Head of Software (f/m/d)

About Munich Electrification

Munich Electrification is an innovative company founded with the aim of accelerating the transition to electric and connected mobility. We develop innovative electronic control units for electric vehicles and stationary storage systems for our global customers. Our international team is composed of highly motivated and exceptional engineers. As a small and specialized team we are well-aware of the importance of each individual colleague and support and promote each employee according to their abilities and needs. Our office with adjacent prototype and testing lab is located in the heart of Munich at the Heimeranplatz.

This is what we stand for:

- Technological Leadership: We challenge norms, innovate quickly, and anticipate future needs. We take smart risks and learn from outcomes to stay ahead.

- Sustainability: We actively drive change for a sustainable future, aware of our impact and inspiring others to build a better world.

- Team Culture: We believe work should be enjoyable, fostering a spirit of inspiration, celebration, and teamwork across the globe.

- Entrepreneurial Spirit: We embrace change, think big, and push limits with passion.

Your Role

As the Head of Software, you will drive the evolution of our Battery Managment Systems and other Software platform and technologies while ensuring the highest levels of team performance, process efficiency, and product quality. You’ll serve as the primary escalation point for engineering managers, providing strategic direction and technical leadership across product development, platform architecture, and software engineering. In this influential leadership role, you will report directly to the Chief Engineering Officer. You will be responsible not only for overseeing our software products and technology strategy but also for maintaining a healthy, agile, and innovative software development environment.

Working closely with product owners, software architects, agile coaches, engineering managers, and our testing teams, you will translate complex technical challenges into innovative and market-leading solutions. Your mandate will be to continuously improve processes, drive technical excellence, and ensure seamless collaboration across all aspects of software development—ultimately aligning our products with customer needs and business objectives.

• Oversee product and technology strategy: Define and execute the software roadmap, ensuring alignment with market trends, customer demands, and overall company goals.
• Act as the escalation point for engineering managers: Provide support and guidance on technical, process, and personnel issues, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability.
• Supervise platform development: Ensure the architecture, design, and implementation processes of our platforms are robust, scalable, safe and secure.
• Oversee and enhance agile methodologies, sprint progress, backlog management, and cross-functional roadmap planning to optimize team performance and product delivery.
• Mentor cross-functional roles: Guide Product Owners in shaping the backlog and prioritizing requirements while collaborating with Software Architects to maintain coherent architectural vision and prevent cross-functional conflicts.
• Ensure continuous improvement: Establish feedback loops to monitor the health and productivity of the software team, driving initiatives that enhance technical skills, agility, and overall team morale.
• Manage interdisciplinary collaboration: Facilitate effective communication between technical teams (software, hardware, systems, testing) and other functions (product management, customer support, business development) to ensure smooth product and process execution.
• Represent technical excellence: You will act as the primary representative of the software team, communicating technical details and updates to other technical departments (system, hardware, testing) and business development teams.

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in software development ideally in automotive field or similar domains with mission critical product, with at least 4 years in a leadership or management role overseeing software engineering teams.
• Proven track record of managing complex software projects and leading cross-functional teams in agile environments.
• Strong expertise in modern software development practices, including agile methodologies, process improvement, backlog management, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD).
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on technical insights, enabling you to guide both high-level direction and day-to-day operations.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills, with a history of effectively mentoring diverse technical teams and resolving cross-team challenges.
• Passionate about fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement in software development.
• If you are an innovative leader eager to shape the future of our technology and software products while building a high-performing and agile team, we would love to hear from you.

Our Offer & Benefits

The chance to be part of a highly innovative, agile, and unique team with prestigious customers in the automotive and battery storage sector. You will gain a deeper knowledge around connected & electric vehicle batteries, battery management and electronics development and strive in an exciting work environment

Benefits: 

- Trust-based working hours and hybrid work

- Adequate and competitive compensation

- Pension Plan/Bonus

- Free access to the fitness center right next to us or subsidized EGYM Wellpass

- Free snacks, coffee, drinks and lunch (freshly cooked by our chef) every day

- Public transport ticket

- Bike-Leasing via Business Bike

- Experience various inspiring and fun team events

- ME-branded clothing

- Option to "work from anywhere"