Head of Technology (f/m/d)

Job description

mobile.de is Germany’s largest vehicle marketplace, with more than 1.6 million listed cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, and e-bikes (annual average 2025). Both private customers and registered vehicle dealers use the platform and benefit from more than 140 million visits per month*. As a “one-stop shop,” mobile.de’s offering includes not only buying and selling, but also financing and leasing solutions. Founded in 1996, the company is a subsidiary of Adevinta, a global leader in online classified portals.

Job description

mobile.de is Germany’s largest vehicle marketplace, with more than 1.6 million listed cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, and e-bikes (annual average 2025). Both private customers and registered vehicle dealers use the platform and benefit from more than 140 million visits per month*. As a “one-stop shop,” mobile.de’s offering includes not only buying and selling, but also financing and leasing solutions. Founded in 1996, the company is a subsidiary of Adevinta, a global leader in online classified portals.

Based in Berlin-Charlottenburg, we offer a dynamic environment where growth, learning, and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. If you are driven by an eagerness to disrupt, have a passion for collaboration, and are excited about shaping the future of mobility, we would love to hear from you.

Job requirements

Lead people and build strong teams

• Lead, coach and mentor Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers and other technology leaders.
• Coordinate distributed, international and multicultural technology teams, including teams working with external partners.
• Build resilient, inclusive and high‑performing teams by fostering trust, psychological safety, collaboration and shared ownership.
• Provide a clear vision and direction through authentic leadership, inspire commitment beyond formal reporting lines and enable teams to deliver meaningful business impact reliably, especially in times of change and uncertainty.

Shape strategy and lead transformation

• Shape the technology strategy for your area and translate company priorities into clear objectives, roadmaps and execution plans.
• Support the technology transition and post‑closing integration of one or more digital automotive business areas, including Leasing and/or C2B.
• Establish a clear target operating model, identify dependencies and risks, and coordinate technology workstreams across Product, Technology and business functions.
• Support TSA exit planning and ensure that systems, teams, processes and ownership are prepared for a sustainable long‑term setup.
• Enable effective collaboration with external partners and internal teams to deliver transition and integration goals.

Partner with the business and ensure reliable delivery

• Act as a trusted technology partner and sparring partner for Product Owners, Business Owners, and other members of the Product & Tech Leadership Team.
• Ensure clear accountability for technology products, platforms and services, including appropriate attention to architecture, operations, security, privacy and compliance.
• Matrix‑manage multidisciplinary teams, remove blockers and provide effective support in critical situations.
• Support prioritisation and capacity planning, balancing integration needs, strategic initiatives and business‑as‑usual delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement in agile development, product discovery, engineering practices and continuous delivery.
• Foster a culture of learning, knowledge sharing, inclusion, psychological safety and data‑driven continuous improvement.

Job responsibilities

Technology and transformation expertise

• Several years of experience leading technology teams and developing people, ideally across multiple teams or organisational units.
• Proven experience in agile delivery, technology management, organisational change or complex transformation programmes.
• Solid understanding of software design, implementation and operation of distributed services, platforms and APIs.
• Experience with technology integration, transitions, operating‑model design or comparable large‑scale change initiatives.
• Strong product and business acumen, with the ability to translate strategic goals into pragmatic technology decisions.
• Passion for building effective teams, improving ways of working and enabling reliable delivery.
• High standards for quality, security and operational excellence, balanced with pragmatism and a bias for action.

Leadership and collaboration

• Demonstrated ability to inspire commitment and foster high performance through authentic and inclusive leadership, especially in situations where influence matters more than formal authority.
• Ability to provide direction, make pragmatic decisions and maintain focus in complex, ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English (German is a strong plus), combined with strong negotiation, influencing, stakeholder management and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to connect people around a shared purpose, create psychological safety and foster an environment in which teams feel empowered to take ownership and perform at their best.

AI fluency

• You can assess and enable the responsible use of AI across technology teams—for example, in software development, testing, documentation, operations and decision support—while maintaining appropriate standards for quality, security, confidentiality, privacy, intellectual property and human oversight.
• You understand the opportunities and limitations of AI and can help teams adopt it pragmatically to improve productivity, learning and delivery outcomes.

What success looks like in this role

• Technology leaders and teams have a clear direction, understand how their work contributes to the wider business and are empowered to deliver.
• People choose to engage, contribute and follow the direction because they trust the leadership, understand the purpose and feel part of one winning team.
• Distributed and partner‑based teams collaborate effectively across organisational, cultural and geographical boundaries.
• The transition and integration work progresses with clear ownership, transparent dependencies and well‑managed risks.
• Teams deliver reliably while continuing to improve their engineering practices, ways of working and business impact.

Job benefits

• Rewards: competitive base salary and participation in the company’s incentive programs.
• Plan for the Future: On top of the statutory retirement insurance, we offer a competitive company pension scheme.
• Team-Building: Regular team and company events offer the opportunity to network and learn from each other.
• Learning & Development: Keep growing with access to coaching, learning platforms and resources.
• Mobility: Stay mobile with a monthly transportation allowance.
• Enjoy working: Our well‑equipped office supports focused work and teamwork - plus inviting social zones where colleagues can relax and connect.
• Flexible working: a hybrid approach with the option to work abroad for a set number of days per year.
• Wellbeing: confidential employee assistance and support services available to employees and their immediate families.
• Family support: enhanced parental leave and family‑friendly policies to support all parents and careers.

Meaningful Work:

We are a diverse, international, highly skilled and passionate team committed to a world where people share more and waste less. Every day you will have the opportunity to make a huge difference for our users, customers as well as shape the future.

Embracing AI:

We’re at the forefront of integrating cutting‑edge AI technologies into our operations. Being part of mobile.de you will work with and learn about AI tools, contributing to projects that leverage AI to enhance efficiency, improve customer experiences, and drive our mission forward. With an AI‑first mindset, we foster a culture of continuous learning and experimentation, empowering our team to explore and apply AI in meaningful ways for the company and themselves.

Connection and Inclusion:

Our culture is the glue that holds us together. We believe in making meaningful connections and creating an inclusive atmosphere with lots of opportunities to connect both in your day to day work and through social team activities (online and offline).

mobile.de is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

(*Source: mobile.de Google Analytics Tracking, average per month January to December 2025)