Manager Bearing Digital

About SKF

SKF is the world leading supplier of products and solutions in the bearing business including technical support maintenance services condition monitoring and training.

The inherent skills and competence of our around 40000 employees help us to fulfill our objective of creating more intelligent sustainable and innovative customer solutions. SKF is a truly global company with presence in more than 130 countries serving an extensive range of industries and customers worldwide. SKF started its operations in India in 1923.

SKF has hands-on experience in over 40 industries with knowledge and a vast product portfolio across the SKF technology platforms: bearings and units seals lubrication systems condition monitoring equipment and services.

We operate in four regions the Americas Europe Middle East & Africa India & Southeast Asia and China & Northeast Asia to serve customers with speed and responsiveness.

SKF has been in India since more than 100 years and has a pan India footprint consisting of 6 manufacturing facilities 12 offices a supplier network of over 300 distributors and an employee base of more than 2600 dedicated professionals.

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We make some of the worlds most innovative products and solutions to reduce friction. But we sell something bigger. Less friction means more energy saved. And it means that society can move forward to a more energy-efficient future where we can all do more with less.

Sustainability:

At SKF we have a long history of working with industrial sustainability. It is an integral part of what we do every day. And we strive to create engagement throughout the business not only by implementing sustainability on a strategic level but also by encouraging the ideas and grass root projects initiated by our people around the world.

About Technology Development

The TD team for ISEA is focused on Customer Product development & Engineering Innovation for the region rollout of new technologies for the region testing Failure Investigation scaleup from POC to series productionPortfolio Management etc.

TD Competencies

• Engineering & Research Centre
• Product Development & Engineering This division brings out conceptual/detailed designs to support BOH/ETO activities based on customer specifications. Technology trends like digitization of workflows e- Aviation Sensorization Product localization Design automation Agile DFX and Model based designs (MBDs) have increased the operational efficiency and application productivity. What our customer gain from this is efficient digital data exchange traceability and flexibility in design changes reduced carbon footprint and higher performance products.
• Testing: Group Testing Services is a trusted partner in design process and supplier validation. The testing team ensures greater focus on customer requirements quality and operational efficiency. This entails greater support for SKFs processes in a faster manner by applying global test standards adapted to local customer specific requirements.
• Global Metallurgy & Chemistry Laboratory (GMC)
• Future Factory (Manufacturing 4.0) Working on World class manufacturing Lean Green Digital.
• Manufacturing Process & Development - We support factories in the areas of process development (Heat treatment) machine building Advanced Manufacturing HT simulations Additive Manufacturing Vision Inspection etc. We are working on building innovative solutions on machines (measurement/ assembly/ clean manufacturing) and focusing on Scaling technologies like 3D printing and Camera based Inspection system with automation.
• Connected Technologies- develop new products for connectivity and sustain it. We work on sensor technology and data integration. This help customer for predictive maintenance of their assets

SKF Purpose Statement

Together we re-imagine rotation for a better tomorrow.

By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Manager Bearing Digital Development

Reports To: Manager Digital Products Engineering

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Location: Bangalore

Role Purpose:

Within the Digital Engineering & Innovation organization a part of SKF Technology Development we have about 160 people working at many sites globally. We deliver solutions such as Engineering Tools Product Lifecycle Management and configurators to support our strategy and business needs. Together with other departments at SKF we build the digital landscape and drive the solutions that will help transform our full value chain. Our mission is to create an open fun and innovative organization with the aim to change the future and we support each other and work together to secure our organizations and SKFs progress.

Manager Bearing Digital Development

The line managers main responsibility is to lead coach and inspire the development team and its individual members. The main applications within the Bearing Digital portfolio include SKF Bearing Assist and super precision bearing manager mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms as well as Bearing Analysis Report Tool progressive web application. The team consists of product owners UX designers testers web UI developers and cloud back-end developers.

Key Responsibilities:

We are looking for a leader who is passionate about leadership and technology. You are curious open-minded and have experience working with software products and especially mobile applications. Our teams work in an agile development framework and your servant-coaching leadership style will place the team at the center while maintaining accountability. You excel at developing and motivating individuals and teams. You are goal-oriented capable of taking initiative and driving actions independently. Your leadership will empower your team members to shine. The key responsibilities in the role include but are not limited to:

Team Leadership

• Lead coach and inspire the development team to be autonomous and efficient.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager to align team efforts with product strategy and company goals.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in software development architecture and testing.

People Development

• Clarify roles and contributions of team members.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings and performance reviews.

Recruitment

• Identify team needs and define job descriptions.
• Collaborate with PX for recruitment and onboarding.
• Manage external consultants.

Collaboration and Culture

• Facilitate discussions resolve conflicts and promote collaboration.
• Ensure the team has the necessary skills support and tools.
• Communicate team status and progress to management.

Process Improvement

• Foster an inclusive collaborative and innovative culture.
• Promote continuous improvements and implement process changes.
• Stay updated on industry trends and new technologies.

Organizational Interface

• Collaborate with other managers and product managers for alignment.
• Participate in the Digital Products Engineering management team.

Candidates Profile:

• Experience- 12 years to 15 years
• Education- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
• Extensive experience working with agile product teams (software development)
• Documented leadership experience
• Experience developing mobile applications
• Ability to engage with others and collaborate in large enterprises
• Professional fluency in English and other language skills are meriting
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies is a plus.
• Experience with versioning in Azure devops CI/CD and GitHub.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.