Senior Engineering Manager & Site Leader (m/f/d)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.  

In Germany, Abbott has more than 4,000 employees working in manufacturing, research and development, logistics, manufacturing, sales and marketing. They are located at Abbott`s German headquarters in Wiesbaden and its sites in Hanover, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Wetzlar, Eschborn, Cologne, Jena and Hamburg.  

At Abbott, you can do work that matters and help people to live a healthier and full life, grow your career, and learn, be your true self. You will have access to:  

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of 

• An attractive benefits package (e.g. attractive Abbott Pension Plan, a company bike, employee stock purchase program) 

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.  

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.  

• A challenging position in a fast-growing crisis independent industry 

• To become part of a dynamic, highly educated, highly skilled, and motivated team 

• Flat hierarchies, open appreciative mentality, and efficient, constructive lines of communication 

• Multi-national environment, where we foster the development of our talents within the enterprise 

This position works out of our Munich location in the Laralab GmbH.

• Partner closely with Product, Marketing, IT, Security, and business stakeholders to align roadmaps and manage dependencies. 

• Represent engineering with internal executives, customers, partners, and regulatory bodies. 

• Manage external development partners, vendors, and suppliers; support sourcing, cost optimization, and delivery excellence.​  

• Hire, mentor, and develop engineering and architecture talent, with emphasis on AI, platform engineering, and modern software disciplines. 

• Cultivate an inclusive, collaborative, high-performance culture focused on innovation, ownership, and continuous learning. 

• Promote strong communication and cross-functional teamwork across all levels of the organization. 

• Lead and mentor distributed engineering teams; ensure high-quality execution, predictable delivery, and continuous improvement. 

• Proactively identify and mitigate technical, delivery, and integration risks across programs. 
   

• Serve as the site leader for the Munich Digital Solutions organization  

• Provide executive direction for the Munich office relocation to a larger site, including strategic, financial, and operational considerations.  

• Act as the primary escalation point for site‑related people, operational, and organizational challenges, partnering with global Digital Solutions leadership and Abbott functional leaders as needed.  

• Act as the Munich site’s cultural leader and connective “glue,” fostering strong engagement, collaboration, and a shared sense of purpose.  

• Define annual Munich site objectives and drive execution; support budgeting and resourcing activities for the site.  

• Coach and mentor direct reports focused on R&D and site operations.  

• Lead the Munich team’s field visit program, ensuring teams maintain a strong connection to real‑world use and customer context.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience. 

• Minimum 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years leading multi-team engineering organizations building cloud-native or hybrid solutions. 

• Demonstrated success leading architecture and delivery for complex, scalable systems across cloud and/or edge. 

• Hands-on understanding of GenAI/LLMs, Agentic AI patterns, and code-generation tools; proven record of introducing modern engineering practices to accelerate throughput. 

• Strong experience with DevOps/CI-CD, containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), IaC (e.g., Terraform), and observability. 

• Proven ability to own and manage a technology backlog, translate business outcomes to technical work, and prioritize for value. 

• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to influence across enterprise functions (Product, Marketing, IT, Security, Compliance). 

• Master’s degree (e.g., MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Engineering Management). 

• Experience in regulated healthcare, medical devices, or similarly regulated industries; familiarity with quality systems and software lifecycle standards (e.g., IEC 62304) is a plus. 

• Practical experience with LLMOps/MLOps (e.g., model selection, fine-tuning, evaluation, prompt engineering, safety, and data governance). 

• Exposure to vector databases, AI orchestration frameworks (e.g., Semantic Kernel, LangChain), API gateways, and event streaming technologies such as Kafka. 

• Track record of developing platform capabilities (SDKs, templates, reference architectures) that enable self‑service and scale across product teams. 

• Experience working with third‑party vendors, SIs, and managing technical contracts or sourcing negotiations. 

• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP; serverless and containerized architectures 

• Orchestration & IaC: Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform 

• CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps; automated testing, artifact management 

• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry 

• AI/ML: LLMs, vector databases, RAG, agent frameworks (Semantic Kernel, LangChain), evaluation and safety tooling 

• Data & Streaming: Kafka, Spark/Databricks, event-driven architectures 

• Security: SAST/DAST, SCA, secrets management, policy‑as‑code 

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. 

We ask for your understanding that we only consider online applications via our online application portal. Applications by email or post cannot be processed. Original documents will not be returned.  

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott

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