Cloud Unit Lead

Key Responsibilities • Lead the product vision and strategy for Mendix Multi-Cloud offerings, defining direction and roadmap • Build and develop the Cloud Unit team, managing people across engineering, design, product management, and program management functions • Drive collaboration and integration across the broader Siemens cloud software ecosystem, including strategic partnerships with AWS and Azure • Represent Mendix Cloud and Private Cloud solutions to other Siemens product units, ensuring alignment and synergy • Partner with Mendix and Siemens software marketing and sales teams for effective positioning and field enablement of cloud offerings • 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 • 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) • Strong understanding of cloud-native software development principles and Infrastructure-as-Code practices • Fluent in English with German or Dutch as a secondary language • 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