Lead Head of Billing – Product & Engineering

Statista

Lead Engineering for billing platform at Statista, a global data company. Oversee cross-functional teams and deliver integrated billing solutions for international operations.

Posted 4/13/2026full-timeHamburg • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudERPMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the full billing service lifecycle: architecture, design, development, deployment, and continuous improvement.
Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and product owners, promoting collaboration, clear ownership, and high performance.
Act as the primary product owner for the billing service, translating complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions and prioritizing the product roadmap.
Ensure clear accountability and alignment across the team for both technical delivery and product outcomes.
Collaborate closely with senior stakeholders in finance, sales, SAP, and external partners to guarantee seamless integration and compliance.
Define and enforce best practices in service-oriented architecture, API design, security, testing, and release management.
Manage complex dependencies and risks in a multi-vendor, multi-system billing environment.
Lead recruitment, onboarding, and professional development to build and grow a high-caliber billing engineering team.
Continuously improve billing processes and systems to support international markets, multiple currencies, tax jurisdictions, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience leading engineering teams responsible for complex, integrated billing or revenue management systems in international environments.
Strong product management skills, including backlog prioritization, stakeholder management, roadmap planning, and user story refinement.
Deep technical expertise in integrations between Salesforce (including multiple orgs), SAP ERP systems, Stripe payment gateway, Avalara tax service, and other billing-related platforms.
Experience designing and building scalable, reliable, and secure billing services supporting usage-based, subscription, and one-time billing models.
Extensive knowledge of international tax regimes, compliance, and revenue recognition standards.
Expertise in service-oriented architecture, REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native platforms.
Strong background in software engineering best practices: CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and incident response.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively bridge technical and business stakeholders.
Experience mentoring or managing junior product managers or technical leads is highly desirable.
Ability to operate autonomously with a strategic mindset and strong customer focus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work from abroad for up to 30 calendar days per year
Hybrid work model and flexible hours
International team and regular social events
Subsidized urban mobility and access to fitness and wellness programs
Free access to Langdock and all its features
Career development and training opportunities
Attractive locations and modern offices
Mental health support through OpenUp

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Hard Skills & Tools

billing service lifecycleservice-oriented architectureAPI designREST APIsmicroservicescloud-native platformsCI/CDautomated testingmonitoringincident response

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationstakeholder managementcommunicationstrategic mindsetcustomer focusaccountabilityclear ownershiphigh performance