• You’ll be leading an engineering organization consisting of several delivery teams (>= 20 engineers), distributed across several geographic locations. Your challenges include: 

• Develop and build engineering teams: attract, recruit and retain capable individuals (engineers and managers) to grow a resilient, diverse organization. 

• Enable and support team managers to maximize team members’ potential and unlock high performance and impact by fostering the habits of goal-setting and regular, insightful feedback. Assess team performance and hold team managers accountable for their parts. 

• Building effective trustful communication channels between teams, stakeholders and higher management.

• Coach team managers and members to continuously learn and develop themselves. 

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve the way of working and instigate a continuous improvement culture. 

• Identify and manage risks to successful delivery on commitments, define corrective actions and report to higher management. 

• Create a safe, professional and employee friendly environment with a focus on productivity, quality, transparency, openness, and engagement. 

• Setup your team for innovation; assuring continuous focus on valuable product improvements through applied research and experimentation. 

• Define and forecast budget and control cost for your organization 

• You have a proven track record in managing larger software engineering teams (±30 engineers) and experience having managers as direct reports. 

• Analytical skills and data-driven mindset 

• Thorough understanding of the entire software engineering lifecycle. 

• University degree level knowledge in Computer Science. 

• Hands-on software engineering experience. 

• Applied research experience as demonstrated through the successful rollout of systematic experimentation and innovation practices in the industry. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders and engineers 

• Good communication, influencing, time management, and problem-solving skills. 

• Software development experience in modern object-oriented languages such as Kotlin or C++ 

• Experience with the navigation software domain or in the automotive industry 

• Exposure to APIs, SDKs, public cloud and microservices 

• PhD in Computer Science or other quantitative discipline.

We’re PU Directions, a product unit within TomTom’s Location Technology Products technical unit. We develop software for onboard, hybrid, and online navigation applications – used by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Our software includes navigation domain logic for traffic-dependent routing and route guidance, and an innovative Electric Vehicle suite; we change the way digital maps are designed and used for navigation. On our team, you’ll see your work transforming connected and embedded navigation around the world. 

• Competitive compensation package.

• Work flexibility program (Working @ TomTom) - work from both home and the office! [https://www.tomtom.com/careers/working-at-tomtom/]

• Home office benefits, with a setup budget and a monthly allowance to support.

• Chance to work abroad for 90-calendar days in select countries and states!

• Holiday package that includes your birthday off and a volunteering day per year.

• Bring your ideas and innovation to life during our Hackathon, DevDays, and more!

• Take on learning opportunities – internal programs, O’Reilly, and LinkedIn learning.

• The opportunity to join one of the few top tech location specialists and have an impact on the future of mobility.

• Be part of a supportive, inclusive, and global culture.

After you apply Our recruitment team will work hard to give you a meaningful experience throughout the process, no matter the outcome. Your application will be screened closely, and you can rest assured that all follow-up actions will be thorough, from assessments and interviews through your onboarding.
First call: If your application matches the role, then it’s time to put a voice to the name! We’ll call you to set up an interview.

• First interview: In this interview, we want to know more about you – what excites you about location technology and how can you help us solve global challenges for specific teams.

• Second interview: We'll dive into your potential role, showing you how you’ll fit into your team and contribute to our vision.

• Third interview: We'll continue to dive into your potential role, showing you how you’ll fit into your team and contribute to our vision.

• The final decision: Cue the fireworks because we’ll start the onboarding.

 
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