R&D Manager (Eindhoven, NL)

R&D Manager (Eindhoven, NL)

WPS Parking Solutions develops innovative parking solutions, both in hardware and software. To optimize and manage our R&D team in Eindhoven, we are looking for a driven and ambitious R&D Manager with a great sense of responsibility.

Content of the function

As a customer-oriented R&D Manager, you play an important role within WPS Parking Solutions. You design and lead the implementation of the strategy for our technological developments. Together with the managers of our foreign units, you constantly determine the priorities of your R&D team (approx. 8 employees). You look at possible partnerships with external companies and the needs of our customers in the short and long term. For our future success, you will build a team of software engineers, architects, product managers and marketing specialists. In addition, you and your team ensure efficient delivery and releases of development projects. As an R&D Manager you strive for maximum customer satisfaction.

The focus in this position is on guiding employees who work in an environment of complex technical developments. You are the pivot in the further development and optimization of our organization and are therefore part of the Global Management Team. You are an initiator, initiator of the team and you know how to further professionalize our products and systems with your knowledge and enthusiasm.

Your qualities

We would like to see the following skills reflected in you:

  • Demonstrable professional knowledge at HBO+/University level in a technical direction;
  • Excellent leadership and management skills, with the capacity to lead and motivate an (international) team;
  • University working and thinking level supplemented with at least 5 years of relevant work experience as an R&D Manager;
  • You have strong communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical information in a simple way to non-technical stakeholders;
  • Hands-on mentality: you are a real go-getter by nature and you do not have a 9-5 mentality;
  • Experience with ISO certifications is an advantage;
  • Analytical ability: you are only too happy to think along about optimizing our
  • development processes.

Our working conditions

  • Attractive salary tailored to your experience and capabilities;
  • It concerns a hybrid function; working from home and flexible working hours ensure a good private work balance in accordance with your wishes;
  • Good pension scheme, 25 vacation days and 8% vacation pay with the option to purchase additional days if necessary;
  • A profit-sharing scheme;
  • A dynamic, high-tech and innovative working environment with committed colleagues.

Our organization, our pride

We are WPS Parking Solutions (WPS) located in Eindhoven with 200 employees worldwide. WPS is a specialist in innovative (cloud based) parking management solutions. Thanks to our continuous focus on innovation, reliable products and service & maintenance, we provide our customers with a
custom solution. These solutions are supplied to, among others, professional parking operators, airports, hospitals, governments, recreational and leisure facilities, hotels and shopping centers. WPS has offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, U.K., USA and Canada.

Interested?

Do you already see yourself in this challenging position or do you have any questions about the procedure? Please contact Ingrid Peters (HR Advisor) or respond directly by sending your resume to ipeters(at)wps-nl.com. For substantive questions about the vacancy, please contact Erik Stronk (CEO). Erik can be reached at erik.stronk(at)wps-nl.com.

Please note: this job description is translated from Dutch.

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