Team Lead

Do you get energy from leading a cross functional team towards delivering top quality products? Do you love collaborating with customers and do you see solutions where others only see problems? Then you are the Team Lead we are looking for.

As a Team Lead, you guide the team into a high-performing state: regularly delivering qualitative increments of the product. You do this by making sure the right people are present, the responsibilities are clear and that there’s a supported way of working. Not only within the team, but also with the client. You are the main, but not the only, contact point for the client. You will ensure that there is transparency on budget, progress, issues and successes. To both the client and In The Pocket.

What you'll do:

Consistent product delivery:

• You are accountable for the successful delivery of your team
• You own all planning aspects of the team and the product(s) entrusted to that team
  • capacity planning and how that translates to budget
  • release planning
  • high-level roadmap
  • risk management
  • ...
• You act as first point of contact for all questions regarding the progress of products under your care (both internal & external)
• Help the team ship working software, for example by removing impediments, getting timely decisions, managing risks

Ensure the team's agility:

• Together with the other teams in the tribe you agree on an agile way of working
• You can guide groups in challenging contexts
• When facilitating, you’re able to keep sessions focussed and ensure they accomplish their goals.
• You make sure the team regularly pauses to reflect on how it's working and help them find ways to improve how they work together and how they interact with the client and other teams.

People Management:

• You build psychological safety, by inspiring trust in your team and in the stakeholders of the products under your care
• You manage the performance of your up team members by setting goals,motivating them, protecting them and if necessary, addressing them
• You spot, nurture and grow individual talents

Lead the way:

• You are a living embodiment of In The Pocket's values
• You are a driver for change in your team and you play a big part in In The Pocket's business process improvement

Who you are:

• Minimum 2 years leadership experience within a software development environment
• You have a delivery background and keen interest in product development. We want you to demonstrate affinity with and real passion for software development.
• People skills come natural to you
• Your communication skills are excellent. This means talking, writing and listening (not necessarily in that order)
• You are passionate about all things digital, including strategy
• You are organized and composed, also when working under pressure
• You think in terms of solutions, never in terms of problems
• Agility has very few secrets for you

Do you recognise yourself in the above? Then we look forward meeting you!

Additional information:

In The Pocket is organised in autonomous teams consisting of developers, designers and product managers. By being part of one and the same team, they can develop a product from start to finish. Because every team carries responsibility, working at In The Pocket means accepting a high level of autonomy. We rely on trust and openness, and sharing our learning curve. At In The Pocket there’s time to experiment and budget to develop yourself. 

On a personal level we are looking for a colleague who shares our values.

• Ownership: Working at In The Pocket means accepting a high level of autonomy. You take ownership and show the ability to decide and act for the good of the company.
• Integrity: Stick to your values, even when it doesn’t pay off in the short term. In The Pocket relies on trust and openness, which in turn relies on your integrity.
• Lead & Educate: Digital technologies are changing the world. We go all in, head-first. We take the lead in designing and building with emerging technologies. Weshare our passion and knowledge with as many people as possible.
• Agility: In The Pocket is permanently under construction. We never settle,it’s never done. Observing, adapting and improving is in our nature. That resonates with the people who work here. We are always looking for a better solution, always ready for the next step, pragmatic and committed to move forward.
• Team: As individuals we are bright and talented, as a team we’re unbeatable. We are open and positive, constructive and honest. We help and inspire our colleagues to do their best work.