Information Technology
Information Technology
Information Technology
Managing innovation velocity and operational stability simultaniously
Managing innovation velocity and operational stability simultaniously
Managing innovation velocity and operational stability simultaniously

The challenge of driving business transformation while managing unprecedented technical risks and competing for scarce talent.

The challenge of driving business transformation while managing unprecedented technical risks and competing for scarce talent.

The challenge of driving business transformation while managing unprecedented technical risks and competing for scarce talent.
The Leadership Challenge for IT Executives
I understand that today's IT leaders face the complex challenge of simultaneously driving business transformation while managing unprecedented technical risks and competing for scarce talent. I recognise that success requires not just technical excellence but the ability to manage cross-functional value creation as well as make strategic trade-offs between innovation velocity and operational stability all while transforming technology investments into measurable business outcomes. With over a decade of experience in recruitment, I help professionals and leaders take the next step in their careers.
My goal is to build meaningful connections that create real value and lay the foundation for long-term growth. Today I am proud to be a Director of Michael Illert Executive Recruitment and share this passion with an incredible team spread across the BeNeLux and DACH region. From here we serve our clients across Europe and the UK. While we believe in leveraging the latest technology, we hold one fundamental principle at heart: human connection and understanding will always be at the core of executive search.
The Leadership Challenge for IT Executives
I understand that today's IT leaders face the complex challenge of simultaneously driving business transformation while managing unprecedented technical risks and competing for scarce talent. I recognise that success requires not just technical excellence but the ability to manage cross-functional value creation as well as make strategic trade-offs between innovation velocity and operational stability all while transforming technology investments into measurable business outcomes. With over a decade of experience in recruitment, I help professionals and leaders take the next step in their careers.
My goal is to build meaningful connections that create real value and lay the foundation for long-term growth. Today I am proud to be a Director of Michael Illert Executive Recruitment and share this passion with an incredible team spread across the BeNeLux and DACH region. From here we serve our clients across Europe and the UK. While we believe in leveraging the latest technology, we hold one fundamental principle at heart: human connection and understanding will always be at the core of executive search.
The Leadership Challenge for IT Executives
I understand that today's IT leaders face the complex challenge of simultaneously driving business transformation while managing unprecedented technical risks and competing for scarce talent. I recognise that success requires not just technical excellence but the ability to manage cross-functional value creation as well as make strategic trade-offs between innovation velocity and operational stability all while transforming technology investments into measurable business outcomes. With over a decade of experience in recruitment, I help professionals and leaders take the next step in their careers.
My goal is to build meaningful connections that create real value and lay the foundation for long-term growth. Today I am proud to be a Director of Michael Illert Executive Recruitment and share this passion with an incredible team spread across the BeNeLux and DACH region. From here we serve our clients across Europe and the UK. While we believe in leveraging the latest technology, we hold one fundamental principle at heart: human connection and understanding will always be at the core of executive search.


Michael Illert
Director DACH


Michael Illert
Director DACH


Michael Illert
Director DACH
IT is the Innovator
IT is the Innovator
We know that long term success isn’t just about maintaining operations; it’s about building a company that grows, innovates and sustains competitive advantage. We specialise in identifying and securing the talent who transform strategic ambition into measurable value.
We know that long term success isn’t just about maintaining operations; it’s about building a company that grows, innovates and sustains competitive advantage. We specialise in identifying and securing the talent who transform strategic ambition into measurable value.
Technology capability now defines the boundary between market leaders and market followers
Technology capability now defines the boundary between market leaders and market followers
Where technology once merely supported business operations, it now serves as the fundamental business enabler. Moreover, IT is developing into an innovation catalyst that marks the critical distinction between organisations that merely survive digital disruption and those that drive competitive advantage with it. Technology teams will no longer wait for business requirements; they identify possibilities that business leaders haven't yet imagined. Business IT roles are critical in this context as the combine technical expertise and commercial acumen required to translate these technological possibilities into corporate value. We believe, they serve as the architects who transform IT from a function that enables business into a capability that defines it.
Where technology once merely supported business operations, it now serves as the fundamental business enabler. Moreover, IT is developing into an innovation catalyst that marks the critical distinction between organisations that merely survive digital disruption and those that drive competitive advantage with it. Technology teams will no longer wait for business requirements; they identify possibilities that business leaders haven't yet imagined. Business IT roles are critical in this context as the combine technical expertise and commercial acumen required to translate these technological possibilities into corporate value. We believe, they serve as the architects who transform IT from a function that enables business into a capability that defines it.
Five core areas which drive enablement and innovation across the IT function
Business-IT Leadership
orchestrates these domains into coherent value, translating technical capability into market advantage
Business-IT Leadership
orchestrates these domains into coherent value, translating technical capability into market advantage
Business-IT Leadership
orchestrates these domains into coherent value, translating technical capability into market advantage
Data Management
converts information into predictive insights
Data Management
converts information into predictive insights
Data Management
converts information into predictive insights
Software
creates the digital products and platforms that define new business models
Software
creates the digital products and platforms that define new business models
Software
creates the digital products and platforms that define new business models
IT Security Management
provides the scalable foundation that determines what's technically possible
IT Security Management
provides the scalable foundation that determines what's technically possible
IT Security Management
provides the scalable foundation that determines what's technically possible
IT Infrastructure Management
provides the scalable foundation that determines what's technically possible
IT Infrastructure Management
provides the scalable foundation that determines what's technically possible
IT Infrastructure Management
provides the scalable foundation that determines what's technically possible