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

Germanyfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Jun 2026

About the role

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

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.

Working at Abbott

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

The Opportunity

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

The Senior Engineering Manager, Digital Solutions provides overall technical leadership for a portfolio of digital products, ensuring modern, scalable, and secure solutions that leverage GenAI, Agentic AI, and code-generation tools to accelerate design, development, and delivery.

This leader drives architecture, rapid prototyping, and deployment across edge and cloud environments; owns the technology product goal and backlog; and partners closely with Product, Marketing, Corporate IT, and Security within Abbott to ensure alignment to market and healthcare needs.

The role is accountable for building and developing high-performing engineering teams, stewarding budgets and schedules, and serving as a visible technical representative across the organization and with key external stakeholders.

Your Tasks

Software Engineering Leadership

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.

Munich Site Leadership 

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.