Department Manager

Jobylon AB; Herlev Kommune; On-site; DKK 1,100,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexibility

International exposure

Job summary

Etteplan Denmark is seeking a Department Manager to lead and grow the Software & Embedded business locally, building strong customer partnerships and delivering value through bold thinking and forward focus. You will own P&L, recruit and ramp teams, and engage directly with customers, collaborating across borders to scale capabilities.

This leadership role offers high impact, close collaboration with executives, and the opportunity to shape Denmark's tech consultancy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in senior project leadership for turnkey product development or software project management.
• Proven ability to manage customer relationships and build long-term partnerships.
• Experience proposing projects and collaborating with customers on technical and commercial opportunities.
• Track record in leading teams and developing consulting operations.
• Experience recruiting and ramping up teams across borders or business units.
• Experience with P&L, budgeting, forecasting and business planning.
• Strong understanding of project delivery models and customer-driven development.
• Commercial mindset with confidence in customer dialogue and business development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the department, ramp up competencies to meet client needs.
• Take full P&L responsibility, manage revenue and costs, deliver results.
• Engage directly with customers in operative sales and act as delivery owner.
• Introduce best practices and productized service solutions to Danish customers.
• Build networks across Etteplan countries and units to enable cross-border growth.

Skills

Senior Project Manager

Software Project Manager

Customer relationship management

Business development

Team leadership

Cross-border collaboration

P&L ownership

Education

Engineering degree

Software/technology background

Job description

Are you a leader who turns ambition into results - building high-performing teams, growing customer partnerships, and driving business growth?

We are a technology service company that, with our thinkers and doers, enable breakthroughs that help industrial businesses change. Our vision is to deliver the best service solutions to boost customers' sustainability, productivity, and digital business.

Together with our customers, we are building a world we wish to see: a world where every system, process, and product can be made smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable. For this world to unfold, we need diverse people, expertise, and collaboration. By working across industries and supporting our customers navigating AI-driven technological changes as well as evolving industry demands, together we raise the bar on what a technology service company can do.

In Denmark, we have built a strong position in the market, and now we are ready for the next stage of our growth journey: expanding our consultancy business, moving into managed services, growing our local team, and bringing Etteplan's best practices and productized service solutions to Danish customers to create even greater value. We are looking for a Department Manager who wants to play a key role in building our local capabilities, strengthening customer partnerships, and driving the continued growth of our Software & Embedded business in Denmark.

The opportunity

This is a central, high-impact leadership role with full people and business responsibility. You will build and lead a team of skilled consultants, ramp up the critical competences we need locally, and ensure we continue delivering high-quality solutions to our customers. Success in this role requires what we at Etteplan call Bold Thinking and Forward Focus. Bold Thinking is all about exploring new opportunities and promoting a culture where open dialogue is invited and everyone has the freedom to voice their opinions honestly. Forward Focus means taking ownership, continuously developing your own and your team’s expertise, embracing new technologies, and turning opportunities into tangible business results for both our customers and Etteplan.

You carry full P&L responsibility for your department: you manage both revenue and cost, and you deliver results in line with agreed targets. You are close to the business yourself, engaging directly with customers in operative sales and acting as delivery and project owner. At the same time, you build strong networks across Etteplan's other countries and business units, because synergy across the organization is essential to our growth. This is how we work Smarter Together: sharing ideas across disciplines, learning from one another, and combining local market insight with international expertise to create the strongest solutions for our customers.

Our values set the foundation for our culture, and our leaders are expected to live up with Bold Thinking, Forward Focus and Smarter Together – every day.

What you'll be working with

You will be responsible for leading and developing your department, ramping up the right competencies to meet current and future customer needs, and bringing Etteplan's best practices and productized service solutions to the Danish market. Your responsibilities include:

• Full P&L responsibility: managing revenue and cost base, and delivering results according to plan.
• Ramping up and recruiting: building substantial local headcount and securing the critical competences needed to deliver managed services and productized solutions.
• Direct customer engagement: operative sales with existing and new customers, and acting as delivery and project owner.
• Introducing Etteplan best practices and productised service solutions (PSS) to Danish customers, to increase the value we deliver.
• Building strong networks with colleagues across other Etteplan countries and business units, as cross-country synergy is key to our growth.

This role combines people leadership, customer engagement, P&L ownership, and hands-on business development, offering a varied and rewarding leadership position at the heart of our growth journey in Denmark.

We believe you have

• At least 8 years of experience as a Senior Project Manager responsible for turnkey product development, or as a Software Project Manager responsible for complete solution development / Managed services.
• Experience managing customer relationships and building long-term partnerships.
• Experience preparing project proposals and collaborating directly with customers on technical and commercial opportunities.
• Proven success in leading teams and developing consulting operations.
• Experience recruiting and ramping up teams, and building strong professional networks across countries or business units.
• Experience with P&L responsibility, budgeting, forecasting, and business planning.
• A strong understanding of project delivery models, consulting operations, and customer-driven development.
• A commercial mindset and confidence engaging in customer dialogue, negotiations, and business development activities.
• An academic degree within engineering, software, technology, or a related field.
• Experience with cross-border collaboration is considered an advantage.

Language requirements

• Danish: Professional proficiency (C1)
• English: Professional proficiency (C1)

Why Etteplan?

At Etteplan, you'll join a collaborative and entrepreneurial organization where leadership, trust, and customer focus are at the heart of what we do. You'll have the opportunity to influence both the growth of the business and the development of your team while working closely with exciting customers and talented colleagues across Denmark and Europe.

We offer significant responsibility, flexibility, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to make a real impact in a growing international consultancy.