Head of Technology

Skillsearch Limited
München, Germany
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, German
Experience level
Senior

Job location

München, Germany

Tech stack

Cloud Computing
Information Technology

Job description

As Head of Technology, you will be responsible for defining and executing the technical vision across the business. You will lead multidisciplinary technology teams, set standards for quality and security, and work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure technology enables long-term growth and innovation. This is a hands-on leadership role combining strategic thinking with practical execution in a fast-moving, international environment.

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead, mentor, and develop interdisciplinary technology and engineering teams
  • Define and evolve the overall technology strategy to support immersive XR products and platforms
  • Evaluate, select, and introduce new technologies and tools to ensure systems are scalable, performant, and future-ready
  • Establish and maintain high standards for quality, security, reliability, and productivity across development and operations
  • Partner closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders to deliver business objectives through technology
  • Build and manage external technology partnerships and stay informed on market and technology trends
  • Own project planning, budgeting, and resource allocation within the technology function

Requirements

  • Degree in computer science, engineering, or a comparable technical discipline
  • Several years of leadership experience in a technically complex environment, ideally within XR, VR, AR, gaming, simulation, or related fields
  • Strong technical understanding of software and hardware architectures, infrastructure, and cloud-based systems
  • Proven experience building, scaling, and improving development, operations, and quality practices
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to translate vision into hands-on execution
  • Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills in an international context
  • Professional fluency in both German and English, Years of experience and salary levels are shown purely as a guide. We will only consider applications from candidates that can demonstrate the skills or experience required for the role.

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