Job
- Level
- Lead
- Job Field
- Application, Project
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Dresden, Leipzig
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you lead a team, develop modern software architectures, drive innovation processes, and provide strategic advice on technological issues, with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence.
Your role in the team
- Leadership: Disciplinary management of the Application Development Cluster and responsibility for the annual goal, measures, and financial planning.
- Technology: Responsibility for the design and further development of modern, scalable, and secure software architectures, as well as good knowledge of current programming languages and frameworks — ideally in the banking or financial sector.
- Innovation: Recognizing and classifying technological and disruptive trends in the IT environment, assessing their strategic relevance, and consistently initiating and implementing innovative technologies, especially in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
- Driving the bank's transformation process by identifying areas for change and appropriately adjusting structures and processes, adapting strategic goals for one's own area of responsibility, aligning direct managers effectively, and actively engaging in the bank's leadership circle to foster innovation.
- Culture: Promoting and supporting the self-responsibility of managers and employees, and fostering a culture of trust and learning.
- Responsibility for results: Creating a clear framework for action to achieve goals and accountability for outcomes, including setting technological guardrails and managing key architecture and technology decisions.
- Stakeholder management: strategic advising of the Unit Lead Banking Operations and the Executive Board on technological issues, as well as representing SAB externally.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Completed degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Economics, or a comparable field of study.
Qualifications
- In-depth knowledge in IT strategy, resource and budget controlling, as well as project management.
- Strong strategic and conceptual skills for structuring complex issues.
- Willingness and ability to proactively and constructively shape transformation processes and to handle complexity, uncertainty, and resistance confidently and moderating.
- To reflect on one's own goals and actions within the context of strategic directives and to find appropriate solutions in the sense of the overall organization in case of goal conflicts.
- To operate in various contexts and roles and to promote cross-functional collaboration.
- Reflection on one's own leadership actions as well as willingness to continuously develop professionally and personally.
- Clear and target audience-appropriate communication and confident handling of diverse communication media.
Experience
- Several years of leadership experience in a comparable position, ideally in public administration, a development bank, a state bank, or a commercial bank.
- Extensive experience in software architecture with a focus on scalable and secure systems and current programming languages/frameworks, ideally in banking or financial environments.
- Experience in the application of AI technologies, enthusiasm for innovation, and a sense for disruptive trends in the IT sector.
- Experience with agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
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What we offer
- We look forward to receiving your meaningful application documents by June 4, 2026, including the reference number 2026-058 and your possible start date.
- Please apply exclusively online via our careers page.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to process or return written application documents.
- The SAB is interested in increasing the proportion of women in leadership positions.
- Applications from women are welcomed in this context.
- The Saxon Development Bank offers a appreciative working environment for all employees.
- Therefore, we welcome applications regardless of age, ethnic origin and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and worldview, sexual orientation, and social background.
- People with severe disabilities will be given preference in filling positions if they are equally suitable.
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Sächsische Aufbaubank
Die Sächsische Aufbaubank (SAB) ist das Förderinstitut des Freistaates Sachsen. In Zusammenarbeit mit starken Partnern auf kommunaler, Landes-, Bundes- und europäischer Ebene werden maßgeschneiderte Finanzierungskonzepte zur Förderung zukunftsorientierter Projekte eingesetzt und damit die Entwicklung Sachsens vorangetrieben.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Banking, Finance, Insurance
Head of Application Development
- Location
- Dresden, Leipzig
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
