Head of Industrial Digital Solutions (Food & Beverage)

Gea

Alcobendas

On-site

EUR 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Gea seeks a Lead Digital Solutions Engineer to drive the development and delivery of digital solutions for industrial process equipment in Food & Beverage. The role can be based in Alcobendas (Spain) or Naas (Ireland).

You will lead technical teams, translate business needs into technical solutions, and ensure scalable, secure products that meet customer requirements. You will work across Product Management, Software Engineering, Automation, and Cloud Architecture to guide delivery, manage

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Engineering is required.
PM certification (PMP, Prince2, or similar).
Agile certification (Scrum Master, Product Owner, or similar).
5+ years of experience in industrial software, MES, automation, IIoT, or digital manufacturing.
Experience leading technical teams and coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders.
Knowledge of data modelling, analytics, system integration, and APIs.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
English (C1) and fluent Spanish.

Responsibilities

Lead the technical development and lifecycle management of digital products.
Provide technical leadership to software engineers, automation specialists, and external development partners.
Collaborate closely with Product Management to align priorities, roadmaps, and release strategies.
Translate business and customer requirements into well-defined epics, features, and actionable development tasks.
Maintain and prioritize the product backlog based on business value, customer feedback, technical dependencies, and strategic objectives.
Drive architectural decisions and ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with company standards.
Create and maintain solution architecture, technical design documentation, implementation specifications, sprint plans, release notes, and product backlogs.
Provide hands-on support across software development, API integration, data engineering, troubleshooting, proof-of-concept development, and technical design reviews.
Coordinate software upgrades, releases, patches, and lifecycle management activities.
Proactively manage risks affecting delivery timelines or product quality and drive mitigation plans.
Develop and deliver monthly performance reports highlighting solution status, development progress, KPI attainment.