Welcome to the team: Head of Branch Lodz (m/f/diverse)
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FunctionFunction:
Information Technology -
LocationLocation:
Lodz -
Job typeJob type:
Permanent / Full time -
First working dayFirst working day:
7 / 1 / 2026 -
Application deadlineApplication deadline:
9 / 9 / 2026
Join our team as a Head of Branch Lodz!
Your tasks
The purpose of the Head of Branch is to assure sustainable operations of all units in the location, fulfill regulatory requirements in the country and play a role of single point of contact as well as local advisor to all line functions. The Head of Branch is responsible for overseeing all operations, business activities, and strategic initiatives at the foreign branch. This leadership role involves driving growth, ensuring operational excellence, managing cross-border challenges, and aligning the branch's performance with the organization's global goals. The Head of Branch acts as the primary representative of the company in the branch location and maintains close relationships with regional and headquarters teams, customers, and partners.
On top of that Head of Branch may act as DTC Head i.e. overarching local manager across all clusters, single point of contact and advisor for GS-DTS and the Delivery Organization.
Key Responsibilities
As Head of Branch:
Strategic Leadership: Drive the branch's digital transformation, aligning strategic plans with corporate goals to enhance efficiency, profitability, and customer satisfaction. Pursue new business opportunities while ensuring alignment with the company’s vision and strategic priorities.
Operational Excellence: Oversee the branch's day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance, process efficiency, and alignment with company standards and industry best practices. Monitor performance metrics, optimize operations, and lead initiatives to enhance infrastructure, processes, and overall branch functionality.
Risk Management and Compliance: Ensure compliance with local regulations, legal standards, and data protection protocols while identifying and mitigating risks associated with digital projects and IT operations. Act as the primary point of contact for local partners, suppliers, and regulators.
Manage Talents: Develop a diverse team of IT professionals and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. Lead, mentor and manage the branch staff, ensuring strong, motivated and result-focused team. Implement development programs to enhance staff skills and support career growth.
Cost Control: Manage DTC costs and allocations, ensuring activities are carried out efficiently and in compliance with audit and risk standards. Report on the branch financial and operational status of the senior leadership team.
Market Expertise: Provide insights into local market trends, regulations, and employment conditions, advising leaders on navigating these peculiarities effectively.
As Head of DTC:
Collaboration: Act as a bridge between the DTC, clusters, and stakeholders to align digital solutions with business strategies. Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities.
Stakeholder management: Act as point of contact for clusters and key area offices to proactively drive their DTC-related activities, including FTE-planning.
Operational Excellence: Ensure consistency across the various clusters within the location. Facilitate the sharing of best practices across chapters and contribute to the implementation of standardized processes and best practices in all DTCs.
Your profile
Education: Degree level education preferably in Business Administration, Management or Computer Science.
Experience:
- Proven track record of experience in leadership roles with ability to lead diverse teams, drive innovation, and effectively organize operations.
- Proven track record of driving growth and overseeing operations in international environments.
- Experience in developing and managing budgets and financial planning.
Leadership: Strong ability to lead and inspire a high-performing team across diverse departments.
Analytical mindset with the ability to anticipate and solve business challenges using technology.
Strategic Thinking: Ability to shape long-term plans and adapt to market trends and challenges.
Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including cross-cultural engagement.
Cultural Sensitivity: Ability to work in cross-cultural environments and understand regional nuances.
Adaptability: Agile and adaptable to changing market conditions and organizational priorities.
Languages: fluent in English, Polish and German is an advantage.
The company
Below you can find more information about Commerzbank:
Commerzbank is a leading international commercial bank with branches and offices in almost 50 countries. The world is changing, becoming digital, and so we are. We are leaving the traditional bank behind us and are choosing to move forward as a digital enterprise. This is exactly why we need talented people who will join us on this journey. We work in inter-locational and international teamwork in agile methodologies.
What we offer?
- Medical care packages in Enel-med,
- Additional Generali insurance,
- Multisport Plus Card,
- Pluxee Lunch card,
- Co-financing of glasses or contact lenses,
- PPE - Employee pension scheme, in which the employer's contribution is 5.5% of the monthly salary,
- Special offer at mBank for Commerzbank employees,
- Special offers within mBank group
- Access to the Speexx e-learning language platform,
- Access to O’Reilly and Clix (Linkedin Learning) e-learning platform,
- Internal training program Skills@work (Coffee Learning Session - informal quarterly meetings among employees focusing on a given technological or business issue, BigUP - individual mentoring program, Trainer Academy - trainings organized by employees for employees, Guilds - groups focusing on a given technological or business issue),
- External trainings,
- Interest groups and integration events,
- Relocation packages inside and outside Poland,
- Psychological support program for employees and their families, additionally financial and legal consultations (chat, phone, 24/7),
- Additional holiday days after each year worked at Commerzbank (maximum 5 additional days),
- Compensation of up to 100% for sick pay (up to 33 days in a given calendar year),
- Equivalent for electricity and internet while working for home,
- Flexible working time,
- Masterbenefit - car subscription,
- Travel allowance of 150 PLN for each arrival for the first year of work in Commerzbank for employees traveling to work (to Łódź – from outside the Łódź Voivodeship, and to Wrocław – from outside the Lower Silesian Voivodeship), whose previous employer was located outside of Łódzkie or Dolnośląskie.
- Annual bonus, which amount depends of the results of the bank.
Contact
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft Spółka Akcyjna oddział w Polsce
Ul. Wersalska 6
91-203 Łódź
Your application process
Please add the following clause to your application:
1. I consent to the processing of personal data contained in this document by Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft with its registered office in Kaiserstrasse 16, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, operating through the Branch in Poland with its registered office in Łódź, 91-203 Łódź, ul. Wersalska 6, KRS 0000631053, for the implementation of the current recruitment process and for the future recruitment for a period of 6 months, in accordance with the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data the free flow of such data and the repeal of Directive 95/46 / EC (RODO) and in accordance with the Act of 10 May 2018 on the protection of personal data (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1000). I provided my personal data voluntarily and I declare that they are truthful. I have the right to withdraw this consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
2. I have read the content of the information clause, including information about the purpose and methods of processing personal data and the right to access my personal data and about the right to correct, rectify and delete it.