Senior Engineering Manager & Munich Site Leader (m/f/d)

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking toward the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. In Germany, Abbott employs more than 4,000 people across manufacturing, research, development, logistics, sales, and marketing. Our headquarters are in Wiesbaden with sites in Hanover, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Wetzlar, Eschborn, Cologne, Jena, and Hamburg.

Opportunity

This Senior Engineering Manager & Munich Site Lead position is located at Abbots Munich office in the Laralab GmbH. We are building next‑generation AI‑ and cloud‑based medical software, combining startup speed with the scale of a global healthcare leader. The role will drive growth by scaling delivery, building high‑performing teams, and establishing Munich as a key site within the organization.

Responsibilities

Software Engineering Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and scale distributed engineering teams; ensure high‑quality execution, predictable delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Represent engineering with internal executives, customers, partners, and regulatory bodies.
• Drive the advancement and integration of the current heart.ai product into a scalable medical software platform.
• Support the advancement of engineering processes into a global Digital Solutions quality management system.
• Manage external development partners, vendors, and suppliers; support sourcing, cost optimization, and delivery excellence.
• Support hiring of engineering talent, emphasizing innovative, UX‑focused, AI‑ and cloud‑based medical software solutions.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical, delivery, and integration risks across programs.

Munich Site Leadership

• Serve as the site leader for the Munich Digital Solutions organization.
• Lead, inspire, and further develop the growing team of ~30 employees, coaching and mentoring direct reports.
• Guide long‑term Munich team vision, providing direction on key organizational and strategic decisions; support budgeting and resourcing activities.
• Define annual Munich site objectives and drive execution.
• Act as the primary escalation point for site‑related people, operational, and organizational challenges, partnering with global Digital Solutions leadership.
• Identify learning and development opportunities for the Munich team, including Abbott trainings, external trainings, and field visit programs.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical/computer engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years leading multi‑team engineering organizations building cloud‑native or hybrid solutions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to influence across enterprise functions.
• Demonstrated success leading development, delivery, and operation of complex, scalable systems across cloud and/or edge.

Preferred

• Master’s degree (e.g., MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Engineering Management).
• Experience in regulated healthcare, medical devices, or similar regulated industries; familiarity with quality systems and software lifecycle standards (e.g., IEC 62304).
• Proven experience scaling and integrating small, local teams into an international enterprise context.
• Track record of developing platform‑based software products that enable self‑service and scale across product teams (SDKs, API‑based products, templates, reference architectures).
• Experience working with third‑party vendors, SLAs, and managing technical contracts or sourcing negotiations.

Technology Environment

• Public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Containerized and distributed systems
• Modern DevSecOps and CI/CD practices
• Observability and data‑driven operations
• AI/ML technologies, including generative AI

Benefits

• Career development within an international company.
• Attractive benefits package, including province pension plan, company bike, employee stock purchase program.
• Flat hierarchies, open appreciative mentality, and efficient, constructive communication.
• A dynamic, highly educated, highly skilled, and motivated team in a multi‑national environment.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.