• You will own, build, and run your startup in fields such as Supply Chain. • You will embark on an extensive personal development journey crafted by unicorn founders and follow a fully customised programme enhancing your goal, time, and energy management. • You will receive support in hiring through our network to over 50,000 professionals and advice as well as best practices from serial entrepreneurs. • You will receive intensive coaching to make your startup ready to raise millions in funding. • You will iterate your product with us until having reached product-market-fit and receive support in building up a sales force or creating a marketing engine respectively.

• Team leadership: Line manage, mentor and grow a team of platform engineers and SREs. Build a high‑performing, psychologically safe culture that values learning, accountability and continuous improvement. • Technical strategy & delivery: Define and execute the platform roadmap including compute, networking, storage, CI/CD and Kubernetes‑based services. Balance technical debt, reliability work and new feature delivery. • Reliability & SLAs: Own SLIs/SLOs for platform services, drive reliability programmes, and ensure teams meet agreed availability and performance targets. • Observability & incident management: Champion end‑to‑end observability (metrics, tracing, logging), lead major incident responses, and run blameless post‑incident reviews with actionable RCA and follow‑through. • Automation & infrastructure as code: Promote automation-first approaches for provisioning, deployments and runbook automation using IaC and CI/CD best practice. • Security & compliance: Work closely with InfoSec to embed secure configurations, secrets management and compliance controls into the platform lifecycle.

Role Description As System Owner for Smart Charging Systems, you will drive the conceptualization, development, and deployment of intelligent charging solutions across IONITY’s charging network. You will act as the hands-on technical authority for smart charging technologies, including load management systems, communication interfaces, and emerging technologies such as RoboCharging. - Collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners to define system requirements, steer in-house developments, evaluate innovative technologies, and support the integration of smart charging capabilities into IONITY’s future charging ecosystem. - Define and own the technical roadmap for Smart Charging Systems within IONITY. - Lead the development and evolution of IONITY’s in-house load management controller and related smart charging applications. - Define system requirements, architectures, and interfaces between charging stations, energy management systems, backend platforms, and grid operators. - Drive technology scouting and evaluation of new smart charging technologies, market solutions, and industry trends. - Lead pilot projects and proof-of-concepts for emerging technologies such as RoboCharging, automated charging solutions, and advanced charging automation concepts. - Define concepts for grid-friendly charging, dynamic power allocation, demand response, and charging optimization. - Support the integration of energy assets such as battery storage systems and renewable energy sources into smart charging strategies. - Lead technical development projects and coordinate internal and external stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. - Collaborate with Product Management to translate business needs into technical solutions and product requirements. - Collaborate with (Information) Technology to integrate solutions into the IONITY backend systems. - Evaluate supplier solutions and support procurement activities from a technical perspective. - Lead and contribute to national and international standardization activities related to smart charging technologies. - Support internal departments and external partners with technical expertise on smart charging systems and future charging technologies. Qualifications - Master's degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Energy Systems, Automation Engineering, or a related technical discipline. - Minimum 5 years of experience in eMobility charging infrastructure, smart charging, energy management systems, or related technical fields. - Experience with charging station ecosystems and EV charging communication architectures. - Experience in the development, integration, or operation of load management and energy management systems. - Experience leading technical development projects involving multiple stakeholders. - Proven experience in supplier management and technical evaluations. - Experience with charging standards and communication protocols. - Previous involvement in charging innovation projects or R&D initiatives is a strong plus. - Experience with pilot projects and technology validation activities is desirable. - Deep understanding of EV charging infrastructure and charging system architectures. - Strong knowledge of smart charging concepts, load management, and power optimization strategies. - Understanding of energy management systems and grid integration concepts. - Familiarity with charging communication protocols such as OCPP, ISO 15118, Modbus TCP/IP, and IEC 61850. - Understanding of Plug & Charge and automated charging technologies. - Experience with technical concept development and system engineering methodologies. - Ability to evaluate and compare emerging technologies and technical solutions. - Knowledge of software-hardware interfaces and distributed system architectures. - Understanding of data-driven optimization and analytics concepts is a plus. - Business fluent English (mandatory). - Additional European languages are considered an advantage. Company Description IONITY is a joint venture of the car manufacturers BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Group, Kia, Mercedes-Benz AG and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche, along with BlackRock's Climate Infrastructure Platform as financial investor.

The role and its impact As a Head of Engineering at Xero, you will lead and grow multiple engineering teams within your product portfolio; delivering high-quality software that improves the lives of hundreds of thousands of small business customers globally. By acting as a technical anchor, you will maintain an informed opinion on system health and code quality while driving product delivery velocity. You will serve as a prominent change agent, establishing clarity and driving progress toward enterprise-wide goals by simplifying intricate cross-departmental hurdles. In this role, you will empower your teams to refine their engineering excellence, advocating for AI-first methodologies and ensuring the delivery of high-impact results that support both commercial and user objectives. As an engineering leader at Xero we expect you to come with high EQ, being self-aware, self-regulated, motivated and empathetic, with great interpersonal skills. You'll lead and live our vision and values – building and fostering an inclusive and positive team culture. The team and how they connect You will partner with leaders in Product and Design to ensure customer, business, and technical priorities are thoughtfully balanced across your portfolio. The team anchors on core principles of customer obsession and high support to foster psychological safety and innovation. The team is currently working on - Championing the adoption of responsible AI architecture and AI-powered workflows to unlock productivity and accelerate time to value across the portfolio. - Leading technical modernisation efforts, such as moving from monoliths to decoupled services and adopting API-first integration patterns. - Executing complex, cross-team programs of work with clear accountability and proactive risk management to deliver reliable results. - Defining hiring strategies and growing high-performing talent to sustain a high-performance bar and support engineering career progression. - Raising the bar on operational excellence through strong ownership of high-quality production services, ensuring reliability, observability, and continuous improvement. Where and how you can work Xero offers a hybrid working environment with a mix of office-based collaboration and remote flexibility. We use boost days to bring teams together in our modern office spaces to foster connection, alignment, and creativity. Here are some of the things we are looking for - You bring a deep understanding of software architecture, design trade-offs, and managing technical debt at scale. - Your background includes a proven track record of managing and growing high-performing leaders and engineering teams. - Navigating areas of conflict in an open, positive, and proactive way is a key strength you offer to the team. - You possess strong strategic acumen to identify and simplify complex, cross-functional challenges in fast-scaling environments. - Fostering a growth mindset and a culture of accountability across multiple teams comes naturally to you. - Having a bias for action helps you make good decisions fast rather than perfect decisions slowly. Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.