Bezeichnung:  Team Manager (m/f/d) Database Operation

This is Worldline.

Worldline helps businesses of all shapes and sizes to accelerate their growth journey - quickly, simply, and securely. We are the innovators at the heart of the payments technology industry, shaping how the world pays and gets paid. Our technology powers the growth of millions of businesses across 5 continents. And just as we help our customers accelerate their business, we are committed to helping our people accelerate their careers. Together, we shape the evolution.

The Opportunity

The Chapter Lead (m/f/d) Database Operations is responsible for managing an international team, coordinating and prioritizing tasks aligned with the department head, and executing the IT strategy with a focus on managing database systems in a high critical environment for the German market. The role involves ensuring continuous, uninterrupted service across Oracle (including GoldenGate), MS SQL, and PostgreSQL databases.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities​

• Lead an international team, conduct team meetings, and coordinate with other team leaders within the department as well as meetings with support teams and stakeholders from the business.
• Manage and motivate personnel, conduct performance reviews, and engage in goal-setting and performance evaluation discussions.
• Guarantee a stable, continuous, and error-free high critical production environment for database operations.
• Prioritize operational tasks such as patch management, security audits, and remediation measures over project-oriented tasks to ensure operational security.
• Oversee team workload, anticipate and address potential capacity issues, and manage resource allocation for optimal team performance.
• Continually seek opportunities to optimize efforts through tool support, process innovation, and potential offshoring of task.
• Analyze, understand, and support the business processes and data associated with database operations.
• Manage the operational activities in data centers concerning databases and interconnected applications.
• Participate in the planning and management of the departmental budget.
• Contribute to projects with a focus on database integration.
• Coordinate the different on-call support rotation for critical database systems.

Who Are We Looking For

We look for big thinkers. People who can drive positive change, step up and show what’s next – people with passion, can-do attitude and a hunger to learn and grow. In practice this means:

• A degree in Computer Science or comparable IT-specific education (e.g., IT specialist) and at least 5 years of professional experience in personnel management.
• Experience in project participation.
• Excellent knowledge of database architecture.
• Expert knowledge in the area of security (release management, TLS, permission management, technical users, risks from external attacks, etc.).
• Proficient in English and German.
• Ability to work in a team and under pressure.
• A high sense of responsibility.

Perks & Benefits

At Worldline you’ll get the chance to be at the heart of the global payments technology industry and shape how the world pays and gets paid. On top of that, you will also:

• Flextime & mobile working within Germany 
• Company pension plan 
• Individual training programs 
• Job bike & diverse range of employee discounts 
• Mobility and food subsidies 
• Good public transport connections and free parking (location-specific) 
• "Wellbeing@Worldline" health program 
• Regular employee events 
• Possible participation in the Innovation Festival @ Worldline 
• Employee Share Program: We win together as a team, and our long-term incentive plans are crafted to give every Worldline a financial stake in the business they are helping to grow  
• Sustainable, international company culture 

Shape the evolution

We are pushing towards the next frontiers of payments technology, and we look for big thinkers to join our journey. People with passion, can-do attitude and a hunger to learn and grow. Here you’ll work with ambitious colleagues from around the world, take on unique challenges as a team, and make a real impact on the society. And with our empowering culture, strong technology and extensive training opportunities, we help you accelerate your career. Wherever you decide to go. Join our global team of over 18,000 innovators across 40+ countries, and shape a tomorrow that is yours to own.

Learn more about life at Worldline at jobs.worldline.com

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or any applicable legally protected characteristics.