IT Chapter Lead

Your benefits at Unite

Flexible working hours

Continuous learning

30+ vacation days

Remote working

Hi, I'm Martin, CIO at Unite, and I'm looking for a Chapter Lead (m/f/d) for our Software Engineering team in the Post Sales domain. If you are interested in becoming part of an IT management team that takes on all the challenges of a growing and international IT department, then we are looking for you!

Your role

Operational responsibility: You're part of IT management and, together with the management team, are responsible for the strategic and operational development of the entire Analytics & IT department
Encourage development: You'll lead a chapter of around 20 Software Engineers who work in development teams in the area of “Post Sales / Fulfillment”
Team leadership: You're responsible for recruiting and supporting your chapter, ensuring the further development of your employees, continuously promoting their skills and supporting them with their challenges in a software stack that has grown over the years
Team optimization: Together with product owners and agile coaches, you ensure that skills and resources are optimally positioned in the teams
Domain-specific expertise: You support your engineers and technical management in identifying and tackling technical challenges in your domain
Promoting collaboration: You foster and promote collaboration and communication between the IT teams in and outside the “Post Sales” domain and between IT and other departments
Practicing teamwork: You support the development and maintenance of a positive team culture and promote the exchange of knowledge within the IT department and beyond

Your qualifications

Agile mindset: You're a team player, you make decisions based on partnership and you live the agile values
Leadership: You cultivate a cooperative and empathetic leadership style and have experience in leading software engineers
Profound expertise: You've experience in the conception, implementation and management of large-scale backend development projects, preferably in the e-commerce or e-procurement sector
Technical affinity: You've a good understanding of software architecture, with expertise in Java or JVM-based technology stacks, including Hibernate and Spring Framework
Be on the Pulse: You're comfortable working in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment
Communicate confidently: You can communicate the vision and strategy of the company and implement it together with your team
International mindset: You're fluent in English and German, think internationally and feel comfortable in a multicultural environment

Interested? Then apply directly.

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What you can expect from us

Agile environment: Fast decision-making processes and open communication enable our Scrum teams to achieve their technical goals largely independently
Flexible work location: You can work in one of our modern Unite offices, hybrid or remotely
Workation opens up new opportunities for you: Work abroad for up to two months to extend your time away or vacation with friends and family
Hoodie culture: Be yourself, take part in our table tennis league or an online game and have a good time
We think long-term: That's why you have a lot of creative freedom and the opportunity to use the wide range of offers from our Academy and Udemy to develop yourself further
What's important to us: You should invest 10% of your working time in your own professional development. Whether it's books, blogs, conferences or meetups - we encourage you to actively shape your further education and support you in doing so

We are Unite.

We connect the economy for sustainable business. Our trusted e-procurement platform, with its integrated Mercateo Marketplace and Procurement Portal, enables effortless sourcing and purchasing for B2B and public sector organisations. Bringing buyers and suppliers together for mutual benefit, we've established a solid foundation of fair competition and trustworthy partnerships. Our platform’s scalable infrastructure supports connections, business stability and a robust supply chain. We revolutionise e-commerce for B2B and the public sector by adding and sharing value for markets and communities.

Would you like to become a part of Unite?
We founded our company in 2000 and our headquarters is located in Leipzig, Germany. We operate in 12 European countries, with over 700 employees working both in-office and remotely. In 2023, we achieved revenue of €440.8 million. For more information, visit unite.eu.