Software Development Team Leader

TTTech Auto, part of NXP, is seeking a Software Development Team Leader to accelerate the shift to safe, software-defined vehicles. The role involves leading a high-performing agile team, providing technical guidance, fostering a lean/agile mindset, and ensuring quality software delivery. The leader will also be responsible for line management, including recruiting and staff development, contributing to the transformation of the automotive industry.

Must Have

• Develop and implement high performing teams (Servant leader / Scrum master)
• Provide disciplinary and professional leadership
• Support the team in technical decisions
• Take active role in shaping software development processes
• Mentor the team in lean software development practices
• Build up a lean/agile mind-set
• Facilitate scrum and other team events
• Ensure proper knowledge sharing
• Drive improvement initiatives and resolve impediments
• Ensure the team proceeds towards its given objectives
• Deliver work in quality, scope and time
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment with senior management
• Team development, compliance with company/department standards & rules
• Recruiting, performance management & individual staff development
• 10+ years professional experience in embedded software engineering
• Proven experience in a leading position working with agile development teams
• Deep understanding of agile development methods and practices
• Broad know-how in software development methods, processes and technologies
• Experience and strong interest in leadership and people management
• Outstanding communication skills
• Excellent command of English

Good to Have

• Experience in the automotive domain

Perks & Benefits

• Online and offline learning opportunities for core and professional skills
• Commitment to sustainability
• Inclusive work environment
• Programs focused on diversity, inclusion and equality

Your Tasks:

• Develop and implement high performing teams: Servant leader / Scrum master of the team providing disciplinary and professional leadership, ensuring the team acts self-organized and shows ownership for its commitments and product deliveries
• Providing technical guidance by: Supporting the team in technical decisions, taking active role in shaping software development processes, mentoring the team in lean software development practices
• Be an agile leader by: Building up a lean/agile mind-set, facilitating scrum and as well as other team events, ensure proper knowledge sharing, driving of improvement initiatives and resolving of impediments
• Engineering delivery: Ensure the team proceeds towards its given objectives and delivers work in quality, scope and time. Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment with senior management
• Governance of the team: Team development, compliance of the team with all company/department standards & rules.
• Line Management: Recruiting, performance management & individual staff development

Your Profile:

• 10 years + professional experience in embedded software engineering (experience in the automotive domain is a plus)
• Proven experience in a leading position working with agile development teams
• Deep understanding of agile development methods and practices
• Broad know-how in software development methods, processes and technologies
• Experience and strong interest in leadership and people management.
• Outstanding communication skills
• Excellent command of English.