Head of Engineering (d/f/m)
Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. This role is part of our Experience & Engineering team in Germany. In this key leadership position, you are responsible for the strategic direction and growth of our Engineering teams. You will lead a team of approximately 7-9 professionals, including Team Leads and Senior Engineers. Leadership of Leaders: You lead, coach, and mentor Team Leads and Senior Engineers. AI Change Management: You define the roadmap for integrating Artificial Intelligence into the daily engineering lifecycle (e.g., Operational Excellence: You take full ownership of your department's operational performance (resource planning, budget monitoring, utilization) and ensure a profitable and scalable engineering organization.
Strategic Partnering: You work closely with Directors and VPs to sharpen DEPT®’s technological vision in the DACH region and act as a high-level technical sparring partner for our key accounts.
Proven People Manager: You have a track record of leading teams in a "manager-of-managers" structure or significant experience leading larger engineering departments.
Change Agent: You are passionate about the potential of AI in the software lifecycle and have a clear vision of how modern engineering organizations must evolve.
Frontend Background: You possess a deep technical history in frontend development, allowing you to validate architectural decisions and act as a mentor on eye-level.
Communication: You are a confident communicator in both German and English, able to present complex technical topics to both stakeholders and clients.
Flexible, hybrid working policy (1-2 days at the office, depending on location);
~ Company pension scheme.
~ Lease bike options / JobRad and 25% subsidy for the Deutschlandticket.
~ 50 personal monthly allowance via our dedicated benefits apps for use across daily expenses and lifestyle perks.
~ Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.
At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.
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