Software Department Manager (all genders) - On-Site

Swatch Group

Bern

Hybrid

CHF 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Swiss Timing is looking for an experienced Software Department Manager to lead its Software Department in an innovative technology organization. The role combines software leadership, product ownership, cloud platform management, and innovation.

You will lead the Software Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Platform, and Product Owner teams, ensuring alignment between technology, product priorities, and delivery. A key focus is driving AI and emerging technologies across products and development.

Qualifications

  • Lead and develop cross-functional teams (Software Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Platform, Product Owner).
  • Define and execute software strategy aligned with business and product objectives.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, engineering excellence, agility, quality, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Software Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Platform, and Product Owner teams.
  • Define and execute the software strategy aligned with business and product objectives.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, engineering excellence, agility, quality, and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure the delivery of scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable software solutions.
  • Continuously improve development practices, tools, processes, and productivity.

Skills

Software leadership
Cloud platforms
DevOps
Product ownership
AI & ML
Strategic thinking
Team development

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Job description

Swiss Timing is looking for an experienced Software Department Manager to lead its Software Department in an innovative technology organization.

The role combines software leadership, product ownership, cloud platform management, and innovation. You will lead the Software Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Platform, and Product Owner teams, ensuring alignment between technology, product priorities, and delivery.

A key focus is driving AI and emerging technologies across products and development. Over time, the role may expand into broader Product Management and Technology leadership.

Your Mission

You will build and lead a high-performing organization capable of transforming customer needs, business opportunities, and innovative ideas into successful technology products.

You will ensure that Swiss Timing has the software engineering, cloud, DevOps, product ownership, and technology capabilities required to develop and operate modern digital products.

You will work closely with senior management, Business Development, Sports Solutions, Product Management, and other technology teams to ensure that Swiss Timing develops products that deliver strong customer and business value.

You will create an environment where technology, product thinking, AI, cloud, and innovation come together to accelerate the development of next-generation sports technology.

Your Responsibilities
Software & Technology Leadership
  • Lead and develop the Software Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Platform, and Product Owner teams.
  • Define and execute the software strategy aligned with business and product objectives.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, engineering excellence, agility, quality, and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure the delivery of scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable software solutions.
  • Continuously improve development practices, tools, processes, and productivity.
Cloud Platform & DevOps
  • Lead the evolution of cloud platforms and cloud-based services.
  • Ensure availability, reliability, security, scalability, and cost efficiency.
  • Drive adoption of modern cloud technologies, DevOps practices, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability.
  • Establish standards and processes for cloud operations, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
  • Enable teams to efficiently build, deploy, and operate cloud-based products and services.
Product & Innovation
  • Lead the Product Owner organization and ensure effective product planning, prioritization, and delivery.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate customer and business needs into successful products and services.
  • Drive innovation through AI, computer vision, generative AI, automation, cloud, and emerging technologies.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage AI in products and software development.
  • Promote experimentation, prototyping, and rapid validation of new concepts.
People Leadership
  • Build, motivate, and develop high-performing Product Owner, Software Engineering, DevOps, and Cloud Platform teams.
  • Strengthen capabilities in software engineering, AI, cloud, automation, data, and emerging technologies.
  • Establish clear responsibilities, efficient ways of working, and development paths.
  • Manage resources, budgets, technology partners, and departmental priorities.
  • Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, learning, experimentation, and innovation.
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