Team Leader - Leads & Seniors (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Plan and coordinate the team’s work processes and tasks, ensuring compliance with legal regulations, company agreements and internal procedures
• Ensure efficient and effective execution of team activities to support project success, departmental objectives and company risk mitigation
• Ensure the timely availability of qualified personnel with the required competencies for project execution in terms of cost, schedule and quality
• Contribute operationally to one or more projects, according to the relevant job description, and support projects during the bidding and proposal phase
• Provide professional and disciplinary leadership, management, evaluation and development of the team in accordance with company management tools and applicable regulations
• Regularly review project and team results regarding schedule, budget, quality and team performance, and initiate corrective actions when required
• Analyse short- and medium-term staffing needs using workforce planning tools and support the Head of Department in workload planning
• Coordinate staffing adjustments with project managers and initiate corrective measures when inconsistencies occur
• Initiate recruitment activities, support the selection process with HR and the Head of Department, and ensure effective onboarding of new employees
• Plan and allocate team resources across projects, considering required competencies as well as employee skills and motivation
• Support employee development and competency growth while minimizing corporate risk through avoidance of single-source expertise
• Provide technical advice and support to team members in resolving complex project issues and decision-making processes
• Ensure knowledge transfer across projects and effective communication of relevant information within the team
• Manage and resolve conflicts and disagreements within the team
• Introduce and support new processes, tools and continuous process improvements, and ensure their application within projects
• Support the Head of Department in work package based progress reviews with project teams
• Monitor competitor activities, industry trends and emerging technologies relevant to the area of responsibility
• Perform other reasonable and equivalent tasks according to knowledge, skills and operational needs

Your Qualifications

• Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline
• Several years of professional experience in the relevant field, with strong professional and methodological knowledge
• For technical areas: several years of experience in the space industry, preferably in satellite development
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to report and present results clearly and effectively to both internal and external stakeholders
• High problem-solving capability, analytical thinking and creativity
• High degree of empathy, interpersonal sensitivity and assertiveness
• Well-structured and organized working approach with innovative mindset
• High level of fairness, integrity and objectivity
• Persuasiveness and ability to transfer knowledge within the team
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop employees
• Strong decision-making and delegation skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset, strong result orientation and cost awareness
• Ability to maintain a strategic overview (“helicopter view”)
• Good understanding of products and technologies in the area of responsibility
• Awareness of industry trends and emerging technologies in the relevant field

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