Job Description:

The Development Manager is responsible for leading the creation, development, and validation of concepts for next-generation products. The concepts are a guarantee for of the shelf solutions, ready to use for coming customer inquiries or exhibitions. The role acts as a bridge between R&D, marketing, production and customers, ensuring innovative, sustainable, and competitive solutions that meet future demands and trends.

Principle Accountabilities/ Main missions and results:

· Lead concept development from idea stage to decision-making for project initiation.

· Identify and analyze market trends, customer needs, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements.

· Initiate and facilitate cross-functional workshops for idea and concept generation.

· Develop and present business and product concepts through visualizations, mock-ups, prototypes, and business cases.

· Ensure that concepts are technically feasible, cost-efficient, and aligned with company strategy.

· Collaborate closely with R&D process development, procurement, production, and suppliers to verify feasibility of solutions.

· Conduct risk assessments and robust evaluations.

· Prepare clear decision material for management.

· Act as an innovation ambassador, Technical Sales within or outside the organization.

· Establish and expand contacts within customer organizations.

· Engage internal and external partners in concept development work.

· Recommend selection of concepts for further development.

· Initiate and lead concept studies.

· Propose investments in prototypes, simulations, and tests.

· Drive the entire concept development process for selected product areas.

· Ensure that concepts meet requirements for function, quality, cost, sustainability, and time-to-market.

· Document and communicate concept ideas and decision material in a structured way.

· Follow up to ensure that delivered concepts are implemented according to the defined direction in the product development phase.

· Report to Senior Manager R&D

Preferred Skills, Education & Experiences to fulfil role (essential & desirable)

Qualifications and Experience

· Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent academic background in a relevant technical field.

· Proven leadership experience in innovation and product development.

· Strong understanding of project management, product lifecycle, and industrialization.

· Strategic ability combined with an operational execution focus.

· Ability to inspire, motivate, and develop employees.

· Excellent communication skills in English (and preferably Swedish), both written and spoken.

Leadership and Behaviors

· Understanding new and existing technologies, processes & products, with passion for continuous learning.

· Proven interpersonal and influencing skills.

· High level of drive and personal commitment.

· Working well under pressure and engaging at all levels of the organization both internally and externally.

· Well-developed leadership skills with excellent influencing capabilities.

· Ability to make and accept challenges positively and debate confidently.

· Credible with peers and able to demonstrate added value.

· High problem-solving skills with drive for continuous improvement.

· Deliver on promises, do what he/she says they will do, when they say they will do it.

· High degree of integrity, always prepared to do the right thing.

Key Competences

· Innovative and strategic mindset.

· Ability to combine technology, design, and business perspectives.

· Self-driven, proactive, and result oriented.

· Strong ability to inspire and engage cross-functional teams.

Structured and analytical approach.