Hiring, Onboarding, Retaining Tech Talent | Dennis Priess, Eurowings Digital | Tech Leaders' Corner

On this (very first) episode of the Tech Leaders' Corner, we are talking to Dennis Priess, Head of Mobile Engineering and Quality Assurance at Eurowings Digital. Eurowings Digital is the digital arm of Eurowings and part of the Lufthansa group.

Eurowings has a fleet of over 100 aircraft, flies to over 140 destinations, and employs over 4,700 employees, making it Europe's largest leisure airline.

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This episode is hosted by Hisham Itani-Kleinschmidt, Head of Marketing at ITMAGINATION.

At ITMAGINATION, we help our clients accelerate innovation by providing professional custom software design & development services, building data solutions, and extending their IT team’s capacity.

For over 15 years, ITMAGINATION has successfully delivered more than 500 projects enabling our clients to innovate better and faster to gain a competitive advantage.

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In today's video, we will be covering the following topics:
0:00 Sneak Peek & Intro
0:40 Discussing Eurowings Digital and Dennis' Role
1:21 The Tech Leaders Corner Podcast
1:58 About ITMAGINATION
2:28 Early Career Experiences and Projects
4:05 Getting In Early On Mobile, Streaming, IoT
5:19 Parallels In Early Technology Adoption - AI, ChatGPT, and More
6:45 Transitioning to Leadership and People Management
8:50 Choosing Eurowings & The Aviation Industry
10:20 Euronwings Digital's Goals & Vision
11:05 Differentiation & Alignment Between Eurowings & Eurowings *Digital*
12:50 Stakeholder Mamagement
13:20 Eurowings Digital's Vision For Their Travel Companion
15:55 Day-to-Day Role & Leadership Approach
18:24 Eurowings Digital Work Environment & Culture
18:55 Psychological Safety & Its Implications
20:15 Focusing On People, Their Needs & Goals, and Happiness
22:20 Team Growth & Expansion With International Talent
24:10 Hybrid Work & Flexible Arrangements
25:50 Onboarding & Integration
26:50 Finding & Hiring Tech Talent In The Aviation Industry
29:55 Advice For People Looking To Accelerate Career Progression
31:35 The Importance Of People & Connections
32:32 Pitfalls Of Moving To Leadership Positions
34:00 Be Aware Of Your "Why" When Making Decisions
36:15 Talent Retention Approaches & Career Mobility
39:55 Working With ITMAGINATION & Finding the Right Technology Partner
40:25 Fulfilling Business Needs That Can't Wait
41:44 Evaluating Performance and Making Difficult Decisions
45:25 The Satisfaction of Happy Teams and Impactful Products
47:40 Eurowings' Product Evolution Pre-Pandemic & Now
48:32 Joining Eurowings During The Pandemic
50:23 Wrapping Up & Closing Words
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A very special thanks to the video editing and post-production done by our colleague Yevhenii Petrenko. Audio edits thanks to Aleksander Jess.

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