Lead Trading IT

Do you want to help build the future trading IT backbone at one of the largest agricultural and food companies in Europe?

Build the future of trading IT at DLG

On behalf of DLG Group, we are looking for a Lead Trading IT. The role is established to strengthen DLG’s Trading IT capabilities and to enable the next stage of business evolution. As your first priority, you will lead a comprehensive IT transformation project focused on designing and delivering the future Trading Core IT Stack.

This will be a core contribution to DLG’s group-wide program ReGen to modernize how the business is run, improving competitiveness and strengthening commercial performance on a global scale.

As Lead Trading IT you will play a pivotal role in a company-wide transformation program—overseeing trade execution and capture systems, data and analytics platforms, and the architectural foundation that enables future trading capabilities. You will act as the critical interface between business strategy and technology execution, ensuring delivery of robust, scalable, and future-ready IT solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and steer the overall Trading IT strategy, prioritizing initiatives to balance competing business needs
• Lead Trading IT across commodity trading specific solutions (e.g., wheat, soy, oil & gas, power) and overarching platforms (e.g. ERP) and act as a strategic sparring partner to key trading leads by translating business objectives into actionable technical requirements
• Build, lead and develop a team of skilled trading IT professionals
• Define technology and solution archetypes for the Trading IT north star architecture and make decisions on vendor and solution selection processes
• Create and maintain technology roadmaps across all relevant software systems, ensuring alignment with functional plans
• Define foundational data architecture and governance requirements; collaborate with the Data Manager to ensure data availability, quality, and accessibility
• Initiate, plan and manage projects, oversee delivery and coordinate with all internal stakeholders and external implementation partners to ensure solution delivery on time, quality and budget
• Ensure stable, ongoing operations of the future Trading IT landscape.

KPIs and Success Criteria

• Enablement of business value in line with the ReGen program (including trade capture solutions)
• Milestone delivery for ReGen and future programs
• Establishment of a cross-regional and cross-commodity trading IT function with a clear mandate and governance.

What we are looking for

• Proven experience (8+ years) in IT project management in commodity trading solutions and enterprise architecture with multi-years’ experience in a leadership role
• Deep understanding of trading systems and IT stack integration
• Proven and up to date understanding of modern data architecture components including Azure cloud platform solutions
• Demonstrated ability to successfully drive cross-functional programs with internal and external partners
• Strong skills in stakeholder management and technical decision facilitation
• A structured, collaborative, and delivery-focused mindset
• Flexibility to travel to other work locations such as Fredericia, Denmark; Flensburg or Osterrönfeld, Germany.

You will report to the Head of Business Applications and be based in Fredericia, Denmark; Flensburg or Osterrönfeld, Germany.

Apply Now

If you are passionate about shaping the future of trading IT, aligning technology with business ambition, and enabling digital execution at scale, we want to hear from you.

For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Mikkel Nielsen from PeopleLink on .

The DLG Group is one of Europe’s leading companies in food, energy, and building materials, with a turnover of DKK 60 billion. We operate in 18 countries and have 6,900 employees worldwide, including approximately 1,500 in Denmark. As a cooperative, we have a fundamental commitment to strengthening the competitiveness of our customers and owners, who are Danish farmers. We play a vital role in delivering both current and future solutions for agriculture, with a strong focus on resource efficiency and sustainability.