VP Tech (m/f/d) in Berlin, Konstanz or Zurich

Permanent employee, Full-time · Berlin, Konstanz, Zurich (EUR)

Description

KNIME is growing rapidly and we’re seeking smart, motivated, and creative people up for the challenge of helping us achieve ambitious scaling goals while continuing to empower the active community. Right now, we are looking for a VP Tech (m/f/d) who’s hands-on, pragmatic and strategic to lead our technology strategy, drive execution and inspire a talented team.

Who you are

You’re a proven leader with a strong foundation in technology and management, ready to set the tone and take ownership. You've navigated the challenges of scaling SaaS companies, balancing strategy with hands-on involvement, and have tackled complex problems head-on. You’re decisive and firm when necessary, but approachable and pragmatic, knowing how to strike the balance between vision and execution.

Your background includes:

Leading teams in growing SaaS companies of similar or slightly larger scale (neither massive enterprises nor tiny startups).
Deep technical experience (cloud infrastructure, microservices, DevOps, IAM, front-end frameworks) paired with practical management skills. Ideally you’ve coded in Java, Go, or Python.
Real-world experience managing through tough situations—not just theory, but hard-earned insight.
A collaborative approach with product teams, while maintaining the independence needed for long-term architectural integrity.

You’re not here to delegate from the sidelines—you stay on top of details, guide your teams, and bring clarity to chaos.

That's the job

As VP Tech, you’ll be the single point of accountability for the technology department. Your role isn’t just about keeping the trains running; it’s about defining where our technology choices should go and how to keep them future-proof. You'll align the technology strategy with the company’s goals, manage and mentor tech leads, and foster a culture of clarity, accountability, and growth.

Key responsibilities include:

Overseeing large-scale SaaS systems (24/7, 100k+ concurrent users).
Working hand-in-hand with our architecture team to ensure enterprise-ready solutions.
Collaborating closely with Christian, our VP Product, to define and implement an achievable roadmap that balances priorities and delivers results.
Working closely with Michael to make sure his sometimes overly bold ideas become real when they are realizable.
Owning key metrics, team organization, and resource planning.
Ensuring security, compliance, stability, and innovation stay at the forefront of our strategy.

You’ll work with teams across Europe and the US, spending time where it matters most—on the ground in Konstanz or Berlin.

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About us

KNIME is a fast-growing international Enterprise Software company. At KNIME, we build innovative software to help individuals and organizations make sense of their data through an intuitive, visual approach to data analytics and through integrations to the most advanced data science and AI/ML techniques on the market. KNIME Software comprises two products: the free and open KNIME Analytics Platform which has an intuitive low-code, no-code interface that allows anyone from spreadsheet users to seasoned data scientists to analyze their data; and KNIME Business Hub, its commercial complement that allows for large-scale collaboration and dissemination of insights across an enterprise.

At the core, we are an open-source company, which requires KNIMErs often to challenge and rethink conventional commercial strategies and ensure that the user – whether free or commercial – is at the center of every decision being made. At KNIME, you’ll gain experience working with industry leaders in their field – KNIME is used by many Fortune 500 enterprise customers, across 60 countries.

*Though we are happy to have applicants from further away, we’re not offering relocation benefits for this position.

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Join us at KNIME

We do not expect elaborate explanations of how you might fit with our team but adding a paragraph or two explaining how your expertise and interests match what we do at KNIME will help us put your application into context (and have it stick out among the many mass applications that we unfortunately receive every day as well).

And if you do believe your background and interests fit in with KNIME in other ways not listed above, please add a few explanatory paragraphs and ideally point us to an example or two of your past work and explain how you think this could fit with KNIME.