We are looking for a Head of Software Engineering

Telenor Connexion is a leading, Scandinavian provider of IoT (Internet of Things) services with over 20 years of experience working with enterprises around the world.

We are a global leader in connecting things and manage more than 17 million connections across the world for multinational customers such as Volvo, Scania, Hitachi, Verisure Securitas Direct and Husqvarna. We provide easy and reliable access to every market in the world and enable industry leading players to connect their products and services on a global scale across every vertical.

Telenor Connexion is a specialized IoT company within the Telenor Group and together we rank among the top IoT operators in Europe and the world.

With headquarters and tech center located in the Nordics, we have sales representation in the UK, US, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, China, Malaysia, and Japan.

The role

Our high performing Software Engineering team is responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that are part of our product portfolio or used as internal support systems. The team currently consists of 9 employees and around 10 consultants reporting directly to the Head of Software Engineering.

As Head of Software Engineering, you will oversee daily operations and own the software development process and projects. Software solutions are delivered upon request with specification coming from various parts of the organization, including solutions such as Global SIM Local Access (GSLA) and Device-to-Cloud. AWS and Salesforce are two examples of environments often relevant for the work, although the full scope spans across several environments and programming languages, including embedded software.

As Head of Software Engineering, you will be responsible for planning and acting on training and competence needs, capacity building and growth of team members. You will identify and address short- and long-term competence and capacity needs, ensuring in-house solution competence is maintained. You'll monitor and manage development costs, collaborate with the Sourcing Manager on consultant agreements, and recruit and manage external development resources. The role will involve maintaining the quality and effectiveness of team deliveries and optimizing staffing by balancing internal employees and consultants within budget. Together with Head of CNO (Cloud Network Operations), you will also co-own Connexion’s DevOps framework and ensure the identifying and assigning of post-launch responsibilities, including Life Cycle Management aspects.

This is a broad cross-functional role with relations to multiple departments internally, but also towards several stakeholders at all levels within Telenor Group as well as our customers’ organizations. This role reports to CTO of Telenor Connexion, and you will be part of the CTO management team together with the Heads of Product Management, Project Management, Technology Architecture, Data Science and Analytics, Roaming and Sourcing departments.

Tasks and responsibilities

As Head of Software Engineering, you will be responsible for implementing the necessary tools and services to ensure your team can perform their tasks efficiently. While daily coding is not the primary focus of this managerial role, a strong background and experience in software development is essential to effectively support your team and drive the company's strategic agenda in software engineering.

Deliverables from Software Engineering team includes:

- Software & Application Development
- Software & Application Maintenance
- Testing
- Technology partner management
- Innovation (technology driven changes and solutions)
- Project driven work, often in an agile manner
- Test and Development environment maintenance

Specific tasks include:

- Ensure all software platforms in use are well documented and that operative tasks are handed off to Operations.
- Ensure that all development processes and projects comply with regulations and internal policies and standards, including ISO27001/ISO9001 standards and GDPR.
- Maintain extensive technology supplier knowhow.
- Keep up with market and industry trends.
- Evaluate and consider introduction of new and emerging technologies.
- Assess and plan for phasing out outdated technology nodes.
- Ensure that build, test, and deploy strategies adhere to industry best practices.
- Maintain relationship and influence Group strategies, regarding cross BU support for software development.
- Member of CAB (Connexion Architecture Board) and provide expertise on Development aspects.

Experience and skills

- MSc/BSc in Software Engineering or equivalent degree.
- Minimum 8 years of industry experience.
- Experience from management and leadership roles.
- Experience in Software development methodologies, tools and best practices.
- Experience in Cloud based software architectures in general, Amazon Web Services in particular.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Swedish.

As a person:

We are looking for a self-driven and results-oriented technology development and management professional with a positive and optimistic attitude. You bring a business- and sales-oriented perspective to technology.

You are used to leading from the front and cooperating and collaborating well with others comes naturally to you. You are proactive, dependable and perform organized under pressure. At the same time, you don’t hesitate to step up and proactively take on tasks outside your direct area of responsibility.

Working as a part of a team comes naturally to you and you recognize the importance of the whole team working towards the same goal. At the same time, you like to lead the team towards success and make decisions when needed.

Our Offer

Telenor Connexion offers you a chance to be a part of one of the most interesting areas within the tech industry where the work we do has a huge impact on almost all areas in society. We are a fast-growing international company with great possibilities for your career ahead. Telenor Connexion is a flat and people-oriented organization with attractive job benefits where you have the opportunity to influence and build your role and make a real difference in building our brand.

We are a team consisting of a diverse group of talented innovators, including platform developers, service engineers, data scientists and marketers. What unites us all is a dedication to providing our customers solutions and services that have a positive effect on businesses and communities.

You will also have:

- Attractive and competitive bonus scheme.
- Flexible and hybrid work policy.
- Nice offices for collaborative work.
- Training and development focused company.
- Friendly work environment that recognizes each employee’s potential and value.
- Talented and engaged colleagues all around the world.

Placement: Stockholm, Göteborg or Karlskrona.

Application and contact: Please apply through our recruitment system Workday.

If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact Martin Whitlock, CTO Telenor Connexion, martin.whitlock@telenorconnexion.com.

Deadline: The closing date for applications is February 16th. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as we will interview continuously, and the position might be filled before the closing date.

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