Associate Unit Lead

WHO WE ARE?

Being the daughter company of Swisscom - leading telecommunications company and one of the most sustainable and innovative companies in Switzerland - we share the same values, vision and goals.

As a trustworthy and efficient Swisscom IT service partner, we create valuable customer experiences. We work in a strong collaboration with our Partners in Switzerland and attract and retain high performers.

The role:

As an Associate Unit Lead (AUL), you manage the Digital Experience Development line organization at INI-DOS for the B2C Value Stream OCE which includes around 100 persons in the Swisscom DevOps Centers in Rotterdam and in Riga within an Agile and DevOps environment by developing strategies. You form the leadership team together with the AULs in Switzerland, and the Unit Lead. Your main duties will be in people management -development of both communities in Rotterdam and Riga. This job includes travel activities to Switzerland and Rotterdam.

As an AUL and Lean-Agile Leader, you manage the Digital Experience Development line organization within the Swisscom DevOps Center. Your role centers on people management and stakeholder engagement, bridging Swisscom Switzerland and SDCs. You ensure DevOps services are delivered in the best possible way to Swisscom Switzerland, and you guide engineering services to be developed and driven by the organization’s needs, empowered by emerging technologies.

You will be responsible for:

• Driving individual growth and high team performance through robust performance management (e.g., development conversations, training approvals)

• Planning the workforce proactively and strategically

• Empowering fit-for-purpose, self-organized teams

• Leading the hiring process

• Actively managing target conflicts

• Contributing to overall SDC-specific goals

• Adopting the leadership model defined by the Swisscom Leadership Map

• Cultivating a culture of continuous learning and development

• Driving continuous development of the software engineering community by strengthening technical capabilities, improving the way of working, stimulating innovation

• Supporting the engineering community in the transformation of skills, job profiles, and roles

What we offer:

• Salary from 6000 to 6500 EUR monthly gross

• 80 EUR monthly cell phone and internet allowance

• Flexible schedule and possibility to work in hybrid mode

• Ergonomic home office allowance in value of 500 EUR

• Possibility to work abroad for 4 weeks each year

• Premium health insurance after 1 month (with included consultations with psychologist and/or physiotherapist)

• Optics (200 EUR every 2 years)

• 24 working days of annual paid holiday per year

• 5 dedicated paid learning day’s annually

• Gym membership or swimming pool/water aerobics membership

• Day off on your birthday or names day

• 1 day off for social activities (voluntary project, adopting an animal)

• Collaborative, friendly and driven work environment

• Work on innovations, cutting-edge technologies and in autonomous high-performance teams

• Parking options

• Continuous development environment that fosters your growth (conferences, cross-department experience sharing, learning platforms etc.)

• Annual salary review

• Experience leading teams: performance improvement, development, promotions, HR activities, etc.

• Knowledge of financial topics in the organization; FTE’s planning, LRP, managing budgets, etc.

• Experience driving organizational development

• Commit to and practice Lean-Agile principles, with proven hands-on experience

• Apply excellent strategic and systems thinking

• Provide exemplary people leadership

• Demonstrate a strong drive for continuous improvement and transformational leadership

• Preferably sound engineering background with experience and enthusiasm for data & AI

Apply now for a new professional adventure and work with motivated colleagues from all over the world!

Join our DevOps team in Riga, backed by Swisscom - one of the leading Swiss IT providers.

NB! This position requires living or relocation to Latvia.