We’re hiring: R&D Manager to lead our engineering team

‍About the role

This is a people and process leadership role. You don’t need to know our product or industry. We’ll help you learn that. What matters most is how you lead. You bring a proven playbook for building autonomous, high-performing teams, and the curiosity to keep improving how we build software and ship it to our customers.

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You’ll join at an exciting time. We’re bringing AI into our everyday work, automating more, and moving toward faster, smoother releases. We want someone who can lead that change with the team, not just for it.

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What you’ll do

1.  People leadership (~40%)

• Be a supportive, growth-oriented manager for developers, QA, and documentation specialists, through regular 1:1s, mentoring, career development, and performance reviews
• Build a collaborative, psychologically safe culture rooted in ownership, accountability, and quality
• Balance team capacity against product and business priorities, and keep workloads sustainable

2.  Process and technical evolution (~30%)

• Lead AI adoption by bringing AI-assisted coding, testing, and documentation tools into everyday workflows
• Drive test automation, infrastructure-as-code, and continuous improvement of our validation pipelines
• Streamline our release model toward more frequent, reliable, low-friction delivery
• Set and refine coding standards, definition of done, and QA practices

3.  Partner and subcontractor management (~20%)

• Act as the main technical and managerial contact for our external development and QA partners
• Hold partners accountable to our architecture standards, quality metrics, and schedules
• Bring internal and external contributors together into one cohesive delivery team

4.  Stakeholder alignment (~10%)

• Work with product management, architecture, and leadership to turn business goals into engineering plans
• Give clear visibility into velocity, risks, and roadmap progress

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What you bring

• A track record of leading and coaching engineering teams (developers and QA) with empathy, clear communication, and mature judgment
• Hands-on experience modernizing delivery, especially CI/CD automation, test automation, and progressive release models
• Practical experience with, or real enthusiasm for, AI tools in development and QA
• Proven experience managing subcontractors or outsourcing partners against quality and schedule commitments
• Deep familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and flow optimization

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Nice to have

• A background in software engineering or computer science (this isn’t a hands-on coding role)
• Experience in our domain isn’t required but appreciated. We value adaptability and structured thinking over industry know-how.

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Why join Mirasys?

• Become part of one the leading VMS technology companies with global reach
• Work on cutting-edge projects that make a real impact on security and operations across many industries
• Join a team of professionals dedicated to customer success and innovation
• Enjoy a collaborative, flexible work environment that supports your growth and career development
• Competitive salary, based on experience

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Practicalities

• Finland residency (no relocation package)
• You already have the right to work in Finland or the EU
• Fluency in English, Finnish is an advantage
• You are expected to work in our Espoo office minimum 3 days per week to build and maintain strong connections across teams and functions

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Sounds like you?

We’d love to hear from you! Send your application and CV, including your salary expectation, to jobs@mirasys.com by November 30th. We’ll review applications as they come in and may fill the position before the deadline, so don’t wait. Ideally, you’d join us on January 1, 2027.

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For more information about the position, please contact Mr. Tero Peltola at tero.peltola@mirasys.com