Manager - BUY & SC Development Chapter

My Responsibilities

• Leading, developing and supporting the developers within the BUY & SC Development Chapter• Creating a clear technical and capability direction for the Chapter in alignment with AIIS priorities
• Ensuring the right development capabilities and competencies are available to support current and future product needs
• Developing employees through regular feedback, coaching, mentoring and individual development plans
• Supporting career development and creating meaningful professional growth opportunities for developers
• Building a strong engineering culture based on ownership, collaboration, quality and continuous improvement
• Establishing and continuously improving software development standards and engineering practices
• Promoting clean, maintainable, secure and testable software
• Driving appropriate use of automation, CI/CD and modern development tooling
• Supporting teams in improving developer experience and reducing avoidable technical friction
• Working closely with Product leadership to understand demand, priorities and future capability needs
• Supporting effective allocation of development capabilities across products and initiatives
• Identifying competency gaps and defining appropriate hiring, training or knowledge-transfer measures
• Supporting recruitment, selection and onboarding of software development professionals
• Encouraging knowledge sharing, communities of practice and reuse of solutions across teams
• Managing technical and organisational dependencies together with relevant stakeholders
• Supporting teams in addressing technical debt and ensuring that long-term maintainability is considered alongside short-term delivery
• Using engineering and delivery metrics to identify improvement opportunities rather than simply measuring individual output
• Contributing professional experience to architecture, technology and Target Operating Model discussions
• Cooperating closely with other Development Chapters and technology functions to create consistent engineering practices across AIIS

The knowledge I own

• Strong people leadership skills with a genuine interest in developing software engineering professionals• Solid software development background and understanding of modern engineering practices
• Good understanding of software architecture, maintainability and technical debt
• Practical knowledge of agile software development and product-oriented delivery
• Understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, source control and modern development environments
• Ability to discuss technical topics credibly with developers while maintaining a broader leadership perspective
• Strong understanding of engineering quality and sustainable software development
• Ability to translate business and product demand into capability and workforce requirements
• Ability to develop technical communities and facilitate knowledge sharing across teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to influence people and decisions beyond direct reporting lines
• Data-driven mindset and ability to use engineering metrics appropriately
• Solution-focused leadership and strong problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining a long-term perspective
• Comfortable giving direct feedback and creating an environment in which feedback is actively requested and used
• Fluent English language skills

The offer that would convince me

• The opportunity to build and shape a strong Development Chapter within an important business domain
• Real influence on engineering culture, technical capability and ways of working
• Talented software engineers who value professional growth and knowledge sharing
• Strong collaboration between Engineering, Product and Business instead of organisational silos
• A technology environment where automation, modern development practices and continuous improvement are encouraged
• Professional leadership that understands software engineering and supports pragmatic technical decisions
• Freedom to improve developer experience and remove unnecessary complexity
• Clear career paths and development opportunities for engineers
• Meaningful qualitative and quantitative feedback for both employees and leaders
• Flexible working hours with home office possibility
• Competitive compensation and development opportunities

Imagine a company where ALDI’s well-known quality and reliability meet IT expertise and innovation. ALDI International IT Services (AIIS) strives to achieve this every day: as part of ALDI DX, it supports a wide range of IT and business services for the ALDI SÜD Group from Hungary.

Founded in 2012 and operating as an individual business entity since 2018, AIIS has grown to nearly 1,000 employees, with offices in Budapest, Biatorbágy, Pécs and Debrecen. Its portfolio includes IT support for ALDI stores and regional headquarters across Europe and beyond – from the UK and Ireland to Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia and Hungary.

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