Head of Design

Not just a job but a career

Yokogawa award winner for Best Asset Monitoring Technology and Best Digital Twin Technology at the HP Awards is a leading provider of industrial automation test and measurement information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition (bio)technology artificial intelligence industrial cybersecurity etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team
Our 18000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission to coinnovate tomorrow. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect value creation collaboration integrity and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Analysis of As Is and To Be

Document the most complex as is and to be processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the to be capability to record accurately the change required.

Datadriven Product and Service Improvement

Lead execution and create the capability for proactively exploring ideas on how to improve digital products/services and user experiences over the long term.

Digital Strategy/Transformational Projects Execution

Lead execution of digital road map establishing and managing business processes programs and projects resource allocation Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and governance activities.

Digital Talent Development

Execute strategy to grow digital talent ensuring the company delivers on its value proposition for digital talent through its talent development and employee experience plans.

Digital Vision and Strategy

Collaborate on development of the digital road map and key strategic enablers designing the workflow and business processes that allow new applications products and services to be rolled out quickly while ensuring that legacy applications and IT operations are maintained at optimal levels.

Project Management

Manage a portfolio of major projects in line with overall project management strategy.

Quality

Play an important part in the development of quality procedures and standards by certifying technological processes qualifying products and supervising tests.

Budgeting

Develop and/or deliver budget plans with guidance from senior colleagues.

Information Security

Lead in detecting and analyzing security incidents including attacks breaches and identified vulnerabilities and remediate any security gaps in line with the security incident management procedure.

Leadership and Direction

Communicate the actions needed to implement the functions strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organizations mission vision and values; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.

Organizational Capability Building

Use the organizations formal development framework to identify the teams individual development needs. Plan and implement actions including continuing professional development specified by professional or regulatory institutions to build their professional capabilities. Provide informal training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.

Performance Management

Manage and report on the performance of a substantial diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project / account team members and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team / personal objectives.

Behavioral Competencies

Manages Complexity

Makes sense of complex high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example offers penetrating questions to help others get to the heart of complex situations and find strong solutions. Uses a range of inputs to fully understand and solve problems.

Drives Vision and Purpose

Paints a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action. For example makes the vision real for others and encourages people to buy in; paints an engaging and illuminating picture of future possibilities for the team. Gives people an understanding of how their efforts and contributions make a positive difference.

Business Insight

Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organizations goals. For example leverages insights to shape and drive critical initiatives. Shares industry developments with the team; helps them grasp business and industry fundamentals and understand how they contribute.

Cultivates Innovation

Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. For example motivates others to find new and better ways to address challenges; provides support and resources for promising ideas. Encourages people to incorporate varied perspectives to strengthen the innovation process.

Strategic Mindset

Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies. For example provides a clear picture of the organizations vision and strategy and what the team needs to do to realize them. Develops longerterm strategies that capitalize on the organizations distinct capabilities and emerging trends in the market.

Drives Engagement

Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. For example shares insight into the purpose of the work involves others appropriately and gives them credit for their contributions. Praises the successes of others.

Drives Results

Consistently achieves results even under tough circumstances. For example emphasizes the importance of results; encourages a sense of urgency in others; challenges poor outcomes or unproductive behaviors. Provides assistance or encouragement to help others over obstacles.

Customer Focus

Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customercentric solutions. For example solicits customer feedback and data; conveys a clear understanding of the level of service the team is providing; takes action when standards are not met by team; aligns business process with customer needs.

Collaborates

Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example enlists a range of stakeholders to add value; ensures they are well informed and surprises are avoided. Confronts and challenges us vs. them; shows strong appreciation for others efforts toward shared goals.

Skills

Data Collection and Analysis

Acts as the organizational authority and established expert on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.

Action Planning

Applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.

Planning and Organizing

Uses expertise to act as organizational authority on planning organizing prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives.

Learning and Talent Development

Applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on motivating all employees to learn grow and develop so that they can obtain the knowledge and experience they need to help the organization reach its goals.

Policy and procedures

Uses expertise to act as the organizational authority on developing monitoring interpreting and understanding policies and procedures while making sure they match organizational strategies and objectives.

Adaptive Mindset

Works at an advanced level to shift into and out of a mental mindsets associated with assessing the facts and circumstances of the current situation and/or environment and making the appropriate/innovative adjustments to thinking and work habits to thrive in any scenario. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Management

Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while guiding and training others on managing projects and/or programs within desired cost time and quality parameters.

Project Risk and Issue Management

Uses comprehensive knowledge and/or skills to act independently with guiding and training others on identifying assessing prioritizing and managing projectrelated risks.

Review and Reporting

Applies comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on reviewing and creating relevant lucid and effective reports.

Stakeholder Expectation Management

Works at an advanced level to identify potential stakeholders analyze their expectations and develop strategies for managing stakeholders and their expectations. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

IT Implementation and integration

Applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on implementing configuring and optimizing IT systems and services while ensuring smooth integration with existing IT infrastructure.

Verbal Communication

Acts with expertise as the organizations authority on using clear and effective verbal communications skills to express ideas request actions and formulate plans or policies.

Writing skills

Acts with expertise as the organizations authority on using clear and effective writing skills to express ideas request actions and formulate plans or policies.

Analyze Current State/ASIS State

Works at an advanced level to understand business context needs rules and architecture as well as organizational structure cultures capabilities and processes to document the current state of processes and the business. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Assessment

Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on analyzing data from multiple sources to draw appropriate conclusions and make suitable recommendations.

Budget and Control

Works at an advanced level to create analyze and monitor budgets in line with organizational and project/program criteria; identify trends and forecasts. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Define Future State/TOBE State

Works at an advanced level to envision and document the future state of processes and products by identifying the solution scope potential value of the future state and the changes to the process products organization infrastructure capabilities and technology necessary to achieve the desired future state. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Managing Change

Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on maintaining high performance while applying a change mindset to the planning execution and monitoring of business activities during times of change.

Measure Solution Performance

Works at an advanced level to identify appropriate measures for assessing solution performance and limitations validate with key stakeholders and collect appropriate performance measures to assess overall solution performance to recommend specific actions to increase solution value. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Perform Gap Analysis

Works at an advanced level to conduct gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of the overall change strategy. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Benefits Management

Works at an advanced level to identify track and enable the achievement of the planned benefits and intended outcomes of a program and associated projects. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Life Cycle Adaptation

Works at an advanced level to define the program component projects and operations adapt existing life cycle frameworks to the unique nature of the program and orchestrate the integration of all component parts to deliver the program outcomes and benefits. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Schedule Management

Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others on sequencing and scheduling tasks into a project plan.

Project Scope Management

Works at an advanced level to identify verify and manage changes to the scope of the project or program utilizing the most appropriate approach. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Strategy Creation and Alignment

Works at an advanced level to create the project strategy vision and goals and maintain them in alignment with the organizations strategy and goals. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Tracking and Reporting

Uses comprehensive knowledge and/or skills to act independently while guiding and training others on measuring and reporting progress toward intermediate targets to make sure a project stays on track to achieve its ultimate goals.

Education

Masters Degree or Equivalent Level

General Experience

Wide and deep experience providing expert competence (Over 10 years to 15 years )

Managerial Experience

Experience of planning and managing resources to deliver predetermined objectives as specified by more senior managers (Over 3 years to 6 years)

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse equitable and inclusive will actively recruit develop and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience knowledge thinking styles perspective cultural background and socioeconomic will not discriminate based on race skin color age sex gender identity and expression sexual orientation religion belief political opinion nationality ethnicity place of origin disability family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong contribute succeed and demonstrate their full potential.

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