Manager Engineering (d/f/m)

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. Your focus shifts from writing code to building systems: you will optimize processes, develop the next generation of leaders, and actively drive the cultural change toward AI-driven development.

Responsibilities

Leadership of Leaders: Lead, coach, and mentor Team Leads and Senior Engineers; AI Change Management: Define the roadmap for integrating Artificial Intelligence into the daily engineering lifecycle; Operational Excellence: Take ownership of operational performance, resource planning, budget monitoring, and utilization; Strategic Partnering: Work closely with Directors and VPs to sharpen DEPT®'s technological vision in the DACH region; Cultural Stewardship: Foster an inclusive, motivating, high-performance culture and establish modern department rituals

Requirements

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; Business Acumen: You understand the economic drivers of an agency or consultancy and can translate KPIs into actionable success; Communication: You are a confident communicator in both German and English, able to present complex technical topics to both stakeholders and clients

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working policy; Company pension scheme; Lease bike options / JobRad and 25% subsidy for the Deutschlandticket; Occasional breakfast/lunch at the office; Smoothie Tuesdays; OpenUp platform contribution; €50 personal monthly allowance via benefits apps; Future Bens exclusive access to sustainable products; Social events; Certified B Corp and Agency of the Year recognition; Opportunity to work with awesome clients; Training, development and certifications; Global annual DEPT® Cares Month