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Sub-product owners and software developers report to this role. Own the full lifecycle, from demand intake and prioritization through requirements engineering, development, testing, QA, release, production support, and business continuity. Mature the team and its processes, scale delivery, and help drive digital transformation in laboratory operations.\nOversees all steps of system development life cycles to assure conformance with established standards.\nResolves problems by devising or modifying procedures.\nConsiders equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results when developing resolutions.\nProvides direction and assistance to complete analysis of software technology projects and programs.\nDefines project requirements by identifying project milestones, forming project team, establishing project budget, developing schedules, assigning, prioritizing and monitoring work, implementing productivity standards, and resolving operations problems.\nDevelops long and short-range strategic operating plans for the implementation and deployment of software services.\nMonitors project progress by tracking activity, resolving problems, publishing progress reports, and recommending actions.\nDetermines the appropriate staffing for assigned software services.\nDirects the selection and training of personnel within the limits of organization administrative policy.\nInterfaces with other departments to establish and analyze product technology needs.\nResponsible for Service Level Agreements or Operational Level Agreements for assigned software services.\nManages the performance of direct reports by defining accountabilities, establishing performance objectives, providing feedback and guidance, and ensuring that all policies are understood and followed.\ncoordinate functions of multiple group leaders and their teams.\nRead and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.\nPerforms other duties as directed.\n Team management\nLead, coach, and develop the sub-product owners and software developers on the team. Set clear goals, run performance reviews, and build a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.\nScale the team through hiring, onboarding, clear roles and responsibilities, and skills development.\nLead, coach, and develop software engineers, fostering individual growth and team effectiveness\nDefine clear expectations, responsibilities, and development goals for team members.\nConduct regular one-to-ones, provide constructive feedback, and support career development.\nBuild an inclusive, collaborative high performing and engaged team across three time zones\nSupport recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and talent retention.\nIdentify skill gaps and enable continuous learning and knowledge sharing.\nManage capacity across several delivery streams, and coordinate with IT partners and external development vendors.\nSoftware engineering leadership\nOwn technical delivery for the platform, including the web application, backend services, APIs, integrations, and data pipelines.\nSet and enforce engineering standards: architecture and design reviews, code reviews, branching strategy, CI/CD, automated testing, and release management.\nWork with enterprise architecture, cloud, network, and cybersecurity teams on scalability, high availability, security, and lifecycle management.\nManage technical debt actively and keep the platform maintainable and secure.\nScrum and delivery\nRun a mature Agile/Scrum process in Azure DevOps, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.\nGuide the sub-product owners in backlog management, requirements engineering, and acceptance criteria. Make sure work can be traced from demand to release.\nMeasure and improve delivery with clear KPIs, such as throughput, lead time, deployment frequency, defect rate, and incident resolution time.\nReport delivery status, capacity, and risks transparently to leadership.\nDemand and portfolio management\nOwn the demand intake and prioritization process. Assess requests from business stakeholders on value, effort, risk, and strategic fit.\nBalance new features, integrations, technical debt, and support work, and explain the trade-offs clearly.\nTranslate business strategy into a roadmap and an executable backlog.\nDigital transformation\nDrive adoption of the platform across global sites together with operations, process excellence, and change management teams.\nReplace local, manual, or document-based tools with standardized digital workflows.\nEnable data-driven operations through integration with enterprise systems, BI reporting, and AI/ML use cases.\nProject and stakeholder management\nPlan and track projects and rollouts, including scope, timeline, budget, risks, and dependencies.\nManage stakeholders in a global, matrixed organization, including operations leadership, business units, IT, cybersecurity, and vendors. Communicate at the right level for each audience.\nSupport and business continuity\nOwn production support through the ITSM process (ServiceNow), including incident triage, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and user communication.\nDefine support tiers, severity classification, escalation paths, and service levels.\nMaintain business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and run regular continuity exercises.\nMake sure software validation and documentation meet the quality requirements of an accredited laboratory environment (ISO/IEC 17025).\nGeneral\nRead and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct, and follow all physical and digital security practices.\nPerforms other duties as directed.\n Required\nUniversity degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.\nAdvanced experience leading software development teams, including direct people management of developers and product owners or business analysts.\nTrack record of delivering and running business-critical, cloud-based applications, preferably on Microsoft Azure.\nSolid software engineering background, with enough technical depth to guide architecture and design decisions. Experience with Python and modern JavaScript frameworks is a plus.\nStrong hands-on experience with Agile and Scrum, including running ceremonies, managing backlogs, and coaching teams.\nHands-on experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub, including boards, repositories, pipelines, and CI/CD.\nStrong project management skills: planning, budgeting, risk management, and delivery tracking.\nStrong stakeholder management and communication skills in a global, matrixed, multicultural organization.\nExperience with production support, incident management, and ITSM processes.\n\nPreferred\nExperience leading digital transformation or platform adoption programs across several sites or regions.\nExperience maturing development processes and scaling teams.\nExperience with enterprise integration, data platforms, BI, or AI/ML in production.\nExperience in regulated or quality-controlled environments, such as ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 9001, or GxP.\nExposure to laboratory, test and measurement, or industrial automation environments.\nCertification in Scrum (PSM, CSM), SAFe, or project management (PMP, PRINCE2).\nWe understand that remuneration and benefits are important when deciding on your next career move. The annual salary range for this position is EUR 65.000 - 85.000 gross, determined by numerous factors, including knowledge, skills, and experience This position also offers an annual bonus of up to 20% of annual salary. 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