Engineering Manager - Tools

About Axis Communications
As the market leader in network video, Axis is leading the way to a smarter, safer, more secure world — driving the shift from analog to digital video surveillance. Offering network video solutions for professional installations, Axis’ products and solutions are based on an innovative, open technology platform.

Axis has more than 1,400 dedicated employees in 40 locations around the world and cooperates with partners covering 179 countries. Founded in 1984, Axis is a Sweden-based IT company listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm under the ticker AXIS. For more information about Axis, please visit our website www.axis.com.


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WHAT IS AXIS?
Axis is a fast growing and innovative IT company with a global footprint. Our success is largely due to our highly skilled staff and our strong culture of daring to succeed and allowing ourselves to constantly break new ground. We allow and promote independent thinking; we seek to act as one, to be always open, and to think big!

WHAT WILL YOU DO?
As Engineering Manager at Tools you will be responsible for managing a team of highly skilled software developers and driving the team towards its goals. You will have the overall responsibility and your main tasks will include:

* Long term planning
* Recruitment
* Budgeting
* Teambuilding
* Appraisal, development and salary talks
* Allocate resources to projects
* Follow up and evaluate projects
* Run the day-to-day operations
* Speaking partner in technical discussions

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We believe you have a Master’s degree in computer science (or similar) and documented leadership skills. In your past you have managed software development, either as a manager or as a project manager.

You have hands-on experience of agile methodologies and you enjoy networking with people in different positions and departments. You lead by example and you’re passionate about software development.

Experience of successfully managing different stakeholder needs or managing a service-organisation is a plus.

THE TOOLS TEAM
The Tools team is a team within the Products & Services department. The team will be responsible for developing and maintaining tools related to the Build & Release-area. This means taking an overall responsibility for the tools area regarding roadmap, development, architecture, competence and quality. The team will work very closely with stakeholders and tool area owners to build tools that will be used throughout the Firmware development within R&D, across several departments.

READY TO ACT?
Axis is a company realizing the benefits of a diverse workforce. We know that diversity in groups creates a better working environment and promotes creativity, something that is fundamental for our success. Would you like to grow with us?

Find out more from Patrik Åkesson, at phone +46 46 272 1800