Product Development Lead (S)

SBM Offshore; Poeldijk; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore in Rotterdam/Monaco is seeking a Product Development Lead to guide new products from concept to readiness for project deployment. You will lead cross-functional teams and work with GRS, technology and I&G to shape technical framing and bids.

You may be assigned to multiple projects, balancing timelines, skills and stakeholders, while ensuring robust development plans and transparent reporting to drive value creation.

Qualifications

• University degree in an engineering discipline.
• 10 years’ offshore experience including a relevant experience as EPM.
• Good technical knowledge of SBM Offshore products.
• Construction, operation, installation or supply chain experience would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define the development plan together with GRS, technology and I&G.
• Lead the assigned product development team in line with the plan.
• Define and maintain the project organization, responsibilities, and accountabilities.
• Ensure the team has the balance of skills and expertise required to deliver the Project.
• Manage communication and reporting across all internal Project members.
• Foster team work and cooperation within the Project and with stakeholders

Skills

Value Creation

Concept development

People engagement

Systems Engineering

SBM Product Knowledge

Project control

Risk Management

Innovation

Education

University degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

About Us: SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Product Development Lead (S)

• Location: Rotterdam Office, NL Monaco, MC
• Additional Location: Monaco Office

Purpose

• You lead the development of new product up to readiness for being implemented on a project, i.e. product developed can be proposed part of prospect (technical framing or/and bid stage) and executed.
• You may be assigned to more than one projects depending on stage of development, the size and complexity of the Project.

Responsibilities

• The Product Development lead has the overall responsibility to:
• Define the development plan together with GRS, technology and I &G
• Lead the assigned product development team in line with the plan
• Define and maintain the project organization, responsibilities, and accountabilities
• Ensure the team has the balance of skills and expertise required to deliver the Project.
• Manage communication and reporting across all internal Project members.
• Foster team work and cooperation within the Project and with stakeholders

Education

• University degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Experience

• 10 years’ experience in offshore industry including a relevant experience as EPM
• Good technical knowledge of the company's products
• Construction, Operation, Installation, Supply Chain experiences would be a plus

Functional Competencies

• Value Creation
• Concept development
• People engagement
• Systems Engineering
• SBM Product Knowledge
• Project control
• Risk Management
• Innovation