Director - Product Development

Mployee.me; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips is seeking an Innovation and Engineering Leader to drive R&D, product implementation, and cross-functional coordination. You will guide a team, align technology roadmaps with customer needs, and lead talent management to sustain innovation and efficiency across the development function.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, resource optimization, and collaboration with multiple departments to integrate emerging technologies into the product roadmap while maintaining a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or management fields.
• Minimum 15–18 years in Manufacturing, Production, Engineering, Management, System Design, or R&D.
• Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Formulates and implements a long-term vision and strategy for future business value across functions.
• Oversees capabilities, resource allocation, and technology/architectural responsibilities.
• Coaches and develops employees to foster innovation and engagement.
• Guides project execution and enhances PM practices to exceed customer expectations.
• Collaborates across departments to align on technology trends and roadmaps.
• Drives data-driven decisions using analytics to improve performance.

Skills

Hardware Engineering

Operational Excellence

Strategic Planning

Project Management

Budget Management

People Management

Product Lifecycle

Systems Engineering

Business Acumen

Configuration Management

Stakeholder Management

Operations Management

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Science or Innovation

Lean Six Sigma (preferred)

Job description

Job Title: Director - Product Development

Job Description

The Innovation and Engineering Leader is responsible for managing and guiding R&D and product implementation, coordinating cross-functional teams, monitoring development progress, staying updated on technical developments, and overseeing personnel for efficient operation of the development function, while assessing emerging technologies for product roadmap integration. The role formulates and implements a long-term vision and strategy to align with customer needs and enhance cross-organizational innovation. The role oversees departmental capabilities, ensuring competency development for new technology adoption and efficient resource allocation. The role fosters an engaged and innovative work environment, guides project execution, and collaborates across departments to gather input on technological advancements. The role drives data-driven decisions, contributes to product development policy formulation, guides technology roadmap development, and leads talent management initiatives.

Your Role

• Formulates and implements a long-term vision and strategy to maximize future business value, aligning with current and future customer needs, and contributes to cross-organizational innovation projects.
• Oversees departmental capabilities, ensuring a long-term focus on necessary competences and knowledge for new technology introduction, while also overseeing resource allocation, technology, and architectural responsibilities.
• Cultivates an engaged, innovative, and inspiring work environment by motivating, challenging, and coaching employees, fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and engagement.
• Provides guidance and oversight to ensure exceptional project execution by continually enhancing project management practices, aiming to exceed customer expectations consistently.
• Collaborates with relevant parties outside the department, formulating strategies/project proposals across departmental borders, establishing networks with scientific and business entities to gather input on technological advancements and trends.
• Harnesses in-depth customer insights to drive informed decision-making and effective strategy implementation, ensuring alignment with customer needs and market dynamics.
• Takes the lead in driving data-driven decision-making processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness across operational functions, leveraging analytics and metrics to optimize performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Plays a role in formulating parts of the product development policy and manages a software or hardware development group, integrating development processes with industrial, marketing, or purchasing processes.
• Guides the development of systems/products and technology roadmap, optimizes competencies against product development projects and product creation process within organizational and market dynamics.
• Leads succession planning and comprehensive talent management, driving employee selection, performance management, compensation management, and career development in alignment with organizational operational goals.

Minimum Required Education

You're the right fit if:

Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Innovation, Business or equivalent.

Minimum required Experience

Minimum 18 years of experience with Bachelor's OR Minimum 15 years of experience with Master's in areas such as Manufacturing, Production, Engineering, Management, System Design, R&D or equivalent.

Preferred Certification

Lean Six Sigma or equivalent

Preferred Skills

• Hardware Engineering
• Operational Excellence Methodologies
• Strategic Planning
• Project Management
• Budget Management
• People Management
• Product Development Lifecycle Management
• Systems Engineering
• Business Acumen
• Configuration Management (CM)
• Stakeholder Management
• Operations Management
• Change Management

How We Work Together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

About Philips

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