Technical Growth and Operations Lead

**Short Facts**:
**Join us on our journey**: The sustainable energy future depends on every megawatt-hour generated being intelligently managed to match the energy demand. Entrix is a Munich-based start-up, our intelligence enables the energy transition and unlocks the full value of flexible energy assets such as large batteries and VPPs. And therefore, we need you: Technical Growth and Operations Lead (d/f/m), reporting to the CTO. Your role is to accelerate the delivery, streamline research and development and support the growth and operations of and across all tech teams. The role spans the Entrix and Flexa engineering organization.
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Employment Type: Full-Time, indefinite term
- Salary Range: € 85.000 - 115.000 per year gross depending on the seniority level
- Office First work setup
- Language Requirement: C1 Level English

**Your Responsibilities**:

- Enable the tech team’s growth and delivery performance by improving processes and communication within and across teams and Entrix, Flexa and Enpal
- Ensure org structure and processes are aligned across teams and companies, and evolve with our growing organization
- Own the tech team’s growth plan, hiring process in alignment with the tech leadership team
- Lead the technical recruiting efforts and team and drive employer branding to attract highly skilled SW Engineers and Data Scientists
- Own the way of working model, drive decision making in the product leadership team and ensure consistent, transparent communication of current plans and decisions to the whole organization
- Build and develop relationships with all employees for increased effectiveness and responsiveness in implementing changes to processes and way of working
- Support the CTO in all operational aspects of running the development organizations and special projects aligned with the executive and / or product leadership teams

**Your Profile**:
**Mandatory Requirements**
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related tech field
- 5+ years working experience in a Software and/or Data Science development environment and 3+ years project leadership experience
- Experience in strategic technical cross team coordination and leadership
- Strong drive to bring the team to excellence

**Skills to Set You Apart**
- Energy Trading and / or IoT Solution Experience
- Ability to identify and track complex dependencies across multiple internal and external teams

**This role is not a match for you if**:

- You haven’t worked in a start-up environment
- A_t Entrix, we are committed to diversity - of backgrounds and experiences. You don’t need 100% of the preferred qualifications to add incredible value to our team. If you’re passionate about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you._

**Your Benefits**:

- Competitive Compensation Package: Including salary, benefits and options
- Professional Development: Annual development budget of 3,000 € for coachings, trainings, books, etc.
- Health & Sport Subsidy: Company subsidised sports facilities membership
- Public Transportation Subsidy: Monthly subsidy to your public transport ticket
- Lunch/Dinner Allowance Vouchers: Allowance for meals on working days as digital meal vouchers
- Work Equipment: Mac Book or Windows Laptop and ergonomic workplace
- Regular Team Events: Knowledge Sessions, Afterwork, Sports, Offsites, Halloween, Pride Month, etc.

**A Short Note from Your Future Lead**:
Sébastien Schikora - Chief Technology Officer

Hi there

I’m Sébastien Schikora, and I’ve been driving tech innovation as CTO at Entrix since June 2022 and Flexa since February 2024. My career has been a mix of exciting challenges and opportunities, with a strong focus on transforming the energy industry and reshaping how electricity grids work and the best is yet to come.
Here’s a quick snapshot of my journey so far:

- CTO at KONUX (2018-2022): Shaped the company’s tech vision, built world-class products, and scaled technology to solve big problems.
- Senior Manager at Tesla (2015-2018): Led the charge in developing cutting-edge energy storage systems and seamless mobile experiences.
- VP of Product Development at NES Corporation (2014-2015): Helped launch a new company and product line, disrupting grid digitalization.
- Echelon Corporation: Spent six years driving innovation in grid modernization and smart metering, from product management to development leadership.
- Hewlett Packard: Before diving into energy, I spent over a decade refining enterprise software solutions.

At Entrix and Flexa, we believe great tech starts with great people. Collaboration, creativity, and an unrelenting focus on delivering results are at the heart of everything we do.

If you’re ready to work with a team that’s reshaping industries and tackling some of the toughest challenges out there, I’d love for you to check out our opportunities. Join us, and let’s build somethi