Lead Software Engineering Manager — Warehouse Control Systems

KION Group; Wauwatosa (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KION Group AG in Wisconsin seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering warehouse control system software for customer projects. The role blends people leadership, engineering management, and portfolio oversight to ensure successful project execution and customer satisfaction.

You will coach engineers, drive staffing plans, estimates, and risk mitigation while maintaining strong customer relationships. Occasional travel up to 15% is expected for engagements and reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience in industrial automation, warehouse execution/control systems, material handling, or related industries.
• 3+ years of people management or technical leadership experience.
• Experience leading technical teams responsible for software project delivery.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and balancing competing priorities.
• Strong customer-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing engineering resources, project staffing, and project forecasting through either formal people leadership or project lead responsibilities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated customer-facing leadership experience, including managing customer expectations, resolving escalations, and building collaborative relationships with project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software engineering organization responsible for designing, developing, testing, and delivering warehouse software solutions.
• Manage staffing and resource allocation across multiple customer projects to meet schedules and commitments.
• Provide guidance on solution architecture reviews, risk mitigation, and execution planning.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with project management, sales, controls engineering, and customer stakeholders.
• Drive standardization and process improvements to enhance delivery quality and customer satisfaction.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Customer-facing communication

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Engineering

Job description

KION Group AG in Wisconsin seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering warehouse control system software for customer projects. The role blends people leadership, engineering management, and portfolio oversight to ensure successful project execution and customer satisfaction.

You will coach engineers, drive staffing plans, estimates, and risk mitigation while maintaining strong customer relationships. Occasional travel up to 15% is expected for engagements and reviews.