Hybrid Head of Development – Leadership-focused (no coding)

at Headhunter Digital

• Job title: Head of Development – Leadership-focused (no coding)
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: €90,000 - €110,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Head of Software Development leading large development teams for a top digital agency with over 400 employees. Focusing on team leadership, coaching, and strategy for modern web and e-commerce projects.

Responsibilities

• You take overall responsibility for all software development.
• You coach and develop the Tech Leads and their teams (currently approx. 60 employees).
• You define, in close coordination with the Tech Leads, the technical strategy, architecture standards and tool landscape for the entire company.
• You optimize and establish efficient processes in the areas of teamwork, agile practices, quality assurance and CI/CD to sustainably increase productivity.
• You are responsible for strategic resource planning, project allocation and monitoring in close coordination with project management and executive leadership.
• You actively shape the entire recruiting and onboarding process to attract and retain top talent.
• You take ownership of budget planning and the reporting of relevant KPIs (e.g. utilization, forecasts) to the executive management.

Requirements

• Several years of relevant leadership experience in a comparable lead or Head-of-Engineering role, ideally in an agency or consulting environment.
• Deep, solid understanding of modern software development, architectural principles and agile project work.
• Proven success in team development and team building (recruiting, performance reviews).
• Confident handling of budget planning, controlling and reporting.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to act as an interface between executive leadership, HR, sales and development teams.
• You have strategic vision, drive change and enjoy optimizing processes (hands-on mentality).

Benefits

• Maximum flexibility: hybrid work in Berlin and mobile working options.
• Some willingness to travel is welcome for on-site meetings and team-building events.
• Workation & mobility: the opportunity to work at other group locations and benefits such as JobRad (company bike lease), Deutschlandticket (national public transport pass) or fuel vouchers.
• Financial security: competitive salary plus an attractive employer contribution to the company pension scheme and additional corporate benefits.
• Free choice of hardware: work with your preferred setup (Mac, Windows or Linux). Hardware can also be used privately.
• Development & culture: extensive internal and external training and development opportunities.