About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 287 modern container ships and a Vessel Capacity 2.2 million TEU, as well as a Container Capacity 3.2 million TEU including one of the world’s largest and most modern reefer container fleets, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13.500 employees and 400 offices in 139 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 11.9 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports across the world. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. The roughly 2.600 employees assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment deal with terminal-related activities and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations.

About the Position

We are a powerful IT organization with eyes on the future trends of the shipping industry. Our Fleet IT team continuously develops and operates the IT platforms and systems supporting vessel and network operations. This ranges from on-board IT and communications systems to global stowage planning and monitoring of cargo operations. With our IT systems, we help reduce CO2 emissions by continuously optimizing our fleet and cargo operations.

For our offices in Chennai we are looking for an Engineering Manager who will lead the CargoMate Product Team (5 FTE) which is part of our global Fleet IT team.

The CargoMate Product Team is responsible for operations and further development of Hapag-Lloyd’s CargoMate software. CargoMate provides a port call optimization system for container ships. It monitors cargo operations directly from vessels, giving shore-based teams access to live forecasting of cargo completion times. It helps to keep vessels on schedule and to reduce fuel consumption and emissions in ports. The solution entails mobile and web front-ends, a backend and integration with other software solutions.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

·        You ensure stable operations and continuous development of the CargoMate product in line with business needs.

·        You facilitate the development process and help the team achieve their goals.

·        You set project objectives and priorities, coordinate work among team members, and help to resolve technical issues that may arise.

·        You are responsible for helping the team to identify and remove any obstacles or impediments (technical, architecture, feature, business) that may be hindering their progress.

·        You work with product owners and other stakeholders to resolve any issues or conflicts that may arise.

·        You are responsible for helping the team to continually improve their processes and practices, and for facilitating regular retrospectives to identify areas for improvement.

·        You provide leadership and support to the team, helping them to deliver high-quality software product efficiently and effectively.

·        You engage with other Business and IT teams around the globe.

·        You are part of the global Fleet IT team and you manage and prioritize your tasks and workload in alignment with the Director Fleet IT.You develop self and talented individuals by matching growth opportunities with personal interests.

Requirements and Qualifications

Experience: 8 – 11 years

Skill Sets

·        AWS RDS (PostGreSQL), BeanStalk, EC2, ECS, ELB, SES

·        Microservices Architecture, EDA

·        Java, ReactJS, Spring Boot, Microprofile EE.

·        Swagger/OpenAPI, RESTful, GraphQL

·        Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch

Further requirements

·        Experience of leading a successful team with the ability to motivate and deliver results on a consistent basis

·        Advocate of a modern leadership style

·        Strong problem-solving and excellent analytical skills with an attention to detail

·        Excellent communication skills and work experience in a globally operating business

·        Team player attitude, fostering collaboration between internal IT teams, external stakeholders and business teams, as well as ability to work in a global team

·        Proactive mindset and ability to multitask and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.Professional experience in the maritime industry is a plus

If you are interested please share your resume to career.hltc@hlag.com

Contact person

Sunaimalar Arunjunaiselvam HR Talent Acquisition Manager