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Quandela
Quandela

IT & Information Systems Manager

Job summary
Permanent contract
Paris
Occasional remote
Salary: Not specified
Experience: > 5 years
Skills & expertise
Cybersecurity knowledge
Information systems management
Windows
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Job description

  • You will be leading the team in charge of Quandela’s foundational IT systems (identities, devices, network, common applications) across the Group
  • You will lead a four-person team and take ownership of Quandela’s internal IT and information systems, spanning infrastructure, business applications, data governance and cybersecurity
  • Your mission will be to ensure reliable day-to-day operations while building the systems and organisation needed to support our growth towards 250 employees, five international subsidiaries, two production sites and research laboratories. Your scope will cover corporate IT and internal operational environments, excluding product cloud infrastructure
  • Combining hands-on leadership with a strong understanding of business needs, you will help shape how our information systems support the company’s development. This role offers the opportunity to grow towards a Group position over approximately 18 months, depending on your contribution, demonstrated readiness and the company’s evolving needs
  • IT strategy and governance: Define and own the Group’s information systems roadmap. Work with business leaders to prioritise projects and investments, clarify ownership and report on progress, service quality and key risks
  • Team leadership : Manage and develop the IT team, organize responsibilities and build the right balance of internal expertise, external providers and local support
  • IT operations and international support: Ensure reliable infrastructure and responsive user support across HQ and subsidiaries. Oversee devices, identities, access management, networks, collaboration tools and internal cloud-hosted services, applying shared standards while accommodating local needs
  • Business applications and integration: Partner with Finance, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain, Production and R&D to translate operational needs into appropriate solutions. Oversee application selection, integration and lifecycle management, ensuring clear ownership and coherent information flows
  • Production and laboratory IT: Work with Industrialisation, Engineering and Science teams to support equipment connectivity, dedicated workstations and experimental and production data environments. Agree responsibilities for equipment interfaces, maintenance and changes, taking operational constraints into account
  • Cybersecurity and resilience: Lead the implementation of IT security policies, access controls, monitoring and incident response. Maintain and test backup, restoration and disaster recovery arrangements, with recovery priorities agreed with the relevant teams
  • Data governance: Establish practical rules with business owners for data access, quality, storage, retention and sharing, in coordination with the relevant privacy and security stakeholders
  • Budget and supplier management: Own the IT budget, investment planning, contracts and licences. Assess costs, risks and expected benefits, and manage supplier performance
  • Support changes to systems and ways of working through communication, training and documentation
  • Your priorities for the first 12–18 months:
  • Establish a shared roadmap: Assess the existing infrastructure, applications and critical data flows, and agree a prioritised transformation plan with management and business owners
  • Structure scalable IT services: Formalise the service catalogue, support processes, onboarding and offboarding, and service indicators. Define a consistent deployment and support model for subsidiaries, production sites and laboratories
  • Strengthen security and continuity: Advance device and network hardening, zero-trust access principles and segmentation for sensitive activities. Clarify the roadmap against relevant security requirements and frameworks, including GHI, NIS2 and ISO 27001, and test recovery capabilities
  • Simplify and connect the application landscape: Rationalise collaboration tools and priority business applications, improve integrations and reduce duplication. Develop a sovereignty-conscious, open source-first approach where compatible with security, usability and operational requirements

Preferred experience

  • A track record of delivering cross-functional systems projects, from business requirements and solution selection through integration, deployment and user adoption
  • Ability to translate business priorities into an actionable roadmap, explain technical choices clearly and support investment decisions with senior management
  • Experience with business applications, system integration and data governance. Exposure to international, multisite organisations and industrial or research environments would be a strong advantage
  • Strong technical grounding in Microsoft environments, including Intune, Entra, Defender, M365 and Windows security, alongside network administration and cloud infrastructure. Familiarity with containerised workloads and deployment automation would be valuable
  • A collaborative leadership style, combining the ability to delegate and develop others with a willingness to contribute directly. Comfortable working with scientists, engineers and business teams
  • Practical cybersecurity expertise, including risk assessment, identity and access management, infrastructure hardening, monitoring and business continuity
  • Strong communication skills in French and English, both spoken and written
  • Experience leading an IT or information systems function, or a substantial part of one, with responsibility for team management, budgets, suppliers and operational delivery

Recruitment process

  • Talent Acquisition Interview/ Headhunter interview (30’ - 45’)
  • Hiring Managers Interviews (45’)
  • Use Case (a live use case or one to be prepared at home and presented afterward)
  • 2 reference check
  • Offer

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