Senior Manager, Business Process Management

VELUX; Østbirk; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

VELUX seeks a Senior Manager, Business Process Management to lead a dedicated BPM team and shape how Products & Innovation operates. You will drive the development and standardisation of the Idea-to-Market processes across the full product lifecycle, from ideation to phase-out, improving effectiveness, quality, and collaboration.

You will combine strategic vision with hands-on execution, embedding new ways of working and driving measurable business outcomes across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in R&D and product development.
• Strong background in BPM and process excellence.
• Proven track record of leading organisational change.
• Minimum 5 years of people management experience.
• Ability to translate frameworks into practical ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Business Process Management team.
• Own and continuously improve the Idea-to-Market process landscape, including PDP.
• Drive strategic process improvement projects across the organisation.
• Establish and maintain process architecture, governance, standards, tools and methodologies.
• Collaborate with process owners and SMEs to design, standardise, and improve core processes.
• Monitor process performance and drive improvements through data and training.

Skills

Leadership

R&D & product development

Business Process Management

Process excellence

Change leadership

People management

Governance & architecture

Job description

Do you thrive on turning complexity into clarity - and helping organisations perform at their best? Are you energised by leading change, improving the way teams work, and creating impact that lasts? If so, this could be your opportunity to lead the Business Process Management agenda in Products & Innovation and shape how VELUX develops products and works across the organisation.

Meet your future team

As our new Senior Manager, Business Process Management, you will lead a small team of dedicated Business Process Managers and play a pivotal role in how Products & Innovation operates and evolves.

Your team sits at the heart of the product development organisation, partnering with leaders and specialists across Products & Innovation. Together, you will strengthen our processes and ways of working, including the continued development of our Stage-Gate Product Development Process (PDP), to improve effectiveness, quality, and collaboration.

This is a highly visible role with significant influence across the organisation, giving you the platform to drive strategic initiatives while leading a talented and committed team.

What We Offer

We offer a unique opportunity to combine people leadership, strategic influence, and hands-on process improvement in a role that directly supports business performance and innovation.

You will take a leading role in building and advancing process excellence across Products & Innovation, shaping how the organisation works in the future and driving change towards more process-driven ways of working. A key part of the role is developing defined, standardised, and consistently applied Idea-to-Market processes covering the full product development lifecycle, from early ideas and technology maturation through product development, optimisation, and phase-out.

More specifically, your tasks will be to:

• Lead, coach, and develop the Business Process Management team.
• Own and continuously improve the Idea-to-Market process landscape, including the Stage-Gate Product Development Process (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.

What You Will Bring

You are an experienced leader with a strong understanding of R&D and product development, combined with solid experience in business process management, operational excellence, or continuous improvement. You understand how processes can improve product development outcomes without creating unnecessary complexity or bureaucracy.

You combine strategic thinking with a pragmatic and hands-on mindset, and you are skilled at turning frameworks, standards, and best practices into ways of working that create real value in day-to-day product development. Above all, you are a confident change leader who can bring the organisation with you on the journey towards more process-driven ways of working.

Moreover, we expect that you:

• Bring substantial experience from R&D, product development, engineering, or innovation environments.
• Have a strong background in business process management, process excellence, or continuous improvement.
• Have a proven track record of leading organisational change, building commitment, and embedding new ways of working.
• Bring minimum 5 years of people management experience and a genuine passion for developing teams.
• Demonstrate strong capabilities in process design, governance, architecture, performance management, and maturity assessment.
• Know relevant product development standards and frameworks and know how to apply them pragmatically in practice.
• Are structured, analytical, pragmatic, and persistent, with a sharp focus on measurable business outcomes.

About VELUX

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the roof window category, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof to transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.

The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees, and the planet through our foundations. With 20 production companies in 12 countries and sales companies in 37 countries, our products are widely available. We employ around 12,000 people, and our company is headquartered in Denmark.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At VELUX Residential, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and able to thrive. We believe that diversity of thought, background, and experience strengthens our organisation and helps us create better solutions for our customers, colleagues, and communities.

We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and make employment decisions based on skills, experience, potential, and ability to contribute to our shared success.