R&D Team Manager - Global Cross Portfolio - IDC

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Hitachi Energy India Development Centre (IDC) is a research and development facility with around 500 R&D engineers, specialists, and experts, who focus on creating and sustaining digital solutions, new products and technology. This includes product integration, testing, cybersecurity, and certification.  The India Development Centre is situated in Chennai and Bangalore. IDC collaborates with the R&D and Research centres of Hitachi Energy, which are spread across more than 15 locations throughout 12 countries. In the past 20 years, IDC has secured more than 200 international papers and 150+ patents.

Mission Statement:

Able to lead a team with strong people management skills, to deliver the value, expected from the team.  The team manager is expected to define and implement both long term and short-term strategies, for the team, as per the overall organization strategy.

Your Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that team has direction, scope clarity, and resources to deliver results, with realistic estimates for timelines, to meet deadlines.

• Coaching and guiding your team to business targets.

• Continuous improvements and operational development, contribute and drive long term strategic initiatives.

• Be a positive role model for your team by living our vision, delivering promises, and developing people.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background:

• Master’s degree or higher in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering or similar.

• Good technical background in power systems, eMobility

• 10+ years of overall experience including line / project management experience, preferably in globally distributed organizations.

• Work experience in a research & development environment and product development lifecycles Proven experience working with multi-cultural, geographical distributed teams and experience in AGILE development methodologies.

• Strong leadership (direct and indirect reports) and proven change management experience. Structured way of working. Diversity and Safety are your leading stars.

• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.