Job Description
About Last Mile Solutions
With over 360.000 charging stations and 1.9 million charging cards we are active in 22 countries. Last Mile Solutions is Europe’s largest independent e-mobility platform.
Our mission is simplifying the energy transition and creating a sustainable world by turning energy into value.
Your role
As Head of Engineering, you report directly to the CPTO and are responsible for translating the Product & Technology strategy into a high-performing, scalable engineering organization.
You ensure that engineering teams operate with clarity, strong leadership and a direct connection to business and partner value. Your role is to turn strategic direction into predictable execution, while building the leadership and capabilities required to scale sustainably.
What you will do
Translate strategy into execution
Translate Product & Technology strategy into clear engineering goals, priorities and roadmaps.
Align department objectives with our company strategy, product direction and partner value stream.
Ensure consistent prioritization across teams.
Lead and develop engineering leadership
Directly manage and develop technical leaders within the teams:
Platform & Infrastructure
Data center of excellence
DevX
And the Tech Leads roles
Build a strong technical leadership bench with clear accountability and ownership.
Coach leaders on decision-making, delivery excellence and modern engineering practices.
Build engineering capability
Indirectly drive performance, skills and competencies across all engineering teams.
Establish clear expectations on engineering quality with identified delivery standards and output.
Ensure continuous improvement of engineering practices, including DevSecOps and modern architecture.
Ensure scalable structure and succession
Design a scalable organization structure aligned with growth and complexity.
Identify key talent gaps and develop internal pipelines.
Own succession planning across all engineering teams.
Align engineering with business and partner value
Align engineering structure, processes and priorities with business stakeholders
Ensure strong collaboration with Product, Commercial and Partner teams
Translate technical delivery into measurable business impact
Drive predictable and high-quality delivery
Establish clear processes with regards to delivery and governance linked to performance metrics
Improve delivery focused on the aspects of stability, repeatability, speed and quality
Reduce operational friction and increase engineering throughput
Cloud & application transformation
Lead the modernization of the current software architecture, focused on business impact and scalability
Introduce and embed modern principles across application, cloud, data and infrastructure domains
Migrate components in a controlled way balancing risk, continuity and speed
Ensure a fit-for-purpose and sustainable approach towards modern architecture using cloud as an enabler
Lead the transition to public cloud and managed services, aligned with long-term operational efficiency and flexibility
What success looks like
Success in this role means building an engineering organization that delivers predictably and at scale. Teams consistently hit roadmap commitments, with stable execution and minimal delivery friction.
You develop a strong leadership bench where senior leaders operate with autonomy and own their impact. You redeuce dependency on top-down decision-making and enabling efficient outcomes.
The organization scales without adding complexity. Clear ownership, focused teams and a well-designed structure allow for speed and independent execution as the company grows.
Engineering performance improves structurally resulting in faster cycle times, fewer incidents and higher quality output. Teams deliver more value with less effort.
You ensure a direct connection between engineering and business impact. What gets built clearly translates into partner value, revenue and strategic progress.
You prepare the organization for the future. AI and modern engineering practices are embedded in how teams work, driving productivity and resulting in faster innovation cycles.
What you bring
8–12+ years experience in engineering leadership within scaling SaaS/PaaS environments
Proven experience managing senior engineering leaders and complex organizations
Strong track record in translating strategy into execution and delivery
Experience with modern engineering practices (DevSecOps, cloud)
Ability to build and scale teams, structures and capabilities
Strong stakeholder management and business alignment skills
Clear, decisive leadership style with focus on accountability and development
Experience guiding companies through the transition from founder-led to management-team-led leadership is a significant advantage.
Fluency in English
Competencies
Brings clarity and direction in ambiguous environments
Thinks in step changes rather than incremental gains
Builds systems and teams that can scale 3x to 4x sustainably
Drives cost-effective engineering practices and operational efficiency
Guides teams confidently through complexity and change
Our core values
Empowering Connections
Exploring with purpose
Owning our impact
Why join us?
Join a company simplifying the energy transition as part of Europe’s leading EV charging and energy transaction platform.
Work alongside a team of driven and curious professionals.
Have the opportunity to make a significant leadership impact in a fast-paced, high-growth organization.
We offer an attractive compensation package, including:
Attractive salary
Bonus scheme
Pension scheme (partly covered by the employer)
38 days off (25 vacation days plus 13 ATV days)
Daily lunch served in our in-house bistro
Ready to make a difference?
Apply now!
If you have any questions, please reach out to recruitment at [email protected]
A VOG (Certificate of Conduct)/Screening will be part of the recruitment procedure.