Engineering Manager

Lisbon, Portugal - Hybrid
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Permanent
Technology Leadership
6 - 10+ years of experience - Senior
Requires work permit

**Language(s)**: Required English
- Nice to have German
SKILLS

**Must have**:
Software Project Management
Team Leadership

**Other Required**:
Team Management
DESCRIPTION
The Innovation & Engineering Hub by Volkswagen Group Services, in Portugal, delivers groundbreaking solutions together with our stakeholders, by developing sustainable and market oriented products as well as innovative services.

Volkswagen Group Service is positioned in the market with a broad range of automotive services, and supports the core business of Volkswagen, other brands and organizations.

Side by side with MAN Truck & Bus, one of Europe's leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles, we are hiring for a dedicated team in our Hub.

1.Why does this role exist?
The Engineering manager focuses on supporting our engineers in every way possible, creating and maintaining an amazing environment where engineers do their best work;
As an EM you are in charge of guiding, monitoring and leading the Product Teams under your responsibility;
The Engineering Manager is taking care about topics from our further Stakeholder and acting as a Point of Contact.

2.What are the responsibilities of an Engineering Manager?
Creating a team
Discussing & analyzing the current status of the products, it’s roadmap and reflecting the organizational requirements (Team size, Language, long-term strategy, Part of the Future Lion Strategy, );
Understand the viability of technical scope being brought, highlight risks and dependencies before the team is ramped up;
Create and own the strategy for new teams, working closely with product management, business developer, existing engineers and other stakeholders;
**Actively participate on & drive the ramp-up phase of teams**: hiring interviews, finances, contact with Munich, onboarding, logistics, conferences, meetups.

Growing a team
Constantly mentor and grow top notch teams which are capable of solving challenging projects;
Continuously coordinate with the teams in order to guarantee they have all the conditions needed to do amazing work and deliver value to our customers;
Help the teams identify and solve dependencies and blockers, addressing the ones which are on the organizational side (outside of the team’s boundaries/area of control);
Using frequent and regular feedback and ideas from each engineer and each team, better understand the landscape in order to help affect change in the way the MAN Engineering Hub and the MAN Departments work and deal with the challenges that arise;
Be an ambassador when it comes to contributing to a fulfilling and engaging work experience through regular career growth and development conversations;
When the team cannot solve something by themselves, be a bridge, a facilitator and a protector of the team’s work when it comes to dealing with stakeholders (I.e. in Munich and Lisbon);
Be a neutral facilitator for any type of conflicts between teams or team members;
First contact for the team members regarding all administrative questions like holidays, absenteeism, individual requirements, etc.

**Management team**:
Supporting other Engineering Managers;
Build up common processes based on experiments/MVPs that they do with different teams;
Brainstorm what steps need to be taken to achieve goals that benefit the long-term vision of the hub and its teams;
Actively contribute to the execution of these steps;
**Take over responsibility for further Overhead Topics like**: Business Development, Finance/Controlling, Marketing related Topics, HR related topics and Office Development & Operations.

**REQUIREMENTS**:
**Your Skills**:
Background in IT;
Previous experience working with digital products in an international context;
Very good English skills, both written and spoken;
Good analytical capabilities and a strong sense of accountability and ownership.
Leadership abilities;
Strong people skills and team-oriented mindset (Interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence, empathy, conflict management).

PERKS

Attractive Remuneration;
Flexible work hours and hybrid mode;
Attractive workspace;
Active Health Care;
Employee Benefits.

REMOTE DETAILS

**The teams decide when to go to the office**: )