Head of Discipline

Head of Discipline
Bucureşti
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Location: Bucharest, Romania

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of defence and security, aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

In Romania, we are advancing innovation through software engineering, research and development, delivering solutions in key markets in which Thales Group operates. Our engineers design, develop and integrate solutions that impact global industries – from fully operational systems and subsystems for naval warfare and maritime security operations, to air traffic management systems,
- based solutions, tactical indoor simulations, identity and biometric technologies and more.

Profile Expectations:

- Foster competitiveness and performance improvement

- Lead willing to engage and develop his discipline engineers team members through the use of collaborative work and challenging approaches

- Open to share knowledge and help people develop themselves, as enabler to be recognized as a great mentor and
- player

- Be responsible and show a great sense of initiative

Technical competences:

Substantial knowledge of Software:

Familiar with various operating platforms (i. e. Windows, Linux, Unix…, )

Experience with both
- end and
- end development by having programming skills in [Java/. NET/GO] and exposure to a wide range of other
- level languages and frameworks (e. g. Python, HTML, CSS, Angular, Java
Script, Type
Script, React, Node. js, Graph
QL)

Familiar with multithreading & UX/UI design, modelling and simulation tools

Able to use Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) tools (e. g. Gitlab, Jenkins, Git)

Know Big Data main technologies

Knowledge about cybersecurity

Database good knowledge

Demonstrate a strong desire for continuous improvement and a capacity to develop a strategic vision: able to integrate and anticipate the various elements of discipline environment in order to guide the team through the challenges prompted by competitiveness

Know how to adopt a Lean Management approach and apply Agile principles to the management and development discipline team, in Scrum and / or Kanban mode

Understanding of various testing methodologies, including manual and automated testing

Knowledge in different types of testing, such as functional, performance, security, and user acceptance testing

Soft skills & attitude

Good attitude and engagement/involvement related to the actual job, company, tasks

Good communication and relationship with team members – people from the same level with him

Capable to give and receive feedback; Able to listen and share, able to give constructive feedback

Ability to evaluate people both in interviews and
-
- day performance

Ability to lead a team towards a common aim and objectives;

Ability to prepare the team to meet current and future challenges;

Ability to be a role model in all circumstances;

Be assertive, responsible, takes decisions and inspire change and innovation

Good negotiator, facilitator and mediator

Good planner & prioritization, good organization,
- management skills

Leadership mindset

Customer oriented

Ability to guide teams through the problem solving process and come up with positive results

Ability to simplify complexity, for oneself and for others;

Able to learn fast and find useful information/solutions

Able to adapt fast to new challenges, changes & contexts and provide quick and good outputs

Able to understand and feel team mindset, read between the lines, have a good intuition, empathic

Ability to understand the dynamics of individuals, groups, cultures and organizations in order to adapt one’s behavior and influence others in the interests of the project.

Ability to take decisions following the project & team scope, objectives

Being able to look ahead and be able to identify possible risks

Ability to see both the overall and immediate picture

Responsibilities:

Drive as hiring manager the hiring process and team building for all the needs coming from projects for his discipline; help EDMs/CPOs to identify properly the suitable roles based on projects needs

Be responsible for TSR
- up to reach the goal workforce

Be accountable for onboarding new comers in his discipline

Be accountable about retention in his discipline teams

Determine team goals/objectives and make sure the team is moving towards achieving the goals; checkpoints, quality/achievement; team assessment versus teams objectives; develop a strategy the team will use to reach its goal

Support his discipline team members development and help them to advance professionally within the context of projects' key challenges.

Help EDMs/CPOs/Tech leaders to identify team weaknesses and strengths and mediate improvement, help team members to follow their carrier path; develop skills based on project’s needs; obtain resources for skill development activities (by coaching, trainings, tasks etc); Be accountable for the carrier development of his discipline teams members.

Be accountable about trainings plan building for each discipline team member

Be accountable for his discipline team performance KPIs

Be accountable about Team Performance assessment inside his discipline

Be accountable for the team technical expertise support inside his discipline

Be accountable for Skills matrix management inside his discipline

Manage, supervise and mentor/coach his discipline members or facilitate it;

Be responsible about his discipline team members salaries management

Be responsible about Benefits inside his discipline

Be clear in expectations, keep an open communication with each member, give feedback and ensure a balance between project needs and team’s needs

Communicate and distributing information inside the team and among stakeholders

Be the interface for his discipline teams in front of the origin unit HODs/ EDMs/CPOs

Assure good communications inside team and be a good mediator inside the team and outside the team with the others stakeholders

Have regular syncs with EDMs / CPOs/ origin unit HODs linked to his discipline

Be his discipline team members ambassador in front of all involved stakeholders

Help EDMs/Tech Leads to delegate responsibilities to the right individuals; help to discover each individual’s strengths to distribute work effectively; Empower the team

Help EDMs/CPOs to resolve conflicts in the team and among stakeholders; Understand the context; Understands the point of view of each party; Identifies the
- win solution; Persuades the parties to adopt the
- win solution

Ask and give constant Feedback (monthly One&Ones) with each discipline member;

Help EDMs/CPOs/Team leaders to keep team motivated; Identifies team and individual
- motivators; Find solutions to remove
- motivators; Create a positive and optimistic attitude; Facilitates team spirit and team cohesion; Celebrates successes

Monitor and maintain good team mindset and cohesion, team work

Lead by examples; be a role model in all circumstances for his discipline members;

Help his discipline team members to identify properly their priorities between discipline & projects and act accordingly

Ensure his discipline members are
- organizing

Responsible for any issues or problems within his discipline teams and make sure they are dealt appropriately

Ensure no one in his discipline teams is solely responsible for any task or activity (each team member has to have a backup)

Help his discipline team members to remove impediments where possible and to raise the ones to the appropriate person outside of the team and ensure they are dealt with

Be accountable about team Holiday management; Ensure that holidays & sickness are managed and align with project’s needs, tracked and considered in planning.

Be accountable about his discipline engineers’ workload; Ensure continuous and balanced load for all team members

Be accountable about his discipline Risks management

Responsible for ensuring his discipline team members are consistently delivering theirs outputs respecting projects standards & expectations

Help his discipline team members to learn to estimate properly their projects tasks

Be accountable about his discipline team members quality work in the committed time

Work with the discipline delivery team to make them efficient - identify gaps and associated actions to support delivery continuous improvement

Deploy the adequate Practices and Tools tailored to reach the required maturity according to Project/Product delivery challenges

Support and organize various initiatives from his teams

Encourage adoption of the New technologies

Be accountable about Processes, practices and tools capitalization in his discipline

Be accountable about Best practices sharing in his discipline

Be accountable about Lesson learn sharing inside his discipline

Promote innovation inside his discipline

Promote reusing building blocks inside his discipline

Organize and facilitate Info share sessions inside his discipline

Contribute on Bids/Products and Projects peer reviews to reduce technical/engineering risks and increase confidence to deliver

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.

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Firma:	Thales
Localiția:	Bucureşti Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Adăugat:	12. 11. 2025 Postul de muncă activ

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