Global Products RandD Manager - OBK

Job Description - Global Products R&D Manager - OBK

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure the OBK product portfolio remains competitive and market‑leading by delivering safe, compliant, reliable, and cost‑efficient products across their full lifecycle.
• Hold end‑to‑end technical and product ownership, including compliance with safety, environmental, legal, and market requirements.
• Lead and develop the global OBK Product Line R&D organization, securing strong execution, competence, and succession.
• Drive cross‑functional collaboration across PCs, Operations, Marketing, Quality, Purchasing, and Service to ensure predictable and efficient delivery.
• Optimize and leverage the global footprint to balance cost, competence, resilience, and market proximity.
• Own portfolio delivery, CPI execution, and continuous improvement aligned with SRD strategy and global product plans.
  
  

Competences, skills and experience:

• Strong product and engineering background with experience from full product lifecycle.
• Proven leadership experience in a global, cross‑functional R&D or product organization.
• Solid understanding of product safety, regulatory compliance, and CE marking in an international context.
• Experience driving operational excellence, CPI, cost reduction, and reliability improvements.
• Ability to build and develop technical competence within distributed Product Companies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and cultures.
• Acts with clear ownership and accountability, making fact‑based and value‑driven decisions.
• Proactively drives collaboration, transparency, and alignment across sites and functions.
• Leads with a strong "Safety Always" mindset, embedding compliance and risk awareness in daily work.
• Challenges status quo and continuously seeks better, simpler, and more efficient ways of working.
• Balances short‑term execution with long‑term product and portfolio sustainability.
• Builds trust, develops people, and creates an engaged, performance‑oriented culture.
  
  

It all starts with people. The world needs metals and minerals for the energy transition and our cities and infrastructure must be developed to serve a growing population. To succeed, we need to speed up the shift towards more sustainable mining and construction industries. We at Epiroc accelerate this transformation, together with customers and business partners in more than 150 countries, by developing and providing innovative and safe equipment, digital solutions, and aftermarket support.

All new thinkers are welcome. We are looking for those who want to develop, grow, and dare to think new. In Epiroc we attract, develop, and retain diverse talent valuing authenticity and unique perspectives, driving our spirit of innovation. We foster an inclusive culture where diversity isnt just a goal but a part of our values and way of working. This is how we do business for a sustainable future.  Learn more at www.epiroc.com

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