Software Development Manager – R&D

We want you to continue to build an engaged team, committed and organized for upcoming challenges! Are you intrigued by being in the for front of technologies, building strong relationships to stakeholders and support your team to define strategy, roadmap and structure based on business needs and company strategy?

Can you also contribute with a can-do-attitude, truly care about your team, be passionate, positive and see possibilities in a challenging environment? Then this is the right job for you!
 

About Verisure

We are a global leading provider of professionally monitored security solutions. We are an international company with a start-up mindset, fast, agile and lean, high performance and value-driven. We protect more than four million customers in 16 countries and growing.

Our business model integrates product development, design and sales with installation, outstanding service and a 24/7 professional monitoring solution. We protect people from intrusion, fire and flood - and we save lives. We believe that we make a difference every day. To do that, we need committed and engaged employees. Our people are accountable for delivering world-class service and they are passionate about making the world a safer and more secure place. We are building a high-performance organization through investing in our people, we offer a great opportunity to personal development with an environment characterized by humbleness and knowledge sharing.

Our Global R&D team works on a diverse range of products and technology including intelligent camera systems, battery sipping security sensors, advanced access control solutions, bespoke user interface devices and the Verisure Central Unit which acts as the “brain” of the system enabling communications between all devices and the Verisure backend.

About the role

Based in Malmö, you will be leading a team of highly skilled engineers responsible for the alarm logic of the gateway firmware. This is the core of the alarm system installed in millions of homes and businesses.

As a technical manager, you are expected to set the priority and direction for the team and lead them to deliver business value for the gateway firmware releases to support our expanding business and product portfolio.

You will work with talent-, process- and strategy-development. We expect you to inspire, empower and challenge employees to develop themselves, provide career development planning and opportunities

You will take lead on technology discussions, helping the organization to take efficient decisions or make conclusions. Furthermore, you will collaborate across the organization to secure end-to-end quality deliverables to our customers and internal stakeholders.

Together with the management team of the departments you will plan, evaluate, and improve the efficiency of work processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality, efficiency, and output.

The team currently consists of 5 software developers and 2 testers and will expand.

About the candidate profile – What you bring

We are looking for a Manger with a strong interest in leading and engaging people. You can set clear and challenging goals, helps team members to identify and develop skills to support their career interests,

A successful candidate shall have outstanding communication skills and the ability to clearly convey the scopes of the problems by identifying key issues, inputs, stakeholders and outcomes.

You enjoy working in an environment with quickly changing requirements but with a long-term vision.

Qualifications

We are looking for a person with a strong interest in leading, motivating and growing people. You are able to create trustful work relationships across all levels and to contribute to collaborative teamwork. A successful candidate should also have hands on experience of software development and/or technical project management.

You enjoy working in an environment with quickly changing requirements but with a long-term vision. You communicate clearly around strategies, goals as well as the day-to-day status of operation.
* Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
* Previous management experience in leading software engineers in agile technology organizations
* Excellent technical communication skills, both written and oral
* Proficient English skills

Our winning DNA

Everything we do is driven by our DNA.  Our DNA has enabled us to grow at a double-digit pace for many years and is setting us up to continue this journey.
* Passionate in Everything We Do: Our people have a sense of energy that is unmistakable, one that drives us to delight our customers and focus on creating impact quickly.
* Committed to Making a Difference: When we say we will do something; we deliver with excellence. We are accountable, focused and operate with discipline.
* Always Innovating: We believe that Innovation can be big or small; it’s a continuous state of mind that inspires us to think differently and always make things better. We are risk takers and we learn continuously.
* Winning as a Team: Our people know that by leveraging one another’s strengths, investing in and developing our team’s capability and by collaborating well, we will win.
* With Trust & Responsibility: Operating with integrity is core to our success. We are humble, honest and value deep mastery and expertise. We do the right thing, always.