About the role

  • Head of Engineering overseeing approximately 60 development team members in the Technology & Data business unit. Focus on technical vision, coaching, and collaboration with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Overall responsibility for our engineering teams, currently around 60 employees
  • Lead, coach and develop Tech Leads and their teams
  • Define the company’s technical direction and standards in close collaboration with our Tech Leads
  • Support Tech Leads with administrative and organizational tasks
  • Responsible for recruiting and onboarding new talent
  • Conduct and organize employee reviews and development plans
  • Support team development initiatives and culture enhancement
  • Resource planning and project allocation in close coordination with Tech Leads and Project Managers
  • Optimize processes related to teamwork and collaboration
  • Ensure quality and reliability
  • Personnel and development budget planning and control
  • Reporting and monitoring of relevant KPIs in project controlling and business operations (e.g. resource utilization, budget variances, forecasts)
  • Act as a close interface between executive management, Tech Leads, HR and Sales/Project Management

Requirements

  • Several years of leadership experience in a comparable role, ideally in an agency environment
  • Strong skills in people leadership, team development and coaching
  • Experience in recruiting, HR processes and organizational team management
  • Confident handling of budget planning, controlling and reporting
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across executive management, HR, Sales and other stakeholders
  • Experience in e‑commerce and an understanding of software development and project work
  • Hands-on mentality, strategic vision and enthusiasm for organizational and process development

Benefits

  • A great team
  • Choice of device: Mac, Windows or Linux — company hardware may be used privately
  • Flexible working hours and remote work
  • Internal & external training opportunities
  • Work at other MAI locations & workation options
  • Deutschlandticket, company bike (JobRad) or fuel vouchers
  • Employer contribution of 20% to your company pension plan
  • Corporate benefits platform & Edenred
  • Small and large team events — we know how to celebrate!
  • Buddy program for new starters
  • Office closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve for everyone
  • Additional benefits at our office locations — let us surprise you!

Job title

Head of Engineering

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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