Head Of Digital Software Engineering M/F

Job Description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Head of Digital Software Engineering (f/m) to join our Digital Department based in Toulouse, France.

As a Head of Digital Software Engineering, you will report directly to the Head of Digital Infrastructure and Platforms (DI) and will be in charge of leading the Digital Software Engineering teams. You will manage the Digital Software Engineering Product Service Line (PSL), structured around the following digital products and sub-products for its key stakeholders:

• API & Integration platform services
• Enterprise DevOps platform services
• Digital Experience platform services
• Software Enablement & Governance products services
• Software and Infrastructure design

Your scope of activities covers Airbus Commercial and its divisions – Airbus Defense and Space, Airbus Helicopter – and its subsidiaries.

Working Environment

Toulouse, a global capital of aeronautics and a European hub for space research, offers a dynamic setting located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Pyrenees mountains.

How We Care For You

• Financial rewards: attractive salary, success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings and stock purchase plans.
• Work/life balance: extra days off, holiday transfer options and a staff council with social, cultural and sporting activities.
• Well‑being: complementary health insurance coverage with optional health services and gym access.
• Individual development: access to more than 10,000 e‑learning courses, certifications, career paths, acceleration programs and international mobility.

Challenges

• Lead, mentor and train a team of 100 highly skilled engineers across Europe and India.
• Provide technical and business vision around software engineering to deliver value at scale.
• Manage a platform approach focused on lowering TCO, ensuring mass‑scale adoption and customer value.
• Drive software development excellence through a data‑centric approach and standardized KPIs.
• Develop team members according to career aspirations and competencies.
• Enhance engagement and agility, ensuring efficiency against ambitious objectives.
• Define and execute a compelling vision around software engineering and its impact at Airbus.
• Assess company priorities and strategy to align financial investment with business cases.
• Track global tech advancements and embed them into Airbus operations to sustain long‑term competitiveness (AI).
• Steer organizational adaptation through portfolio analysis, core/non‑core decisions, and the balance between European and Indian teams.

Dimensions of the Role

Team Size (Active Workforce Only)

• Total team size: 100.
• Direct reports (operational): 7, including 5 managers.
• Indirect reports (functional): 3 in India, 1 senior group manager and 2 group managers.

Operating Budget

• NRCs: 6 M€.
• RCs: 20 M€.

Strategic Dimension

• Deliver and maintain a software platform for 12,000+ developer interns and externals across all IM domains and business functions.
• Collaborate across divisions and affiliates to harmonize platforms and maintain competitive advantage through group contracts.
• Drive adoption across all major platforms and programs.
• Deliver end‑to‑end experience across platforms to reduce lead time and complexity for customers.
• Build and launch a low‑code / no‑code product, integrating it with existing PSL capabilities.
• Integrate with identity and access management, public and private cloud, cyber security, digital workplace and extended enterprise.

Qualifications

• Strategic Leadership with a vision for the next 3 years, change leadership and coaching skills, and executive influence.
• Technical Mastery: minimum 5 years of hands‑on coding, deep expertise in DevSecOps, API‑first, UX, software design, platform strategy and emerging technologies such as AI and low‑code/no‑code.
• Business & Operational Excellence: experience managing a €25 M+ P&L, customer‑first mindset, and global delivery balancing European and Indian operations.
• Requirements: 10+ years in senior technology leadership roles; English at negotiation level (mandatory); French, German or Spanish is a plus; public speaking ability to translate complex technology.

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Company

Airbus SAS

Employment Type

Permanent

Classe Emploi (France)

Classe H16

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Leadership

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