Head of R&D Operations DAQ Solutions
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Job Location:
Waalwijk - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The R&D Operations role ensures efficient execution of product development within the DAQ organization by driving operational excellence and supporting cross-functional coordination. This position is critical to achieving delivery commitments and maintaining transparency across all development lines.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Execution & Delivery
- Drive on-time on-scope delivery of DAQ development projects
- Coordinate across Hardware Embedded Software Software Operations and Solution Portfolio teams
- Support effort estimation improvements for portfolio planning and business case development
- Align R&D with Operations to streamline industrialization processes
- Collaborate with Purchasing Production (internal and external) and suppliers to ensure smooth transitions from development to manufacturing
- Manage dependencies and mitigate risks across internal and external stakeholders
- Governance & Reporting
- Provide regular status updates risk assessments and escalation support to PMO
- Maintain progress reports for each development line to enable informed decision-making
- Drive continuous improvement of execution processes and PLC alignment.
- Level of experience: confirmed R&D leadership >100FTE
- Software & Hardware development technical basic knowledge and experience to guide and support but the technical leadership is not scope of the role.
- Experience & knowledge of agile development process and project execution
- International experience
KPIs
- Delivery adherence (time scope quality)
- Team engagement throughout R&D teams and disciplines
- Stakeholder satisfaction and risk mitigation effectiveness
Skills & Competencies
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Strong people leadership skills: communication development coaching conflict management.
- Global mindset and exposure
- Cross-cultural and cross-functional team leadership and communication
- Leading effectively through transformation
- Knowledge and experience of agile development processes
- Knowledge of industrialization processes and supply chain interfaces
- Analytical and reporting capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Succession Planning
- Growing Experience
- Expense Management
- Management Experience
- Rackspace
- Laboratory Management
- Senior Leadership
- Operations Management
- Relationship Management
- Leadership Experience
- negotiation
- Taxonomy
About Company
HBK ist Experte für Produktphysik und bietet integrierte Lösungen und weltweit führendes Fachwissen in allen Bereichen der Prüf- und Messtechnik.
