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 lead the Digital Software Engineering Product Service Line (PSL) structured around:

• 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, its Divisions (Airbus Defense and Space, Airbus Helicopter) and its subsidiaries.

Your working environment

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

How we care for you

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis, with attribution of free shares based on the number of shares subscribed.
• Work/life balance: Extra days‑off for special occasions and holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
• Wellbeing / health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services centre, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10,000 e‑learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

Your challenges

• Lead, mentor and train a team of 100 highly skilled engineers in Europe (Germany, France, UK: 50 engineers) and India (50 engineers).
• Provide technical & business vision around Software Engineering as a way of delivering software and business value at scale.
• Manage a platform approach and business model with constant obsession on lowering TCO, ensuring mass scale adoption, customer focus & value (lead time and self‑service).
• Drive Software Development Excellence through data‑centric approach and standard KPIs embedded in our digital supply chain contracts.
• Develop team members according to their career aspirations and competences.
• Develop engagement / leadership / agility of the team and ensure overall efficiency against ambitious objectives.
• Define / lead & execute a compelling yet ambitious vision around Software Engineering and how it changes the way we deliver software @Airbus.
• Understand company priorities and strategy to decline an appropriate financial investment based on Business Case & data‑driven approach.
• Track global tech advancements and embed them within Airbus operations to ensure long‑term software competitiveness (AI).
• Steer organisational adaptation through rigorous portfolio analysis and considering core/non‑core activities, make or buy, and the balance between European and India 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 Software Platform for 12,000+ developer internals and externals from all IM domains and business functions (mainly engineering).
• Collaborate across divisions and affiliates to harmonise Software Engineering platforms and to keep competitiveness advantages through global deals (group contracts).
• Drive adoption on all major platforms & programmes.
• Deliver E2E experience across Software Engineering platforms to reduce the lead time and complexity for our customers.
• Build / launch the low‑code / no‑code product and construct a team around it that integrates with existing PSL capabilities & services.
• Integrate with other technical bricks like Identity and Access Management, Public and Private Cloud, Cyber Security and Digital Workplace and Extended Enterprise.

Your boarding pass

• Strategic Leadership: Visionary Leadership (Define and execute a 3‑year technical roadmap), Change Leadership (Proven track record in driving large‑scale organisational transformations and "make or buy" strategies), Leader as Coach (Passionate about mentoring diverse, multi‑cultural teams), Executive Influence (Strong networking and negotiation skills).
• Technical Mastery: Software Engineering Roots (Minimum 5 years of hands‑on coding experience - mandatory), Domain Authority (Deep expertise in DevSecOps, API‑first, UX, Software Design), Platform Strategy (Expert at building Self‑Service Platforms), Emerging Tech (AI and Low‑Code/No‑Code).
• Business & Operational Excellence: Financial Stewardship (Experience managing significant P&L €25M+), Service Excellence (Customer‑first mindset), Global Delivery (Balancing European and Indian offshore operations).
• Requirements: 10+ years in senior technology leadership roles; Negotiation‑level English (mandatory); French, German, or Spanish is a plus; Public speaker capable of translating complex tech.

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Company

AIRBUS SAS

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Leadership

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