Director of Engineering - Comms Central

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ABOUT STAFFBASE

In a polarized world, we inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication so they can thrive in the Narrative Age. Our award-winning communications channels - intranet, employee app and email - deliver experiences that drive engagement and inspire hearts and minds.
We’re headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany, with offices in many locations throughout the world, including New York, London, Berlin and Dresden. Our international team counts more than 750 employees from 45+ nationalities and we have a growing base of 2200+ customers that want to transform their employee experience. We are rapidly scaling, post-Series E ($115 million funding), have strong-growing revenue, and our customers love us.
As the Director of Engineering, you will be crucial in leading and scaling our engineering teams to support the company’s growth trajectory. You will manage a team of up to 5 Engineering Leads and several individual contributors.
Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, this position entails close collaboration with leadership peers at the Unit level (Product Management, Product Design) to strategize, prioritize, and manage Unit operations. Your primary focus is ensuring the Unit delivers high-quality software efficiently and swiftly while staying aligned with the department’s technical strategy, goals, standards, and frameworks.

• Provide supportive leadership and mentorship to your team to foster growth and career development.
• Own the Unit’s engineering budget and manage it in continuous alignment with the Unit’s and company’s P&L.
• Collaborate with Unit leadership to define and execute the roadmap, aligning with the overall company, product department objectives, and technical strategy.
• Action strategic initiatives to enhance product quality, scalability, and engineering efficiency.
• Enable your managers to attract and onboard top engineering talent and build diverse, high-performing teams.
• Cultivate a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the engineering organization, emphasizing empathy, high performance, and psychological safety for all team members.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product management, design, and other stakeholders to accomplish project outcomes.
• Implement best practices for project management, Agile methodologies, and continuous delivery processes.