CareerPlan

Head of Engineering (m/w/d)

KölnFull-time2026-11-02 → 2026-11-11

Core

Building and leading a global engineering leadership team, harmonizing development processes across companies, and translating product strategy into engineering reality.

Role type

Senior IC Head of Engineering (Strategy & Mentorship)

Builds

Stable, cross-functional engineering teams and modern development structures (CI/CD, Agentic Development)

Domain

Enterprise Software / ERP

Required skills

Engineering organization building, Agile transformation (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban), DevOps principles, Strategic thinking, Change management, Cross-functional team leadership

Preferred skills

ERP environment experience, Complex enterprise software product experience

Technologies

CI/CD, Agentic Development, Scrum, SAFe, Kanban

Responsibilities

Build and lead the engineering leadership team, Harmonize development processes, Plan capacity and build stable teams, Develop and operationalize engineering KPIs, Build decentralized architecture decision-making capabilities, Collaborate with VP Product & Business Development

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC