Team Lead

Обязанности

Organize and manage the daily operations of the team, including workload planning and delivery execution; facilitate key team rituals such as sprint plannings, stand-ups, retrospectives, and grooming sessions; act as the primary resolver of team-level blockers and escalate issues when appropriate; track key performance metrics and ensure alignment with business expectations; lead recruitment efforts in collaboration with the hiring team; participate in interviews and decision-making; own onboarding and offboarding processes to ensure smooth transitions; set clear goals for team members and conduct regular one-on-one meetings to discuss performance, growth, and well-being; drive motivation and engagement by fostering a positive team culture and identifying risks of burnout; develop and review individual career plans; provide timely and constructive feedback; conduct performance reviews and participate in compensation and promotion discussions; oversee task decomposition and estimation; distribute and monitor progress on tasks, ensuring alignment with project goals and team capabilities; balance urgent needs with planned initiatives and drive prioritization discussions with stakeholders; manage sprint priorities and ensure team members understand focus areas; act as a central point of contact for product managers, project managers, and other team leads; coordinate cross-team tasks and dependencies to reduce delivery friction; communicate breaking changes and key updates to relevant teams in a timely manner; foster transparency and efficiency in cross-team workflows; monitor and mitigate team-level risks including bus factor, knowledge silos, and delivery blockers; proactively address risks related to team structure (e.g., attrition, promotions, reassignments); collaborate with Technical Leads to identify and plan for technical risks and maintenance efforts; provide input into workforce planning and hiring priorities; track and analyze team-level and product-related metrics; define and maintain baselines; challenge the validity and usefulness of existing metrics and propose improvements; implement and adapt new team processes, assess adoption, and collect feedback to iterate; pilot process innovations at the team level and support broader adoption if successful.

Требования

6+ years in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership or management role; experience leading cross-functional teams (engineers, QA, product/design if applicable); proven success in delivering projects on time and aligned with business goals; familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), ability to adapt processes; prior involvement in recruitment, onboarding, and performance reviews; strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, architecture, and engineering best practices; ability to decompose tasks, estimate workload, prioritize effectively, and track progress; experience defining, tracking, and improving delivery, quality, and cycle time metrics; ability to identify delivery, knowledge, and people-related risks, and plan mitigation strategies; experience managing dependencies, communicating changes, and ensuring alignment across stakeholders; ability to implement new processes, measure adoption, and iterate based on feedback; ability to foster a positive culture, maintain morale, and prevent burnout; skilled in goal-setting, career planning, coaching, and giving constructive feedback; able to mediate disputes, handle underperformance, and maintain productive dynamics; strong communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders; balances immediate delivery needs with long-term improvements and business objectives; comfortable adjusting processes, priorities, and focus in changing environments; takes ownership of delivery and team health; proactive in identifying problems before they escalate; acts as a force multiplier, enabling others rather than micromanaging; challenges assumptions (processes, metrics, plans) constructively; demonstrates transparency and fairness in decisions around performance, compensation, and promotions.

Условия

EU-based employment contract and a 3-year Cyprus work visa with full support for your relocation and visa processes, including assistance for your family; EU passport; opportunity to obtain an EU passport after 4 years of residence; full relocation package: flights to Limassol for you and your family, a company-covered apartment for the first month, and full relocation

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