Our vision - your future Cofinity-X is a joint venture founded in 2023 by BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen, and ZF. Established by industry experts, our company is primed for growth and is intended to be further led by professionals like yourself. Your mission Leading, mentoring and developing our high-performance engineering team while fostering a culture of innovation, security awareness and collaboration Building structures of collaboration and cohesion across all technology-related functions to ensure efficient use of our resources and consistency in UX/UI and architecture Developing and implementing the technical vision, strategy and architecture of the product portfolio, ensuring that engineering efforts support overall business objectives Collaboration and coordination of development efforts in Eclipse Tractus-X open source to contribute to the broader ecosystem Identifying, owning and managing potential risks within engineering projects and processes Developing mitigation plans and ensuring the teams implement these strategies to minimize impacts on timelines and quality Establishing cross-functional end-to-end process chains e.g., between development, product management and sales to ensure sustainable implementation of planned requirements Ensuring the scalability, security and performance of the products and processes as well as compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards such as TISAX and ISO/IEC 27001 Ensuring adequate technical documentation and high code quality as well as cross-product documentation of all features Strengthening the Cofinity-X brand as a technology leader by taking an active role in strategically relevant panels, technical conferences and corporate events Identifying, evaluating and implementing modern technologies like AI to ensure Cofinity-X stays at the forefront of innovation Your profile At least 8-10 years of experience in senior technology leadership roles with a proven track record of building and leading large, diverse development teams and driving an innovation and results-driven culture Ability to lead large growth stage teams and systems, resolve conflict and develop talent Deep understanding of modern software development, cloud technologies, data spaces, architectures and data management Excellent communication skills to make technical topics understandable to non-technical people Prior knowledge of decentralized IT systems, along with expertise in Gaia-X, Catena-X, and the EDC Connector, would be beneficial Ability to link technical decisions to business goals and strategy ISO/IEC 27001 or TISAX knowledge would be beneficial Excellent German and English language skills Why us? Hybrid working model Balanced work-life balance with flexible working hours Annual training budget for continuous professional and personal development (1.500 EUR) Free choice of hardware, including private use Monthly lunch subsidy (up to 112 EUR) Deutschland Ticket and Job Bike for environmentally friendly mobility options Workation to work remotely from different locations within the EU We offer every employee a pensions scheme (Betriebliche Altersversorgung) with company sponsorship Regular team events to strengthen cohesion and foster a positive working atmosphere A modern office with an impressive view of the Cologne Cathedral About us Cofinity-X GmbH is based in Cologne and was founded in 2023. It is a joint venture of BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen and ZF. The vision of Cofinity-X is to run an open marketplace for the provision of own and third-party business applications and further services that enable secured and standardized data transfer along the automotive value chain in accordance with the Gaia-X and Catena-X principles with initial focus on the European market.