Engineering Manager (m/f/d)

Usercentrics is a global leader in the field of consent management platforms (CMP). We follow our company vision to build a world where user privacy enables a thriving digital ecosystem. Our mission is to provide privacy solutions that empower organizations to embrace data privacy while building trust with their users through freedom of choice. With our product, businesses can collect, manage and document user consents on websites and apps, and achieve full compliance in accordance with global privacy regulations while facilitating high consent rates and building trust with their customers.

You are a visionary leader with exceptional communication skills, guiding our teams by setting a strong example! You demonstrate a deep sense of ownership and strike the perfect balance between people management and technological excellence, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. You are results-oriented and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes, ensuring that our teams meet and exceed their goals.

• Team Building and Development: Cultivates, coaches, and grows high-performing, happy teams.
• Leadership and Culture: Leads by example to foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and technical excellence.
• Solution & Engineering Strategy: Designs and enhances solutions with a focus on user experience, quality, security, sustainability, reliability, delivery, engineering, and performance.
• Influences with a collaborative, proactive attitude, driving innovation within teams and the company.
• Leads development teams by removing obstacles, building capabilities, and fostering a culture of excellence and well-being.
• Enhances processes, agility, frameworks, and team dynamics to strengthen company culture.
• Recruits, develops, coaches, and retains talented team members while effectively managing underperformance.
• Provides mentorship and guidance on technical contributions, product development, architecture, and best practices.
• Ensures the quality, security, and performance of products.
  Maintains a user-centric approach, ensuring products are accessible, easy to use, and exceed user expectations.
• Collaborates closely with Product Managers to innovate, deliver, and implement optimal solutions for the business.
• Takes ownership of roadmap planning, deadlines, and deliverables to ensure timelines are met.
• Remains deeply informed about the product’s architecture and components.
• Removes obstacles to support development progress, allowing focus on coding and delivery.
• Manages team performance, supports growth, and addresses underperformance as needed.

• Fluent English
• Experience: 5+ years in software engineering, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Technical Skills: Strong coding background (e.g., Java, Node, JavaScript) and familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and grow engineering teams; experience in setting goals and driving performance.
• Project Management: Skilled in Agile methodologies, managing multiple projects, and meeting deadlines.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills; adept at explaining technical concepts to various stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degrees or certifications are a plus.

• Joining Usercentrics means becoming part of a fast-growing, diverse and international team of tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurially-minded who build our success story together
• Company culture is important to us - we strive to continuously develop a positive, vibrant and inspiring environment that enables everyone to thrive both personally and professionally
• Get involved! We have plenty of initiatives and love to see people from all department enthusiastically participating and shaping our future together in different cross-department projects
• Your work-life balance is important to us too - we offer flexible working hours, hybrid working and the possibility of workcations (in accordance with our company policy)
• We always remember to have fun along the way, both in our day-to-day work and at our regular team events on site in our offices in Munich, Copenhagen, Odense, Lisbon and Prague or online
• You are the most valuable asset to our company which is why we’re happy to offer awesome benefits like our personal development budget, job-related language courses and a lot more (depending on your location) to focus on your well being

We are driven by our values #BeBrave, #BetterTogether, #LeadbyExample, #InnovateWithPurpose, #PassionForPrivacy, #GiveBack and #ComeAsYouAre. They show what we believe in and how we work. They help make our team special and guide us in everything we do. They're the heart of our company and inspire us to do our best every day.

We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment (DEI) where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that our different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are our greatest strengths — so we are committed to building with them as we foster innovation and drive our success.

We recognize that this is an ongoing journey. We commit to listening and to continuous learning, growth, and improvement. By embracing DEI principles, we will create a more just and equitable society, and we are proud to play our part in making this vision a reality.

We are #BetterTogether.