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Head of Business Unit: Software Engineering & Software Development

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Entrepreneur at a leading software engineering company. We are looking for an entrepreneurial personality to lead and grow the software development business.

How you can benefit from talking to us:

  • Salary comparison, current salary to market salary
  • Understanding your career options
  • Identification of development and promotion potential
  • 65% of candidates will be making a career move within the next 12 to 24 months

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Our client's position in the Swiss market

  • Our client is one of the market leaders in Switzerland in the field of software engineering
  • Clear positioning in innovative, cutting-edge technology topics
  • Examples of client projects: Cloud, Industry 4.0, IoT, predictive analytics, deep learning, machine learning, security, usability, mobile solutions, enterprise applications
  • Attractive target markets: Digitisation in industries such as medical technology, manufacturing, smart buildings and mobility

 

Why this position is interesting for you

  • Closeness to technology and implementation in software development
  • Because the position offers a healthy balance between cutting-edge software engineering, team leadership and customer acquisition
  • Not a corporate environment
  • You become an "entrepreneur" in the company and can develop fully
  • Respect and accountability, as well as realistic goals and top management support, are what you can expect here
  • Making mistakes is encouraged, "Doing" is the motto, go for the big fish

 

Why are we recruiting

  • Replacement recruitment, strategic expansion of software engineering team

 

Who is our client

  • Our client is a Swiss company with a top brand in both the client and candidate markets, a market leader with a solid financial base and independent
  • Swiss values are lived

 

USP against the market

  • Institutionalised career path that allows for performance-based development up to executive level
  • A unique entrepreneurial culture where people can thrive in a shared environment
  • Working in Switzerland, involved in international projects with cutting-edge technology topics

Main tasks and focus

  • Build and expand the client portfolio
  • Develop the software engineering portfolio
  • Grow the team through strategic recruitment
  • Employee development, fostering the growth of the team and individual team members
  • Hands on software development (depending on project and profile characteristics)
  • Hands-on involvement in project definition, execution, both technical and administrative, and quality management

 

Requirements Profile

 

Role/Task:

  • Experience of client management in software projects
  • Winning follow-up projects and identifying & winning new projects based on qualified leads
  • Leadership experience in software engineering
  • Project management experience in software development projects

Technological:

  • Ideally skilled in .Net or Java EE, open source frameworks

 

Soft skills

  • Innovative entrepreneurial mindset
  • Proactive attitude
  • Enjoyment of work and people
  • Motivational leadership, willing and able to be a flag bearer
  • Customer focused mindset
  • "Say what you do and do what you say
  • Ability to challenge and develop others

 

Supervisor

  • Head of Software Engineering, Member of the Executive Board

 

Conditions

  • Location: Easily accessible from Zurich and Bern
  • Modern offices
  • Competitive benefits package
  • Participative and federal corporate culture with a modern, flat management structure
  • No international travel required

Application & Contact

Erik Wirz
Erik Wirz
Managing Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email erik.wirz@w-gruppe.com
Recruitment Process

In an initial conversation, we will give you a detailed insight into the role, the company, the culture and your development opportunities.

After an initial conversation with the partner (headhunter), you will receive further information about the role and our client's expectations. If you are interested, please send us your documents. Wirz & Partners will draw up a longlist which will be discussed with the client. From this longlist, 4-6 candidates are selected for the shortlist.

 

Time until feedback: 2-3 weeks

If you make it to the shortlist, you will move on to the next round. During the interview with Wirz & Partners, we will get to know you professionally and personally. You will receive additional information about the client, the offering, the services, the team and the KPIs. Based on all interviews and documents, we prepare a complete dossier on you for the client, including an executive summary. These documents form the basis of the structured interview process with the client. We prepare you for the interview.

 

Duration until the interview with the client: Up to 2 weeks

The first meeting with the client is about getting to know each other on an equal footing, getting to know the people and the culture. This takes place in person at the client's location and usually lasts around an hour.

The second interview focuses on professional competencies and leadership issues. You will get to know the team, the strategy and the operational goals.

You will then receive a salary proposal and an overview of the overall offer.

 

Duration until feedback: 1-2 weeks

A de-briefing with you and the client takes place after the final meeting.

We help you negotiate the contract and clarify further details. The contract is drafted and we support the onboarding process with the client.

 

Duration until feedback: Up to 1 week

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