programs and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives across multiple business units and locations. As a strategic partner to executive leadership, the Group IT Director translates business needs into technology-driven solutions that enable organisational change, sustainable growth, and measurable business value.
The position is also responsible for developing and implementing a future-oriented IT target operating model that supports scalability, standardisation, agility, and business enablement. The Group IT Director leads and inspires an international IT organisation of approximately 60 employees, fostering a culture of customer focus, performance driven and love for the product across regions and teams.
For a detailed job description, please contact Group HR.
This is where you recognize yourself:
1. Proven experience or ability in driving digital transformation and large-scale change programs.
2. Proven experience or ability to align IT strategy with overall business objectives.
3. Experience in stakeholder management at executive / senior management level.
4. Demonstrated leadership of international IT teams in a matrix organisation.
5. Proven experience or ability in managing enterprise IT environments, including applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, IT governance, ERP systems, and IT operations/service management within complex, large-scale organisations.
6. Experience in managing large IT budgets, vendors, and external partners.
7. As a leader you can act both strategically and on an operational level.
8. Having a good conceptual knowledge of important IT market trends, technologies, solutions and can critically evaluate or pro-actively propose new opportunities.
9. A higher degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent through experience.
10. Language skills: Minimum native language + English (L4 – full professional proficiency), preferably French as second foreign language (L2-4).
11. Role requires frequent international travel across Blx and Europe – approx. 30%.
What’s in it for you?
We offer you the opportunity to be part of an authentic and sustainable international company, with real growth opportunities and the freedom to actively participate in shaping the business and the opportunity to develop professionally.
You will receive a full remuneration package in line with the level of this position. We care for our people and create family-friendly surroundings by offering flexibility work arrangements.