Head of Engineering - Platform (all genders)

We are looking for a Head of Engineering for the Platform team in the heart of buzzing Berlin!

As the Head of Engineering, you'll spearhead our technical efforts and lead the engineering teams responsible for building and scaling our platform products. You will play a pivotal role in driving our engineering vision and strategy aligned with our company's goals.

You'll foster strong collaboration with product management, research, and cross-functional units to ensure the seamless execution of product initiatives from ideation to deployment. You will also be instrumental in understanding the needs of our stakeholders and driving the evolution of engineering solutions that fulfill these needs.

This role demands a solid technical foundation, exceptional leadership abilities, and a fervent enthusiasm for developing sophisticated and user-centric platform products. You have the unique opportunity to significantly influence the future of our engineering landscape, contributing to our mission to make language learning simple, enjoyable, and accessible to all.

You will

• Lead and inspire a group of engineering teams, driving the innovation and strategy behind our internal platform products, including Identity, CRM, customer service, and content production.
• Drive the technical execution of product development from planning to release, working closely with product management, research, and other business units.
• Establish the engineering roadmap and direction, ensuring alignment with our company's strategic objectives and OKRs, including breaking down complex projects into manageable milestones and overseeing delivery.
• Gain a profound understanding of our stakeholders' needs, directing the engineering team's efforts to meet and exceed these requirements.
• Enhance product lifecycle management by monitoring performance, leveraging data for decision-making, and implementing optimizations.
• Cultivate a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and open communication within the team, emphasizing accountability and high standards.
• Guide and mentor engineering managers, promoting continuous learning, innovation, and professional growth.

You have

• A proven track record of leading high-performing engineering teams and delivering successful platform products in domains such as CRM, content, identity, or similar.
• Exceptional strategic and analytical thinking skills, with the ability to turn vision into executable strategies and tangible outcomes.
• Demonstrated leadership prowess with a history of nurturing and growing high-calibre engineering teams.
• In-depth knowledge of technology and industry trends within the platform domain.
• A strong DevOps culture mindset that will help your teams fully own their domains. You build it, you run it, you own it.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management abilities, adept at influencing and collaborating at various organizational levels.
• A customer-first approach, with a deep comprehension of user needs and behaviors to drive product development that elevates the internal customer experience.

Please note that our company's operating language is English, so you will need to be able to work in English.

Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian:

• Enjoy 30 vacation days and the chance to take a 3-month Sabbatical. Plus family and life situation counseling.
• Decide how, when and from where you want to work with our flexible working hours and remote friendly options as Jobbatical (up to 3 months inside the EU) or work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms.
• Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes.
• Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership.
• Be part of our employee communities (such as Femgineers, DE&I Ambassadors and LGBTQIA groups), attend cultural and regular social events.

Diversity at Babbel

As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.