Chief of Staff – Engineering (gn)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Dresden

Your mission

As a Chief of Staff - Engineering, you will act as a counterpart, advisor and decision maker in technical discussion for both internal and external stakeholders. Reporting directly to the CEO/CTO/Co-Founder and working closely with the CPO you ensure that our product vision and strategy is translated and executed into a clear, consistent and aligned technology strategy.

You will work hand in hand with Engineering Managers and cross-functional teams including product management, engineering, design and business stakeholders acting as a counterpart, advisor and decision maker in technical discussions.

As a Chief of Staff - Engineering you will:

Underpin “why” and “what” into a clear idea of “how” by translating product vision and strategy into a technology strategy and roadmap
Work closely with the team of engineering managers (EMs), each of them being responsible for individually contributing engineers & consult the Product Development process with the Engineering org
Maintain and constantly improve the engineering organization, enhance its structure, best practices and accountability
Drive decisions in technical discussions and make sure that stakeholders are well supported when implementing decisions
Provide mentorship to EMs and engineers in technical, organizational and leadership topics
Help prioritizing in people’s assignments and budget allocation
Proactively seek, facilitate and apply opportunities for knowledge sharing and collaboration across the group to surface the value created by teams and individuals

Your profile

You have worked as an engineer before and have the technical capabilities to learn, understand and improve our tech-stack
Proven track record of leading and developing a team in a tech company
Experience within an organization of cross-functional teams building a (software)-product
You are used to work in agile environments and feel comfortable with modern ways of software development
Confident in resolving complex conflicts as well as driving decisions aligned with company / product strategy
Experience in creating a consistent and easily digestible tech roadmap that is based on the product roadmap
Familiar with resource planning and allocation
You are self-reliant and proactive problem solver with a small ego
Willingness to have a regular presence in our office in Dresden

Why us?

Make an impact!
Work on an innovative, deep tech product that adds value to the robotics world and to society! Become a crucial part of something new, big and exciting where you can truly make an impact!

Our teams inspire!
Cross-functional communication is key. You'll get to know many of your 100+ colleagues. Collaborate with great people on our international teams who value knowledge sharing and unique ways of doing things!Be authentic!
Work in a value-driven environment where everything may not be perfect, but we're working on it! Your feedback is required while you receive feedback and appreciation for your work!

Choose your flexibility!
Work remotely from all around Europe or in our beautiful HQ in Dresden. We live flexible working hours, according to your personal needs and those of your team! If you live far away, we offer mobility support for your Dresden job ticket.

Help others!
You can have up to 3 days of volunteer time off to help your favorite charity.

Develop yourself!
We offer training and mental health opportunities so that you can develop both mentally and professionally.

And there is even more!
Enjoy our free lunch, snacks and drinks, team events, 30 days of annual vacation + additional rest during Christmas season until New Year. If your child gets sick, we assure that a 100% of your usual earnings will be paid while you take care of your little one.

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About us

EASY-TO-USE-ROBOTICS FOR EVERYONE

Imagine a world with more room to unleash our unique cognitive strengths at work. A world where all people – whether craftsmans, blue-collars worker or engineers – have access to automation technologies that perform inhuman, monotonous and high-precision tasks much more efficiently than we do.

At Wandelbots, we're fundamentally reshaping the way to work with robots. We eliminate the complexity and develop easy-to-use solutions to speed up automation and empower everyone to work with industrial robots and beyond.

Mission

2017 founded, Wandelbots employs more than 100 people from 14 countries today. From our headquarters in Dresden Germany, we are giving our heart and soul to follow our mission, to empower everybody to easily work with robots.

Our Culture

Wandelbots’ team culture is deeply driven by our purpose and values. We love autonomy, high fives, and every kind of cake. We celebrate team efforts and learning moments. We grow through feedback and honor kindness and empathy. We build waterslides and invent anti-racism campaigns. We are creative, innovative and blessed with a can-do attitude. We truly believe that robots love people, so we just do love them back.

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Your application!

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