The OpportunityAs the
Global Manager HVDC Control & Protection Software, you will lead the global engineering organization responsible for Control & Protection software within Hitachi Energy's HVDC business. In this role, you are responsible for leading a global organization of hundres of employees across multiple teams and countries, driving engineering performance, developing the organization and its people, and ensuring successful software delivery across global HVDC projects.
How You Will Make an Impact- Global Leadership & Strategy: Lead and develop the global Control & Protection Software organization through Domain Managers and technical leaders. Set direction and translate the overall Control & Protection strategy into clear priorities and execution.
- Project Delivery: Ensure predictable software delivery across global HVDC projects, meeting requirements for safety, quality, schedule and cost while proactively managing risks and capacity.
- People & Organization: Develop a strong global organization with capable leaders, clear accountability, the right competencies and an effective global footprint.
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement and further develop engineering practices, tools and methodologies to improve quality, efficiency and scalability across the global organization.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with other Control & Protection areas, System Design, R&D, Project Engineering and other stakeholders to strengthen interfaces and improve end-to-end HVDC project execution.
- Performance & Governance: Drive engineering performance and ensure effective processes, performance measures and ways of working across the global Software organization.
Your background- Education: Master's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Control Systems or a related field.
- Experience: Significant leadership experience in engineering, technology or project-based organizations, with a proven track record of leading managers and globally distributed teams.
- Engineering & Business Understanding: Strong understanding of complex engineering environments and the ability to balance project delivery with long-term organizational and technical development.
- Leadership Skills: Proven ability to develop leaders and organizations, set clear direction, drive change and make decisions in a complex global environment.
- Stakeholder Management: Strong ability to collaborate and create alignment across functions, organizations and senior management while taking clear ownership for your area.
- Technical Experience: A strong background in HVDC Control & Protection is highly advantageous. Experience from adjacent areas such as industrial software, automation, power systems or other complex engineering environments is also valuable.
- Communication: Business-fluent English skills, written and spoken, are required for global cross-functional leadership.
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