R&D Director Product Development

Seco Tools is a highly innovative tech-driven organization in a global setting. Right now, we’re extending our commitments in the area of R&D and are looking for an R&D Director for Product Development to take the lead. Someone who believes in the power of people, who knows that dedicated employee management leads to increased profitability, improved customer value, and a stronger market position.
R&D is the soul of our work, as we deliver cutting edge products and solutions to our customers worldwide. Joining us, you get to work with an outstanding team of engaged and proficient peers and employees, in a diverse setting where collaboration and flexibility really matter. Fairness, equal opportunities and an all-inclusive approach always pervades our actions, and we constantly have our eyes on ground-breaking ideas and bold creativity.
If this sounds inspiring for you, keep reading and come join a people company in the machining business! You will contribute in shaping the future of our industry!
Your mission
In this position, you’re an important part in creating and implementing our R&D strategy. You establish a customer-centric, efficient, and profitable organization that support us in expanding our offering and strengthening our market position going forward. This is done by a confident, systematic and target driven approach in a complex setting with many interfaces. With focus on R&D, you drive optimization and aim to create a culture of development and innovation. You take ownership, are committed to the overall financial result, and you plan and implement strategies that enable our long-term vision and future direction.
An integral part is your strong collaboration skills, and you make sure to keep all of our stakeholders, both internal as well as external, in the loop. By leading our business from a global and multidisciplinary perspective, you generate value in technological synergies and form the right prerequisites for capable and motivated employees. As a leader you encourage and mentor, and your strategic mind, inclusive leadership, and commercial outlook is a crucial asset. You lead a team of direct reporting managers, and you’re an active member of the Global R&D management team. You report directly to the Vice President of R&D.
The location for this position is in Fagersta, Sweden, where your presence and close dialogue with our employees and Seco HQ is of importance, however we also offer you the possibility of remote working. International traveling is included in this role.
Your profile
We’re in need of an experienced leader with skills in engineering, customer relations and innovation, and with the cultural competence that comes from working in a complex and global organization. Your experience is backed by a masters’ degree within a relevant field of studies, previous management experience of senior professionals and ability to handle vast networks. It’s beneficial with experience from R&D, product management and sales. As we act on a global stage, you have proficient skills in both written and verbal English, while knowledge in Swedish is a plus.
Leading a highly skilled and ambitious team, it’s important that your leadership style is based on high integrity, engagement and genuine empowerment. You’re curious, inclusive and communicative – and naturally skilled in collaboration and stakeholder management. Your strategic and structured ways of working are solid assets, and you’re a stable decision-maker with the ability to achieve results and navigate in constantly evolving settings. With a passion for development and new perspectives, you both challenge us and are willing to be challenged, and you constantly seek new business opportunities without losing track of our path and vision.
Our Seco culture
Seco employees across the globe share our family spirit, along with a passion for our customers and a personal commitment to ensure success in everything we do. For us, it’s also clear that our diversities form an amazing foundation for achieving great results. Visit our LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us and our products further.
Application
Send your application no later than April 11, 2022. Read more about us and apply at secotools.com (Job ID: R0038883).
As we aim for an open and fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. Shortly after the last application date, you’ll therefore be asked to take a personality and logic ability test.
Hiring Manager
Sina Vosough, Vice President Research & Development

Contact information
For more detailed information about this position, please contact:
Lotta Borgström, HR Business Partner Seco Tools, +46 (0) 70-297 18 20
Union contacts
Monica Andersson, Unionen, +46 (0)223-403 23
Kinga Liljedahl, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)223-407 68
Benny Christiansen, Ledarna, +46 (0)223 405 76
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.


Recruitment Specialist
Johnny Sjöstrand
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At Seco Tools we develop and offer advanced products & solutions that makes metal cutting easier. We work together with our customers to identify and implement the best solutions for their needs. The corporate culture empowers employees thru the shared values: Passion for our customers, Family Spirit, Personal commitment. Seco Tools has presence in more than 75 countries and employs about 4000 people.
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