Manager, Software Development, Soeborg

Terma Group; København, Søborg; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International Environment

Flexible Working Hours

Health care and insurance package

On-site massage and wellbeing perks

Social and professional events

Job summary

Terma Group is seeking a Manager to lead one or two cross-functional agile software teams delivering defense-focused software solutions. Reporting to the Director, you will shape the department, drive people leadership, and collaborate with project managers, architects, and engineers to ensure reliable delivery.

You will foster a culture of trust, continuous learning, and accountability, guiding teams through complex environments and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional agile software teams in defense or similar domains.
• Experience with agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban or SAFe) and building high-performing teams.
• Knowledge of modern software development practices (CI/CD, automated testing).
• Strong communication to align technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to obtain security clearance per Danish Defence Intelligence Service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop one or two agile software teams and support recruitment as the department grows.
• Foster delivery-focused culture with accountability, learning and improvement.
• Align priorities, estimates, capacity and milestones with project managers and engineers.
• Maintain transparency of progress, risks, and trade-offs to the organization.
• Identify and resolve impediments to accelerate delivery to the Director.
• Collaborate with peers across departments to share best practices.

Skills

Leadership experience

Agile delivery

Team coaching

Communication

CI/CD

Stakeholder management

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Scrum

Kanban

SAFe

Job description

Do you thrive on leading software teams that deliver impactful solutions for Defense programs? In this role, you'll guide agile teams and work closely with key stakeholders to ensure reliable delivery. Come and join us!

We are facing an exciting future with considerable growth and demanding changes. We continue to evolve our advanced technologies and mission critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry to deliver real-world solutions that matter to the security of people on land, at sea and in the air. Therefore, we are looking for a Manager to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.

Your role as part of the team

As our new Manager, you will help build and shape a newly established software department supporting a strategically important defense program. Reporting to the Director, you will lead one or two cross-functional agile software teams, drive people leadership, team performance, and delivery while supporting recruitment and growth. You will work closely with Project Managers, Lead System Engineers, and architects to align priorities, capacity, and delivery objectives.

In our team, we take pride in developing people and technology. You will become part of a collaborative leadership environment where accountability, psychological safety, continuous learning, and innovation are highly valued. We care about the work we do and the people behind it.

Technical skills matter, but your mindset matters even more. If you are a collaborative leader who is passionate about developing people, fostering trust, and helping teams thrive in complex environments. Then you could be a great addition to our team.

How you will make a meaningful contribution

In this role, you will contribute to a range of tasks across your area of responsibility. Your key responsibilities include:

• Lead and develop one or two cross-functional agile software development teams, supporting their growth, engagement, and delivery performance, and contribute to recruiting the people the teams need as the department grows.
• Create a collaborative, high-performing team culture focused on delivery, quality, accountability, continuous learning, and improvement, working closely with the Scrum Masters affiliated with your teams to support agile ways of working.
• Own your team’s deliveries by working closely with Project Managers, Architects, and Lead System Engineers to align priorities, estimates, capacity, and milestones.
• Ensure transparency towards the project organization by making your team’s delivery progress, risks, issues, and relevant trade-offs visible and communicated in a timely manner.
• Identify and resolve impediments and risks that affect your team’s ability to deliver and accelerate to the Director when needed.
• Drive continuous improvement of ways of working, development and testing practices, and quality in your teams.
• Be part of the department’s leadership team and collaborate with your peers in the neighboring department to share good practices and support coordination across the two departments.

Bring your expertise into play

To thrive in this role, we imagine that you bring some of the following qualifications:

• A relevant degree or equivalent experience, ideally with a background in software development, systems engineering, or the defense industry.
• Leadership experience, or a strong interest and motivation to grow into a leadership role. Depending on your background and experience, this position may be offered at either Manager or Senior Manager level.
• Experience working with software delivery in project-based environments and collaborating across agile teams and project organizations.
• Experience with agile ways of working, such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe, and a passion for building and developing high-performing teams.
• A solid understanding of modern software development practices, such as CI/CD and automated testing, and the ability to engage confidently with technical teams.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust, create alignment, and work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Most importantly, we believe diverse experiences add value to our team and organization. Therefore, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the above requirements.

As we are an international organization, it is important that you are fluent in English both in writing and verbal at a professional level.

Let’s secure people through advanced technology

We believe that different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds make us stronger. We are committed to creating a more diverse and balanced workplace that reflects the talent and perspectives around us. By creating an inclusive environment with equal opportunities to contribute, grow, and succeed, we aim to broaden our talent pool and strengthen our teams for the future. We want everyone to feel welcome, valued, and confident in pursuing their ambitions at Terma.

When joining Terma, we promise that you will experience great people, challenging tasks, and the opportunity to make an impact. Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and knowledge sharing, where learning is embedded in everyday work and supported by colleagues across all career stages.

Benefits

• International Environment: Explore great teamwork and professional sparring with colleagues around the world.
• Flexible Working Hours: The option to work from home up to two days per week.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Receive a 10% paid pension along with a beneficial health care and insurance package and paid internet connection at home. Enjoy discounts from various business partners.
• Well-being Perks: Opportunity to enroll in our on-site massage-offer at our locations in Denmark.
• Social and Professional Events: We have an active staff association that arranges a variety of social activities and events to bring all of our colleagues together.

Career Paths

Opportunities to grow your career in a direction that suits you, whether you prefer a specialist path or a leadership role.

We are all Terma - diverse in skills and equal in value. That is why we encourage all individuals to apply and are committed to ensuring that every employee has equal opportunities to succeed and feel respected and valued within our organization. To support an unbiased evaluation process, we kindly encourage applicants to omit personal details such as photos and age from their applications.

Do you have any questions regarding the position?

Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail: [e-mail]

Bear in mind, that we need you to confirm that you can obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, and that all adults in your household are not posing any risk to the related risk-evaluation. This entails among other issues:

• That you have as a minimum stayed within NATO/EU/MISWG countries for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad, meaning less than 6 months, and
• That you have not committed serious criminal offences

Applications will be processed continuously.