R&D Manager, Product Development (MX-ONE)

At Mitel, you will have the opportunity to help businesses connect, collaborate and provide better experiences for our customers. You will deliver valuable contributions in creating business success within our global organization utilizing your unique attributes, skills and experience.
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Overview:
As a R&D Manager you will have a strong influence on the product direction and evolution. She/He will collaborate with PLM, Verification, QA, Service and Support, and other Functional Leaders, to follow release strategy and cadence focused on meeting Customer demands and commitments as well as the project plans. The R&D Manager will ensure that each release is not only aligned with Mitel's strategy, but also have viable and differentiating content and will diligently manage the schedule, risk, and quality targets while coordinating with the R&D leaders from the various product teams that are part of the MX-ONE solution. People management for up to 12 highly skilled developers is also a part of the job.
Key responsibilities:
Influence the technical direction of the product development according to the company's strategy
Lead and effectively manage Teams in Sweden and abroad in an effective, people-centric, collaborative, and open manner
Effectively, and on time, execute Mitel people-related processes
Take practical steps to ensure the Sweden R&D Teams are engaged and motivated
Provide training opportunities for the Sweden R&D Teams
Communicate clearly and with precision to senior executives
Communicate with other functional teams frequently, collaboratively, and openly
Monitor the development team's progress via regular project reviews and more detailed reviews

Qualifications:
Essential Knowledge and skills:
University degree (minimum bachelor's degree) in Engineering/Computer Science, Telecommunication, or other relevant fields
Experience and knowledge of Telecom and Unified Communications
3+ years of proven management experience in product development
Excellent analytical skills resulting in clear and concise explanations of observations and problems
Ability to drive change in an environment in constant evolution
Some years of experience working in an AGILE way
Very good working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence
Fluent in Swedish and English, both written and verbal

Additional preferred skills:
Experience with software development and cloud environment is a plus
Experience and/or certificate in AGILE way of working (i.e. SAFe Agile) is a plus
Knowledge/experience of competitive UC/UCaaS products is a plus
Proven track record of successful leadership
Ability to engage and motivate employees
Capability to lead culture adoption and change
Strong comprehensive experience in risk and issue management


As a person you are:
Capable to comply with and adopt the company's strategies and core values
Constant Learning Culture practitioner
A standout teammate, with excellent interpersonal skills, working for team success without personal prestige
Outgoing and willing to collaborate across teams and organizational boundaries
Proactive, like challenges and want to constantly improve
Inclusive and servant leader with the ability to contribute to the company's vision
Able to transfer knowledge to younger team members