We seek a VP R&D to lead the unified R&D organization within our DMD Division and support the divisions next stage of scale, growth, and technological leadership.
DMD is undergoing a strategic organizational transformation designed to support rapid growth, strengthen product-line ownership, improve customer satisfaction, and accelerate next-generation innovation. As part of this change, the division is evolving from a development-center structure into a product line-based operating model, while establishing a unified R&D function responsible for core engineering excellence and multidisciplinary technology capabilities.
In this role, you will work closely with Product Line VPs, Marketing, Product Management, Operations, Engineering, Applications, and other senior stakeholders to translate business priorities and product needs into robust technology roadmaps, scalable engineering processes, and excellent execution.
Responsibilities
What will you be doing:
Lead, develop, and inspire a unified multidisciplinary R&D organization through senior managers, technical leaders, and cross-functional interfaces.
Define and execute the DMD R&D technology strategy, engineering priorities, and capability-building roadmap in alignment with division business objectives and product-line needs.
Own and advance engineering excellence across software tools, software product, software quality, hardware, optics, architecture, infrastructure, and development methodologies.
Enable the transition to a product line-based operating model by building clear interfaces, governance, and delivery mechanisms between central R&D capabilities and Product Line organizations.
Partner closely with Product Line VPs and Product Management to support future product development, roadmap feasibility, technology investments, and on-time, on-quality delivery.
Drive scalable engineering processes, standards, tools, and platforms that improve speed, quality, reuse, and execution predictability across DMD.
Strengthen customer-oriented R&D thinking by ensuring that technology decisions, engineering solutions, and delivery priorities support customer satisfaction, field needs, and market competitiveness.
Build organizational capabilities, leadership depth, technical expertise, and succession pipelines required to support significant division growth.
Create a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, learning, and execution excellence across a large and complex engineering organization.
Act as a strategic advisor to the DMD General Manager and division leadership team on technology, organization, execution, and long-term growth decisions.
דרישות:
Must Have requirements:
B.Sc. in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
15+ years of leadership experience in complex multidisciplinary R&D environments, including significant experience leading large engineering organizations through managers and senior leaders.
Proven experience leading software, hardware, optics, quality, architecture, infrastructure, or similarly complex engineering domains within advanced technology environments.
Demonstrated ability to define technology vision, translate strategy into execution, and build scalable engineering capabilities across multiple disciplines.
Strong track record of delivering complex multidisciplinary products, tools, platforms, or systems from concept through release, with high standards of quality and execution.
Experience operating in a product-line, business-unit, or matrix environment, with the ability to partner effectively with Product Line leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong business acumen and customer orientation, with the ability to connect technology decisions to market needs, customer value, operational priorities, and commercial goals.
Proven ability to lead organizational change, build management layers, develop leaders, and scale engineering organizations through growth.#ENG המשרה מיועדת לנשים ולגברים כאחד.