About this role
Key Responsibilities
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Lead the product vision and strategy for Mendix Multi-Cloud offerings, defining direction and roadmap
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Build and develop the Cloud Unit team, managing people across engineering, design, product management, and program management functions
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Drive collaboration and integration across the broader Siemens cloud software ecosystem, including strategic partnerships with AWS and Azure
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Represent Mendix Cloud and Private Cloud solutions to other Siemens product units, ensuring alignment and synergy
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Partner with Mendix and Siemens software marketing and sales teams for effective positioning and field enablement of cloud offerings
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Manage on-call rotations and take responsibility for outages, escalations, and service level performance
Qualifications Required:
10+ years of experience in software engineering product development with demonstrated leadership impact
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5+ years leading cloud operations, DevOps, or SRE organizations with proven track record meeting service level agreements and non-functional requirements (availability, reliability, performance, resilience)
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Strong understanding of cloud-native software development principles and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
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Fluent in English with German or Dutch as a secondary language
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Familiarity with hyperscaler offerings (AWS, Azure, GCP) and knowledge of the IaaS/PaaS competitive landscape
Preferred:
- Foundational knowledge of AI, machine learning, and Generative AI applications in software engineering and cloud operations