Head of Software Engineering

Are you ready to shape the future of software engineering within a global organization?

Our client, a leading German multinational in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector, is looking for a Head of Software Engineering to lead the evolution of its global engineering organization and drive the delivery of innovative digital products and platforms worldwide.

This is a strategic leadership role with high visibility and impact across the business, offering the opportunity to build and scale a world-class Software Engineering organization.

Your Mission

You will lead the Software Engineering function, defining the engineering strategy, driving operational excellence, and scaling high-performing international teams.

Working closely with Product, Data & AI, and senior business stakeholders, you will play a key role in shaping the future of digital products, cloud-based solutions, and engineering excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and scale international software engineering teams.

Define and execute the global engineering strategy.

Drive excellence through Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, Cloud-Native and AI-enabled development practices.

Establish engineering standards, architecture governance and quality frameworks.

Partner with business and technology stakeholders to deliver impactful digital solutions.

Manage engineering capacity, delivery performance and continuous improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

Leadership & Experience

10+ years of experience in Software Engineering and technology leadership roles.

Proven experience leading and scaling international engineering organizations.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Experience defining engineering operating models and development frameworks.

Demonstrated success delivering complex digital products and platforms at enterprise scale.

Technical Expertise

Strong background in Cloud technologies, ideally Microsoft Azure.

Modern software architecture and enterprise application development.

APIs, microservices, integrations and distributed systems.

DevOps, CI/CD, automation and engineering productivity.

Software quality governance and engineering best practices.

Interest in leveraging AI to transform software development and delivery processes.

Fluent English required

What We Offer

Join one of the world's leading healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations.

A strategic leadership position with global impact.

A collaborative, innovation-driven environment..

Direct employment with the end client.

Competitive executive-level compensation and benefits package.