Head of R&D CX Product Line Wellbeing

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All about the role:
We are looking for the Head of R&D Consumer Experience Product Line Wellbeing to join the Leadership team of the Global Wellbeing Organization.
This person will be responsible to set the Wellbeing R&D Strategy, establish a fit for purpose R&D organization for Global Wellbeing that is focused on increasing the competitiveness on: product innovation, speed to scale, connected products, cost efficient products, process efficiency and global investments.
What you will do:
· Drive business results to deliver against the set mission, vision, and targets. Set the Global Well-being R&D strategy, footprint creating one global team across the different locations.
· Lead the R&D organization of 200+ team members and develop the people and teams through coaching and professional development to cultivate future leaders and technical experts.
· Ensure that we have the right level of quality and compliance in everything that we deliver in close cooperation with product sourcing, operations, quality and category for our Floor care, Air Care and Water care categories.
· Act as key contributor of product roadmaps along with the key stakeholders.
· Develop and improve the product development process, being a key stakeholder in prioritizing and allocating the R&D team's resources to deliver the innovation funnel on time, cost and quality for both sourced and own manufactured products
· Develop and improve our connected products
· Being a force for sustainable development and enabling Electrolux to move our sustainability position decisively forward in the eyes of our consumers as well as our employees
· Acting as key decision maker in supplier selection based on meeting innovation requirements as dictated by innovation model for the segment or sub-category.
· Being a strong partner in ensuring selected partners are developed to be capable to deliver against the program type demands whether Off The Shelf or Co Development for sourced products.
· Develop the process and network to find and leverage external tech/IP/other sources for NPD inputs to meet the product roadmaps and innovation funnel.
· Set the standard for proactive Intellectual Property planning and development at the outset of development. Maintain ongoing competitive Intellectual Property monitoring.
· Develop process for identifying and cultivating technology/feature development in advance of the New Product Development process. Responsible to feed that process with projects to support product roadmaps; then manage and drive those projects.
· Aligned with Cost saving targets and the Commercial Sourcing team, own and drive a funnel of design-driven product cost savings to meet annual targets. Support, review & influence other cost savings efforts to confirm compliance to product / other standards.
Who you are:
· Solid experience in leading large global teams on a strategic level
· Experienced in driving R&D transformational projects with experience in both sourced and own manufacturing businesses.
· Documented experience in consumer products industry and product development
· Solid experience in developing connected products
· Demonstrated delivery of products that win in market
· Strong capabilities in design for assembly, design for repair, design for refurbishment
· Strong knowledge in the relationship between Hardware products and Software products
· Strong evidence of excellent problem-solving skills including framing the problem and developing solutions.
· Demonstrates excellent communication, interpersonal, planning, and presentation skills
· Proven strength in developing and enhancing stakeholder relationships, focus and priorities.
· An outstanding people leader, whether direct reports or R&D organisation, with broader stakeholders or towards leadership, able to gain trust and delivering results through focused team engagement and commitment.
Where you will be:
Preferred location for this role is Stockholm, in a modern office setting in our multinational and diverse HQ. We are open to consider China as well, with approximately 20% of travel time to Stockholm.
Benefit highlights include:
· Flexible work hours/hybrid work environment.
· Attractive social benefits package.
· Extensive learning opportunities and flexible career path.
As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.