Head of Development (m/f/d)
Eugster/Frismag AG
Kund
Key information
- Publication date:02 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Kund
Job summary
Join our innovative team as Leiter Entwicklung (w/m/d) in the coffee machine industry. This is a great opportunity to shape our future and lead with passion.
Tasks
- Oversee the entire development area, ensuring strategic direction.
- Lead and develop a diverse team of around 30 engineers and experts.
- Plan and manage projects throughout the product lifecycle.
Skills
- Technical degree in engineering with several years of leadership experience.
- Experience in product development and project management is essential.
- Strong communication skills in both German and English are required.
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Head of Development (m/f/d)
We are an internationally active and reliable partner in the development and manufacturing of coffee machines and other high-quality electrical appliances. We maintain a relationship of appreciation, trust, and tolerance with our contacts. Together, we invest our potential in success. This also applies especially to our employees.
After many successful years, our Head of Development is retiring. For the succession, we are looking for a leader who shapes our development department with passion for technology and innovation and continues the success story of our company.
Your responsibilities:
- Overall responsibility for the development department: strategic orientation, organization, and structure
- Leadership and further development of an interdisciplinary team of engineers and specialists (approx. 30 employees, 5–7 direct reports)
- Planning and management of development projects throughout the entire product lifecycle
- Resource and budget planning
- Close cooperation with internal interfaces as well as external partners and customers
- Ensuring innovation, quality, cost, and deadline adherence
- Monitoring market and technology trends, implementation into new solutions
Your qualifications:
- Technical university degree (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, or comparable)
- Several years of leadership experience (teams of approx. 30–40 people)
- Proven success in product development and project management
- Experience with plastics/injection molding as well as modern methods (e.g., Agile, Stage-Gate, Lean Development)
- Entrepreneurial thinking, strong leadership and communication skills
- Very good German and English skills
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