Head of Tech & Product Operations; Maternity cover

sennder is Europe's Leading Digital Freight Forwarder. In a traditional industry, we're moving fast and focusing on the digitalization and automation of road logistics.

By leveraging our proprietary technology, we're building an ecosystem that is leading the industry into the 21st century.

We're looking for a Head of Tech & Product Operations
to join our Tech department on a maternity cover basis (1 year contract), supporting us on our journey to revolutionize road freight logistics. The role is based in our Berlin, Barcelona, or Amsterdam office.

• Partner with the CPTO and tech leadership to define, prioritize, and execute strategic and tactical initiatives across Tech (Product and Engineering).
• Drive quarterly planning, goal setting, and operational cadence across the Technology organization, including the shift toward outcome-driven prioritization.
• Lead AI adoption and transformation initiatives across the Tech organization, partnering with Product and Engineering leads on rollout and change management.
• Own regular deliverables, e.g. portfolio update, ROI report, IT cap report (R&D tax capitalization), R&D Refund, roadmap delivery, planning dashboards, and communication (e.g. TAH, newsletter).
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance and Commercial teams
• Prepare and deliver board and executive team updates on behalf of the CPTO.
• Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to support data-driven decision-making and communicate progress.
• Lead special projects and organizational effectiveness programs on behalf of the CPTO.

• Significant experience in a Chief of Staff, Technology Operations, Program Management, or Consulting role within a technology-driven environment.
• Strong understanding of software development and product operations.
• Financial acumen — experience with budget ownership, ROI/business case development, and cost management in a tech organization.
• Basic knowledge of IT Capitalization (IFRS) and Forschungszulage (German R&D grant) is a must.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, coupled with a data-driven decision-making mindset.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively at executive levels.
• High levels of ownership and resilience, with the ability to thrive in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.

We believe in empowering our people to grow beyond their limits, embrace challenges, and create solutions that drive our collective success. Our culture thrives on entrepreneurial spirit, resilience, and collaboration.

sennder is at a pivotal stage - transitioning from a scale-up to a sustainably growing company. This means we move fast and constantly push ourselves to improve. Joining us means being part of an ambitious, international team of talented individuals who value teamwork as much as bold thinking. Face-to-face connections across our offices remain central - it's not uncommon to travel to our offices across Europe to collaborate as we tackle challenges and celebrate wins, together.

We operate in a complex and ever-changing industry where your ideas and efforts have a tangible, transformative impact. This is your chance to be hands-on in creating sustainable, meaningful solutions that help businesses thrive.

• We make mental wellbeing and engagement a priority through initiatives like our senn
  
  Care program, a partnership with nilo (global wellbeing platform), and regular satisfaction surveys via Culture Amp. And most importantly, work alongside people who truly care about you as a person. There is something special about the people at…