Head of Rail Product Development & Innovation

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Wien; On-site; EUR 81,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public transport subsidy

Flexible hours

Remote work up to 60%

Holiday on holidays (Christmas & New\'

Employee discounts

Training opportunities

International environment

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Austria GmbH is seeking a Head of Product Development for Railway Technology to lead a multidisciplinary team across Austria, Hungary and the Balkan region. You will drive safety-critical software and hardware development, cloud platforms, and system integration while aligning with railway standards and cybersecurity requirements.

The role requires strategic leadership, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to unite diverse teams in a fast-paced, international environment.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a large engineering organization.
• Ability to lead leaders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong people leadership and talent development.
• Experience managing organizational change and growth.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute product development and engineering strategy for Austria, Hungary and the Balkan region.
• Lead a multicultural engineering organization of 100+ engineers and experts.
• Ensure safety-critical and non-safety critical SW and hardware development aligns with standards.
• Oversee budgeting, resource planning and talent management.
• Collaborate with product management, customers and international teams.

Job description

Hitachi Rail Austria GmbH is seeking a Head of Product Development for Railway Technology to lead a multidisciplinary team across Austria, Hungary and the Balkan region. You will drive safety-critical software and hardware development, cloud platforms, and system integration while aligning with railway standards and cybersecurity requirements.

The role requires strategic leadership, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to unite diverse teams in a fast-paced, international environment.