<h2><em>Head of Engineering</em></h2> <p><em>Zurich, hybrid</em></p> <p><em>DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster.
Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data.
We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move.
Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI.
We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.
</em></p> <h2><strong>JOB PURPOSE</strong></h2> <p><em>This role is part of our </em><strong><em>Experience & Engineering</em></strong><em> team in Germany.
We combine technology and experience design to create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products, and campaigns at scale and speed.
Our specialty is digital experiences and communication that change perceptions and shape new behaviours to make a difference in the market.
</em></p> <p>In this key leadership position, you are responsible for the strategic direction and growth of our Engineering teams.
You will lead a team of approximately 7-9 professionals, including <strong>Team Leads and Senior Engineers.
</strong> Your focus shifts from writing code to <strong>building systems</strong>: you will optimize processes, develop the next generation of leaders, and actively drive the cultural change toward <strong>AI-driven development</strong>.
</p> <h2><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO:</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Leadership of Leaders: </strong>You lead, coach, and mentor Team Leads and Senior Engineers.
You own their career paths and empower them to lead their own sub-teams to excellence.
</li> <li><strong>AI Change Management: </strong>You define the roadmap for integrating Artificial Intelligence into the daily engineering lifecycle (e.
, GitHub Copilot, Agentic Workflows).
You act as a change agent, transforming our workflows for maximum efficiency and innovation.