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VP Engineering – FinTech (all genders)

  • JOB-79035878
  • Dresden
  • Full-time
  • Permanent employment, service vehicle, relocation service, home office
  • Immediate start

Company profile

Our client is a growing technology company specialising in enterprise software for regulated industries. The position is based in Dresden, with a hybrid model with a substantial remote working component. This is a permanent, full-time position.

You will work on FinTech, focusing on data-driven products, modern pipelines and quality assurance throughout the lifecycle. The team values high quality standards, constructive feedback and active collaboration, as well as sustainable architectural decisions.

In a leadership role, you also shape structures and governance: You define priorities along measurable goals, develop teams further and create an operating model that enables scaling and reliable delivery.

Your responsibilities

  • You take responsibility in the FinTech environment and deliver measurable results – from planning to stable operation.
  • They contribute to architectural and technology decisions and bring in best practices to increase stability, security and scalability in the long term.
  • They create comprehensible documentation, promote knowledge exchange (pairing, reviews, brown bags) and support teammates in onboarding.
  • They establish and live up to quality standards (code reviews, automated tests, definition of done) and provide comprehensible, maintainable and expandable solutions.
  • They take over end-to-end ownership for features or services – from requirements reception to design/implementation to stable transfer to productive operation.
  • They analyze professional and technical requirements, translate them into implementable user stories/epics and coordinate dependencies transparently with all stakeholders.
  • They automate build, test and deployment (CI/CD) processes and continuously improve team delivery capability, release stability and time-to-market.
  • They drive refactoring and technical modernization, reduce technical debt and improve the developer experience through pragmatic standards and tooling.
  • They control stakeholders up to C-level/board, moderate decision-making bodies and ensure clear governance, reporting and sustainable implementation.
  • They are responsible for strategic alignment, prioritize initiatives along measurable goals (OKRs/KPIs) and create an operating model that enables scaling.

Your profile

  • They bring relevant experience for FinTech and can lead complex projects into the implementation in a structured manner.
  • Very good understanding of software architecture, interfaces (API design) and data models as well as the ability to justify technical decisions in a comprehensible way.
  • Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills – you can systematically identify causes and derive sustainable improvements (RCA).
  • Several years of experience in a comparable role with demonstrable success in the implementation of complex projects in production-critical environments.
  • Structured, self-responsible working method with an ownership mentality – you prioritize meaningfully, communicate risks early and deliver reliably.
  • Practice with modern toolchains (Git, CI/CD, Testing) as well as the willingness to set standards and improve the quality in the team measurably.
  • Experience in cloud/container environments and a solid understanding of operations, monitoring and security fundamentals in distributed systems.
  • Strong communication and moderation capability to clarify requirements, involve stakeholders and communicate technical topics in an understandable way.
  • Very good knowledge of German or English in words and writing as well as the ability to work effectively even in distributed teams.
  • Sovereign stakeholder management and negotiating strength (DE/EN) combined with hands-on mentality and a high focus on results.

Your Benefits

  • Modern work processes (agile/lean), clean documentation and a team that consistently lives quality, stability and security-by-design.
  • Short decision-making processes, a high level of personal responsibility and the opportunity to design topics with real impact – instead of just working through tickets.
  • 30 days of vacation (or comparable) as well as additional benefits around health, wellbeing and ergonomic work in the home office.
  • Structured induction (onboarding plan, mentoring) and a clear development path with regular feedback cycles and training opportunities.
  • Flexible working hours and an environment that combines results orientation with sustainable work-life balance – including transparent goals and realistic planning.
  • Further education budget for trainings, certifications and conferences so that you can continuously expand your role in terms of expertise and methodology.
  • Attractive compensation package with additional benefits and – depending on the role – bonus/premium components; transparent salary bands are lived practice.
  • Executive coaching and individual leadership development; depending on the package bonus components and if applicable. Long-term incentives.
  • Service vehicle control as well as relocation service (as required) and support during onboarding in the new role/region.

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