Director of IT & Security
About the job
- Minimum 8 years of recent experience directly managing and supporting individual Technical Program Managers in a cloud, modern IT organization
- Minimum 15 years of hands-on technical project / program management experience within a Business Systems or SaaS environment implementing systems, software and integrations solutions
- Strong business acumen and familiarity with a broad range of business processes, and has worked directly with Business System Analysts, Business Engagement Leads and Business Process Owners
- Conversant with regulatory compliance requirements, such as SOC and GDPR
- Design Foundation-wide technology initiatives and budgets to drive value aligned with company strategy
- Direct a team of IT professionals by setting objectives, determining metric criteria, analyzing data, establishing IT budgets and overseeing operations of server systems risks by ensuring that systems and processes are in place to safeguard sensitive information pursuant to applicable law and best practices
- Create and implement tools, metrics, policies and processes
- Streamline services and operations by assessing, understanding, and harmonizing technology resources and needs among all departments
- Structure the inception, maturation, and implementation of high-profile technology initiatives according to budget
- Demonstrated strong budget development and oversight skills. Skilled alternative modelling with ROI and TCO methodologies
About the company
Parkdepot provides business-to-business parking management by digitizing lots into smart mobility hubs. Its platform uses camera-based license-plate recognition and AI to automate entry/exit tracking and billing, removing barriers, tickets, and on-site staff. For unpaid lots, the Supervision feature monitors duration to prevent unauthorized use, while for paid parking, Carpay offers a ticketless, modern-payment experience and the system provides analytics on space utilization. Parkdepot differentiates itself by acting as a full-service provider that handles software, hardware installation, and ongoing operations for a range of clients, with a goal to help owners monetize underutilized parking capacity and reduce operating costs.
Company Size
N/A
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$19.8M
Headquarters
Munich, Germany
Founded
2019
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Parkdepot expanded into Italy again in July 2026 with Conad-site deployments.
- Starting Up reported fresh 15 million euro Series A funding in August 2026.
- Its DACH-to-Europe footprint and retailer roster support repeatable rollouts across standardized parking sites.
What critics are saying
- Italian consumer groups attacked Parkdepot in June 2026 over unclear signage and penalties.
- Altroconsumo logged 811 complaints and 196-day average responses, signaling severe customer friction.
- If courts or regulators curtail private penalty collection, Parkdepot's core enforcement model breaks.
What makes Parkdepot unique
- Parkdepot sells barrier-free, camera-based parking automation with billing and enforcement bundled.
- It replaces tickets, gates, and on-site staff with one outsourced operating layer.
- Its Germany-built workflow fits retailers needing fast rollout across supermarkets and mixed-use lots.
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