Vice President, Product Management and R&D – Walter

Do you want to take on a position where you get to shape a premium portfolio of products and solutions that drive sustainable profitable growth above the market

At Walter part of Sandvik and Business Area Machining were now seeking a Vice President for Product Management and R&D a role where your decisions influence strategy technology and long-term value creation across the business.

Why Walter

Step into a senior leadership position where your work directly supports customer value across the company. By joining us you will:

• have a mandate that spans the full offer portfolio from strategy to execution.
• collaborate across functions and divisions creating impact at scale.
• be part of the Walter Management team and help set the strategic direction.

Your mission

You take full responsibility and accountability for developing and managing the total portfolio of standard and custom products and solutions. Reporting directly to the Walter President you lead corporate product management and R&D ensuring that strategy technology and execution align with customer needs business objectives and defined KPIs. You also shape and execute the company strategy while representing us externally and acting as a true role model.

Your job responsibilities include:

• Govern the strategy and development of the complete portfolio of offers ensuring competitiveness performance and profitability.
• Lead product steering to secure a balanced portfolio of standard and custom products with strong return on investment.
• Drive research technology and product development including technology platforms concepts geometries grades and knowledge.
• Ensure R&D processes follow best practices and are executed efficiently and effectively.
• Develop and support methodologies methods and tools that enable world-class products.
• Drive efficiency quality and technology excellence across R&D and engineering processes.
• Secure high-quality state-of-the-art product data for multiple consumers and channels.
• Lead industry segment and component planning aligned with business objectives.
• Propose drive and follow through on collaboration initiatives across divisions within Machining.
• Provide strong leadership by building succession plans developing capabilities and ensuring motivation and skills within the organization.
• Actively contribute as a board member by executing board priorities monitoring KPIs ensuring corrective actions and upholding governance and ethical standards.

Location and flexibility

The location for this position is Tübingen Germany where youre an active and present leader.

Your profile

You bring a strong academic foundation and broad leadership experience in product management product development and R&D. Your solid business mindset and strategic leadership capabilities allow you to translate strategy into action and results.

To be successful in this position you need:

• A university degree preferably a Master of Science or equivalent.
• Strong general management background and solid business acumen.
• Deep understanding of product management and product development processes and methods.
• Knowledge of applications and production technology within the machining industry.
• Proven ability in stakeholder management communication and motivation.

Youre comfortable challenging the status quo when needed and combine perseverance with conviction to move initiatives forward. You lead through collaboration inclusivity and clear targets while maintaining a holistic view across the company. Your customer-centric approach guides your decisions and your communication style builds trust engagement and alignment across functions and levels.

Some words about your new team

Product Management and R&D cover Product Development & Information R&D and Pricing & Profitability. Together the team ensures that the companys offer portfolio technologies and processes support strategic objectives customer value and long-term profitable growth through close cross-functional collaboration.

Our culture

At Walterweretech driveninnovativeand entrepreneurial. We believe that success is a teameffortso we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full invest in supporting each other learningtogetherand celebrating our differences.

Contact information

For further information about this position please contact Gabriella Huss Executive Talent Acquisition Expert

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Hiring Manager

Christoph GeiggesPresident Walter

How to apply

Please send us your application through our application system as soon as possible and no later thanMay 4th 2026. Job ID: R0091099. Please note that wedontaccept applications by e-mail.

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