Development Manager System & Product

CTEK Sweden AB; Falu kommun; On-site; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

CTEK Sweden AB in Sweden seeks an experienced Development Manager – System and Product Development to lead and grow our System Engineers and Technical Product Owners. You will combine people leadership with deep technical understanding to create clarity around requirements, scope and priorities, while aligning cross-functional teams around complex topics.

You will oversee development initiatives, manage technical risks, and drive improvements in systems engineering and product ownership.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Extensive experience from product development organizations with leadership.
• Leadership experience within systems engineering, architecture or product development.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop our System Engineers and Technical Product Owners, combining people leadership with technical understanding.
• Create clarity around requirements, product scope and priorities across functions.
• Identify and manage technical risks, dependencies and uncertainties.
• Drive improvements in systems engineering, requirements management and technical product ownership.
• Plan and allocate resources across product lines and projects.
• Take responsibility for key aspects of people management, including budget, competence development and team structure.
• Represent your team as part of the wider organization and understand how your area contributes to the business.

Skills

People leadership

Technical depth

Systems engineering

Product development

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

Job description

CTEK is a global market leader in vehicle charging solutions.

Established in Dalarna Sweden, CTEK is the leading global brand in battery charging solutions, most specifically vehicle charging. CTEK offers products ranging from 12V & 24V battery chargers to charging solutions for electrical vehicles. Products are sold via a carefully selected network of global distributors and retailers, as original equipment, supplied to more than 50 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and through charge point operators, property owners as well as other organizations and individuals providing EV charging infrastructure. CTEK takes pride in its unique culture based on a passion for innovation and a deep commitment to supporting the transition to greener mobility, by adhering to industry leading ESG standards.

Are you an experienced engineering leader who enjoys combining people leadership with technical depth? We are looking for a Development Manager – System and Product Development to join CTEK and help us further develop our products, our people and the way we work.

What you do

As Development Manager, you lead and develop our System Engineers and Technical Product Owners, combining people leadership with technical understanding. A key part of your role is creating clarity around requirements, product scope and priorities, while bringing different functions together around complex technical topics.

You also:

• Support and oversee development initiatives and projects driven by our Technical Product Owners
• Identify and manage technical risks, dependencies and uncertainties
• Drive improvements in systems engineering, requirements management and technical product ownership
• Plan and allocate resources across product lines and projects
• Take responsibility for key aspects of people management, including budget, competence development, work environment and team structure
• Represent your team as part of the wider CTEK organization and understand how your area contributes to the business

Lead in line with our Cornerstones, Innovation, Passion and Trust, encouraging new ideas, creating engagement and building trust through collaboration and accountability.

You report to our CTO.

We believe you are an experienced engineering leader with a strong background in product development. You are comfortable working with both people and complex technical topics and have the ability to create structure and clarity when different functions and perspectives need to come together.

You enjoy developing people and ways of working, while staying close enough to the technology to understand challenges, ask the right questions and support good technical decisions.

We also believe you have:

• A Master's degree in Engineering or another relevant technical field
• Extensive experience from product development organizations, combined with a strong technical background
• Leadership experience within systems engineering, architecture or product development
• A strong background in systems engineering and integrated hardware/software product development
• Experience from hardware-centric product development is preferred
• Experience from the full product development lifecycle, from concept to production and maintenance
• Strong communication skills and the ability to bring people together around complex technical topics
• A pragmatic and solution-oriented mindsetGood business understanding and the ability to connect technical decisions with business needs
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Application

Apply no later than 15 November 2026.

Other

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