BPM Senior Manager, Product Development & Innovation

VELUX Group; Hørsholm; On-site; DKK 1,100,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

VELUX Group is seeking a Senior Manager, Business Process Management to lead a small team of BPMs and shape how Products & Innovation operates. You will own the Idea-to-Market processes, drive Stage-Gate PDP, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to improve processes, governance, and performance.

This role is highly visible, requiring a hands-on leader who can turn frameworks into value, embed new ways of working, and deliver measurable outcomes across product development and operations.

Qualifications

• You have substantial experience from R&D, product development, engineering, or innovation environments.
• You combine strategic thinking with a pragmatic, hands-on mindset and can translate frameworks into day-to-day practices.
• You have proven ability to lead organisational change and embed new ways of working.
• You have minimum 5 years of people management experience and a passion for developing teams.
• You know product development standards and frameworks and apply them pragmatically.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the BPM team.
• Own and improve the Idea-to-Market process landscape, including the Stage‑Gate PDP and its underlying product development processes.
• Drive the strategic process excellence initiative, including prioritising, scoping, and executing key process improvement projects.
• Establish and maintain process architecture, governance, standards, tools, and methodologies in collaboration with Operations & Supply and the wider VELUX organisation to build a common BPM foundation.
• Partner with process owners and subject matter experts to design, standardise, and improve core business processes, including establishing Process Improvement Teams and mobilising cross‑functional resources.
• Monitor process performance, maturity, adherence, and adoption, and drive improvements through data, communication, training, and follow‑up.

Skills

People management

Business process management

Operational excellence

Continuous improvement

R&D product development knowledge

Governance & architecture

Performance management

Stakeholder influence

Job description

VELUX Group is seeking a Senior Manager, Business Process Management to lead a small team of BPMs and shape how Products & Innovation operates. You will own the Idea-to-Market processes, drive Stage-Gate PDP, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to improve processes, governance, and performance.

This role is highly visible, requiring a hands-on leader who can turn frameworks into value, embed new ways of working, and deliver measurable outcomes across product development and operations.