Main tasks of the position:
- Disciplinary and technical management of the team
- Experience in the software development of multi-tier web applications and the relevant architecture concepts/technologies, preferably Java, Spring and Angular/React
- Supporting the assigned employees in accomplishing their tasks
- Coaching and supporting employees in personal and methodological development topics
- Supporting the recruiting of new employees
- Defining and tracking employee targets in line with company and divisional objectives
- Conducting staff appraisals
- Defining and planning training measures for employees in line with requirements
- Organizing the regular transfer of expertise within the team and beyond
- Forward-looking planning and management of the teams capacities for implementing product and technology roadmaps and customer requirements/projects
- Selecting and managing external employees in projects (on-site and nearshore)
- Managing, monitoring and continuously improving the software development process, Control, monitoring and continuous improvement of the software development process in your own team
- Implementation of and compliance with company-wide technology, quality, security and process standards and targets
- Co-design of agile approaches in software development
- Primary contact person for product management, support and other teams
- Being a contact person for customers, especially with regard to more in-depth technical topics
- Support in the pre-sales process to present and explain technical aspects of the software products
- Management of software development projects in the area of investment account management / tax and related topics
- Support in analysis and evaluation of requirements in the area of investment account management / transfer agency and support in solution design
- Ensuring the sustainable development and continuous maintenance of software products in the area of investment account management / tax
- Contribution in day-to-day operations
Side tasks of the position:
- Participation in the implementation of division and company-wide initiatives for the strategic further development of processes, products and technologies
Formal Education:
- Degree in (business) informatics or a comparable, successfully completed technical education, alternatively relevant professional experience
- More than 10 years of professional experience at a software company or in a comparable position
- Sound professional experience in software development
- Sound experience in managing and developing employees using relevant methodologies
Qualifications / Skills / Personality Traits:
Work experience
- Basic technical knowledge of the financial industry
- Strong communication skills, empathy and talent for leading employees in an appreciative manner
- Familiar with coaching and moderation as well as methodical and conceptual know-how
- Proven organizational and planning skills, especially in an agile environment
- Several years of experience in the development of software applications, services and functions for the financial industry.
- Experience in the software development of multi-tier web applications and the relevant architecture concepts/technologies, preferably Java, Spring and Angular/React is a benefit
- Very good technological understanding of contemporary, distributed software architectures and container platform technologies
- Experience with agile development methods such as SCRUM
- Several years of experience in the conception and development of software capabilities in the area of investment account management / tax
- Experience in leading software development teams with more than 5 employees
Professional expertise and other knowledge :
- Very good oral and written English skills as well as good German skills
Personality traits
- Strong technical and leadership skills
- Confident demeanor as well as strong communication and presentation skills
- High quality standards and service orientation
- Self-motivation and an independent way of working
- High resilience and above-average willingness to learn
- Flexibility and strong team spirit
- High quality awareness, open and goal-oriented communication and the ability to quickly familiarize yourself with new topics
- Enjoy software development and the willingness to develop further, flexibility and team spirit
