Senior Tech Lead

Join the decarbonaztion journey at Elain!
Are you passionate about utilizing technology to drive sustainable solutions? Do you thrive in a dynamic and innovative environment? Then you should join us at Elain and become a part of Scania Ventures & New Business, where you'll play a key role in developing cutting-edge tools for sustainable transport!
Elain is not just another tech company; the team is on a mission to revolutionize the way we move goods while minimizing our impact on the planet. As part of Scania Ventures & New Business, we're at the forefront of sustainable transport innovation, and we're looking for a talented individual to join our team and help us make a difference.

About Scania Ventures and New Business
The transport industry is undergoing a paradigm shift. New technologies are revolutionizing the relationship Scania has with our customers, as well as our role in the transport ecosystem. In response, Scania set up its Ventures & New Business unit in 2021 to expand the company’s role in the transport ecosystem through the identification and realization of new revenue streams.
Ventures and New Business at Scania have a key role in driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system and our newest endeavour is Elain!

About Elain
Elain provides a new digital service that delivers visualization of fuels and emissions for logistics to boost the shift to more sustainable transport, fostering a sustainable future. Our platform automates CO2 tracking, providing detailed emission data per order, recipient, and carrier.
Our insights are provided based on automatically collected and brand-independent data from vehicles and fuels, empowering informed decisions for effective decarbonization. Elain promotes transparency and collaboration in the supply chain, catering to transport buyers, transporters, TMS, and more. With a commitment to sustainability, Elain’s innovative solutions contribute to a greener and more efficient ecosystem, revolutionizing the way logistics players approach emissions tracking and sustainability reporting.
Established within the nurturing environment of Scania, Elain is a dynamic startup incubated in Scania’s Ventures & New Business Portfolio.
We are now seeking a visionary Senior Tech Lead to drive our technological advancements and join our mission towards sustainable logistics.

About the Role
As the Senior Tech Lead at Elain, you'll play a crucial role in leading the technology direction, overseeing all technological functions as the company scales and ensuring timely delivery of products and customer projects. Your work will directly contribute to reducing emissions, optimizing logistics, and creating a greener future for generations to come.

What You'll Do
Technical Leadership and product strategy: Collaborate with the Venture Leader, Business & Product teams to strategically guide the technology roadmap and to develop and implement a coherent product that aligns seamlessly with Elain's business goals, focusing on decarbonization in logistics.
Project and Product Delivery:Oversee product delivery and customer project implementation, emphasizing quality and timeliness. Lead the customer onboarding and delivery processes to optimize project outcomes.
Operational Excellence: Ensure robust, scalable, and secure systems and architecture, with comprehensive contingency planning and data protection measures.
Team Leadership:Lead, structure, and mentor the technology team, including full-stack developers and project managers, ensuring effective recruitment and team development.
Ways of Working:Establish and maintain an efficient, transparent, and agile framework for the technology team. Implement clear performance KPIs and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.


Who We're Looking For
Proven Leadership: 7+ years of experience in relevant roles, with a documented history of transforming and scaling solutions and teams.
Strategy and development: Strong strategic thinking and decision-making skills, plus a demonstrated ability of translating business objectives into technology strategies and execution plans.
Technical Expertise: Proven experience in managing complex software development projects both front-end and back-end, creating scalable cloud and microservices architectures, develop data and analytics platforms, and design and implement real-time data processing systems. Familiarity with machine learning and AI frameworks is desirable.
Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively across all levels of the organization. You are fluent in English and are used to presenting complex ideas with ease.
Initiative and Drive: Demonstrated capacity to lead initiatives from concept to implementation, with a proactive and results-oriented approach.


Why Join Elain?
Meaningful Work: At Elain, you'll be part of something meaningful. We are a team that is passionate about making a difference and the work that you will perform will highly impact our ability to create more sustainable solutions.
Innovative Culture:We're not afraid to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. If you're a creative thinker who loves solving complex problems, you'll feel right at home.
Collaborative Environment:We believe in the power of teamwork. You'll collaborate with talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, learning and growing together every step of the way.
Flexibility & Freedom: Whether you prefer working from our office in Stockholm or from the comfort of your own home in Sweden, we offer flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle.


Information and Application
For further questions contact Talent Acquisition Specialist, Gabriel Eriksson Sahlin, gabriel.eriksson.sahlin@scania.com
We are working with an ongoing selection; please apply as soon as possible if you are interested, but no later than 2024-06-13. Your application should include your CV and certificate of your highest finished degree. Please note that we cannot accept applications over email.
A background check might be conducted for this position.