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We are looking for a motivated Core Platforms Engineering Team Lead (m/f/d) to play a key role in our newly established SAP & Digital Center in Madrid.\nIn this role, you will lead the Core Platforms function, ensuring the stability, scalability, and governance of Liebherr’s enterprise technology landscape. You will oversee key platforms including SAP S/4HANA and Microsoft Azure (supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM and Field Service), as well as critical cross-functional capabilities such as testing platforms, change and release management, and authorization management.\nYou will lead a team of platform experts and technical architects, ensuring that the foundation of our transformation programs is robust, secure, and aligned with global standards. You will work closely with Delivery, Development and Integration teams to enable efficient rollouts while maintaining platform integrity.\nThe working location for this position will be in Madrid city, where we operate a hybrid model, requiring at least 40% of the working time spent on-site on a weekly basis.\nCreating passion: your responsibilities\nOwn and manage Liebherr’s core platforms, including the SAP S/4HANA landscape and Azure-based environments supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365, ensuring stability, scalability, performance, and security.\nDefine and enforce platform standards, governance frameworks, and best practices, ensuring alignment with Liebherr’s global architecture and transformation programs.\nLead and develop a team of platform specialists and technical architects across SAP, Azure, testing, release management, and authorization domains, fostering a high-performing and collaborative environment.\nOversee change and release management processes, ensuring controlled, high-quality, and timely deployments across systems and landscapes.\nEnsure the availability and proper operation of testing environments, supporting integration testing, user acceptance testing, and overall delivery readiness.\nDrive robust authorization and access management practices, ensuring compliance with security standards and audit requirements.\nCollaborate closely with Development & Integration teams, Solution Architects, consultants and program leadership to ensure alignment between platform capabilities and delivery needs.\nManage external partners and service providers, ensuring service quality, performance, and alignment with Liebherr standards.\nMonitor platform performance, risks, and dependencies, proactively identifying improvement opportunities and ensuring continuous optimization.\nSupport transformation programs (S/4HANA, Dynamics 365, SAP MDG) by providing a stable and scalable platform foundation aligned with business and IT requirements.\nTravel (up to 30%) to Liebherr sites worldwide to support platform alignment and transformation activities.\nContributing your strengths: your qualifications\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.\n10+ years of experience in SAP and enterprise platform environments, including strong exposure to SAP S/4HANA landscapes.\nProven experience leading platform, infrastructure, or technical operations teams in complex, multinational environments.\nStrong understanding of SAP S/4HANA landscape architecture, including system environments, transport management, and platform operations (e.g., SAP Basis concepts).\nSolid knowledge of cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure, and their role in supporting enterprise applications such as Microsoft Dynamics 365.\nExperience with change and release management processes, testing lifecycle management, and authorization concepts within large-scale system landscapes.\nProven ability to operate in large transformation programs, understanding the interaction between platforms, development, integration, and business processes.\nStrong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to build, develop, and guide high-performing, cross-functional teams.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences and align across multiple domains.\nExperience working with external partners and managing service delivery in a structured and performance-driven manner.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured, pragmatic, and results-oriented mindset.\nFamiliarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Cloud ALM is a plus.\nFluent in English (written and spoken); additional languages (e.g., German) are an advantage.\nWillingness to travel internationally (up to 30%) as required by project work.\nOur commitment to you: your benefits\nAt Liebherr, we believe people are at the heart of our success. As part of our international team, you’ll enjoy a secure role in a family-owned company that values innovation, collaboration, and long-term career growth:\nCompetitive compensation and benefits package that recognizes your expertise.\nFlexible and hybrid working model.\nCreative freedom and responsibility to shape processes and solutions in our global transformation.\nContinuous learning and development with tailored training and certification opportunities.\nMeal vouchers.\nLife and accident insurance.\nOption to include a premium private health insurance package as part of the flexible remuneration.\nA safe, stable and international workplace within a trusted family business that invests in people.\nPlease note that we can only accept applications submitted through our website, using the online application form.\nPlease note that we do not accept applications via recruitment agencies for this position.\nHave we awoken your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your online application. If you have any questions, please contact Karoliina Rissanen.\nOne Passion. Many Opportunities.\nThe company\nLiebherr is a family-run technology company that is not only one of the largest construction machinery manufacturers in the world, but also offers high-quality, user-oriented products and services in many other areas. The Group employs nearly 50,000 people in more than 140 companies on all continents.\nLocation\nLiebherr IT Shared Service Centre Ibérica, S.L.\nParque Norte. 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