Senior Manager, Technology & Innovation - Control & Connectivity Solutions

Danfoss; København; Hybrid; DKK 1,000,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Pension plan

Personal insurance

Job summary

Danfoss is seeking a Senior Manager, Technology & Innovation to shape control systems for off-road machinery. You will lead Architects and Innovation Engineers, drive architecture and technology choices, and define the roadmap for Controllers, Displays, and Joysticks across global sites.

In this role you will translate market and regulatory trends into scalable platform solutions, influence decisions at senior levels, and foster talent development while enabling future product development.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams in engineering, technology, or product development.
• Strong background in embedded/mechatronic system design.
• Proven ability to define technology strategies and roadmaps for complex products.
• Knowledge of functional safety and machinery regulations.
• Experience collaborating across global, cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technology roadmap for Controllers, Displays, Remote Controls, and Joysticks.
• Lead Architects and Innovation Engineers, promoting collaboration and technical excellence.
• Own architecture principles and technology choices for future generations of products.
• Build a pipeline moving ideas from exploration to product development.
• Translate market, regulatory, and tech trends into engineering opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

Embedded systems

Mechatronics

Technology strategy

System architecture

Cybersecurity

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Embedded hardware

Safety standards

Job description

The Impact You'll Make

As our new Senior Manager, Technology & Innovation, you will shape the future of control systems used in off-road mobile machinery around the world. Leading a team of Architects and Innovation Engineers, you will define and drive the technology roadmap for next-generation Controllers, Displays, Remote Controls, and Joysticks, helping create the technologies that will power safer, more productive, connected, and increasingly autonomous machines.
This role combines people leadership, technology strategy, system architecture, and innovation. Working across our global Engineering and Portfolio organizations, you will turn customer needs, market trends, regulatory requirements, and emerging technologies into scalable platform solutions that enable future product development. You'll have the opportunity to influence key technology decisions, develop talented teams, and help bring new technologies from early exploration into real-world customer value.
The position is ideally based at one of our Danfoss Power Solutions locations in Northern Europe, with flexibility for other locations where local employment regulations allow.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Define and drive the technology and innovation roadmap for our Control & Connectivity Solutions portfolio, ensuring it supports future product and platform strategies.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Architects and Innovation Engineers, creating an environment built on collaboration, accountability, technical excellence, and continuous learning.
• Own and govern key architecture principles and technology choices for future generations of Controllers, Displays, Remote Controls, and Joysticks.
• Build and manage a technology pipeline that moves ideas from exploration and proof-of-concept through technology maturation and handover into product development.
• Translate customer, market, regulatory, and technology trends into engineering opportunities, working closely with Portfolio Management, Product Management, Engineering, and Procurement teams across the global organization.

What We're Looking For

• Experience leading and developing technical teams within engineering, technology, innovation, or product development environments.
• Great experience developing embedded and connected mechatronic systems that integrate electronics, embedded software, communication technologies, and mechanical design.
• Expertise in defining technology strategies, system architectures, technology roadmaps, or product platforms for complex products and systems.
• Understanding of functional safety, machinery regulations, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance within embedded industrial, automotive, mobile machinery, or similarly regulated environments.
• Ability to collaborate, influence decisions, and build effective relationships across global, cross-functional organizations.

What You’ll Get From Us

• You’ll lead a highly skilled technical team and influence the technologies and architectures behind future generations of machine control solutions.
• You’ll work closely with senior leaders across Engineering and Portfolio Management, giving you visibility and impact on key technology and product decisions.
• You’ll gain exposure to emerging technologies and help turn new ideas into scalable solutions used by customers around the world.
• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities. You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about, we think they’re pretty great.

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.
The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.
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