Senior Project Leader within SW Release – Automotive/Software Engineering
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Project Management
In short
WeQuel is seeking a Senior Project Leader for SW Release in Gothenburg, focusing on leading and operating the software release process for complete vehicle software. The role involves ownership of release deliveries, coaching colleagues, and driving improvements in collaboration with a leading automotive and software engineering client.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate software releases through the complete release process
- Drive planning, prioritization, issue resolution and release readiness activities
- Collaborate with stakeholders across Engineering to ensure successful deliveries
- Act as a senior Release Leader and role model within the team
- Coach and mentor other Release Leaders, sharing knowledge and best practices
- Drive improvements to ways of working, release governance and cross-functional collaboration
- Lead selected improvement and transformation initiatives within the Release Leader community
- Contribute to building a strong Release Leader culture
- Strengthen the team's overall capability for future challenges
Requirements
- Extensive experience from large-scale software development and delivery organizations
- Proven experience leading complex projects, transformations or organizational change initiatives
- Experience within software release management, software integration or software program leadership
- MSc in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Fluent in English, written and spoken
- Strong coaching, mentoring and leadership capabilities
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Swedish driving licence
- Structured, proactive, communicative and collaborative approach, able to influence without formal authority
- Fluent in Swedish, written and spoken
Desired Qualifications
- Background check required before assignment start
Benefits
- Part of a consulting team that values people first
- Success created through engagement, collaboration and development
- Flat organization with short decision paths
- Strong sense of community
- Opportunity to shape your own development
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