Lean Agile Leader, Head of R&D for Opcenter X (Germany) (f/m/d)

Lean Agile Leader (LAL) (f / m / d)

Role comprises three domains:

1. People / Teams leadership (see details in Areas of Responsibilities)
2. Operation leadership (see details in Areas of Responsibilities)
3. Leadership team LAL is an active team member in the Startup leadership team.

Participate in team decisions and collaborate to ensure alignment of strategy and execution.

LAL drives and sustains organizational change and operational excellence by empowering individuals and teams to reach their highest potential.

LAL achieves this through leading by example, having a Lean-Agile mindset, and creating an environment that encourages high-performing Agile teams to flourish and produce value.

Areas of Responsibilities

People & Teams

Overall responsibility on:

• The forming of new agile teams
• Developing and coaching of agile teams
• Recruiting and retaining the people
• Developing people skills and career paths
• Managing compensation and benefits
• Responsible for the team satisfaction, motivation, and morale

Operations:

• Drive Lean-Agile mindset across the SU
• Lean-Agile practitioner and coach
• Drive relentless improvement & built-in quality
• Continually focus on eliminating waste and delays
• Encourage collaboration as needed, between the teams and the various roles
• Ensure DevOps and the Continuous Delivery Pipeline are being improved on a regular basis
• Encourage collaboration as needed between startups and other SW / Siemens units
• Ensure that SAFe ceremonies at the ART and team level are being facilitated and executed effectively
• Ensure the flow of value through the ART and Solution train is managed and optimized
• Ensure escalations, dependencies, and risks are tracked and managed properly as necessary
• Drive innovation across the SU
• Actively support fostering Communities of Practice

Knowledge Scope

Understands:

• Foundations of Lean & Agile (core values, principles, and practices)
• Technology stack of the Startup portfolio
• Foundations of Lean-Startup and SAFe (principles, methods, and practices)
• Startup business needs, its markets, and customers
• Startup Vision, Strategy, and Go to Market

Skills:

• Good communication skills
• Be able to empower others through emotional intelligence, relationship building, and treating individuals as equals
• Good influencing skills
• Teaching and mentoring skills - nurtures the SU's understanding of Lean-Agile principles and practices
• Lifelong learner - Strive to build own skills through continuous learning (e.g. training, books, blogs, podcasts, seminars, CoP, meetups, forums, and discussion groups)

Personal Characteristics:

• Courage to say what needs to be said in a respectful and tactful way
• Transparent Critical Thinking - quickly analyze a situation and organize the team to discuss a possible solution
• Team Player - to ensure strong performing and trustful Startup leadership team.

Additional Level:

• Inspire and motivate others to be aligned on the SU's vision, values, and goals of the SU and organization
• Focus on facts and KPIs (key performance indicators) rather than opinions and intuitions
• Empower and inspire people to take decisions based on their own knowledge
• Decentralize decisions
• Ensure organizational focus on delivering value to the customer
• Create a culture of relentless improvement
• Provide the space for teams to innovate, take risks, safe fail, and fast learning
• Understanding the pain points of the people reporting to them (Go to the Gemba) and encourage a continuous learning culture
• Build a sense of community
• Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in Germany.
• Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in Germany.

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

At Siemens, we believe people who've had real experiences dealing with being different will excel as leaders.

Let's foster a culture of creativity and innovation. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

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