Markus Eberius
Interim CIO / CTO | IT Leadership, Digital Transformation & Restructuring
Availability: immediate · Willing to travel: international
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Comprehensively certified interim IT executive (CIO/CTO) and former Managing Director with over 25 years of leadership experience at the business/technology interface. Distinctive dual expertise spanning reliable end-to-end IT management of ongoing operations (Run IT) and crisis-proven restructuring as well as agile transformation (Change IT). Demonstrable success in leading international tech organizations (up to 54 employees), steering business-critical IT budgets (up to €23 million p.a.) and in vendor management. Industry focus: Tech, Retail/E-Commerce, Logistics and Services.
Core Competencies
Holistic IT Leadership & Governance
IT infrastructure, global data centres, software development, cloud and IT security – end-to-end run responsibility.
IT Turnaround & Crisis Management
Restructuring of large-scale projects that have gone off track; safeguarding critical platform migrations ahead of go-live.
ERP & Enterprise Transformation
Management and migration of global system landscapes (SAP S/4HANA, SAP RISE, Microsoft Dynamics 365).
Budget & Performance Management
OPEX/CAPEX planning, IT controlling and structural development of IT teams.
Digital Innovation & AI
Design and implementation of enterprise-wide AI strategies, including initial productive use cases.
Qualifications & Certifications
- Agile Expert (Scrum.org): Professional Scrum Master II, Product Owner II, PAL-EBM, Scaled Professional Scrum.
- IHK Examiner & Languages: Official examiner for IT specialist professions. German (native speaker), English (business fluent).