Lead dry and liquid-filled distribution transformers technology and product development team in Blumenau. Leverage line management and project management competences for successful delivery of R&D projects according to agreed roadmap.

　　Responsible to build, lead the team and to provide direct support. Take care of team spirit. Represent the team perspective, drive for consensus, buy-in and decisions. Ensure efficient communication within the team and other parts of organization. Develop opportunities to demonstrate capabilities and potential of the team. Enable team members development and career path. Take care of stakeholders management to understand demands. Prepare planning, capacity and competence to respond successfully to expectations.

　　Main Accountabilities:

　　Team Manager:

　　Ensure team safetyHire new team members : participate in candidates review and selectionNew team members onboarding, training and developmentTasks definition, allocation, monitoring and evaluationApprovals according to workflowsCosts control and reportingPerformance evaluation processDiscover and register demands from key stakeholdersCollect feedback about team performance and drive improvement actionsDevelop master plan for the teamReport team deliverables upon agreed KPIsDetect, register and respond to threats and opportunitiesApply methods and practices best for the team performanceGuide team members through difficult tasksLocal processes ownership

　　Technology and Product Development:

　　Execution of project related tasksInvention disclosures, patents, and IP topicsGenerating ideas for new R&D projectsCompliance with R&D projects governance and gate modelPreparing project and test reports

　　Challenges:

　　Team Manager:

　　Team management and soft issues. Building trust and relationship.Stakeholders expectations and satisfactionCoordination of multiple activitiesAnticipation of issuesHandling appreciative and corrective feedbackHybrid working environment

　　Technology and Product Development:

　　Technical complexity, variety of phenomenaInteraction with multiple business functionsGlobally distributed and matrix organizationCooperation with third partiesPrototypes development, product demonstrators, and pilots

　　Knowledge, Skills, Experience:

　　Project Management:

　　Experience in leading projects and risk managementProject management certificate (will be a plus)Familiar with tools like MS Project, Azure DevOps (nice to have)

　　Domain knowledge:

　　Electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and/or physicsTransformers technology (will be a plus)

　　Education:

　　Degree in engineering or project management

　　Others:

　　Fluent English