VP of Engineering

Job Description

VP of Engineering

The Vice President of Engineering & Product Management at Diamond Mowers leads the company’s efforts for the development and support of industry leading products and solutions. This role is responsible for creating the company’s overall product strategy as well as defining the technology roadmap. This role will continue to build upon a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability. This role has responsibilities for all aspects of the product development lifecycle from gathering customer input to sunsetting existing products. This member of the executive team will ensure that the vision and strategies for the business are clearly shared to the organization and will also align with vendors who can provide the same level of engagement.

Key Roles

• Provide strategic vision and leadership to our organization.

• Supplies the framework to build a “culture of innovation” across the company.

• Be an agent of change inside of the organization.

• Maximizing the potential of employees through a servant leadership style.
• Effective communication that creates trust with all levels of the organization.

• Provide guidance and strategy on organizational staffing in a way that allows us to meet our business objectives.

• Design and define roles within the company in a way that maximizes the productivity of the organization.

• Collaborates with the company’s executive leadership to develop and meet organizational goals while supplying expertise and guidance on projects, operations, and systems.

• Own the complete product development lifecycle, including idea generation, market research, business case development, technical requirements, product design, implementation, support and sunsetting.

• Establishes and implements the strategic direction of the company’s engineering and development initiatives.

• Maintains knowledge of emerging technologies and trends related to the organization’s industry; owns the technology roadmap.

• Analyzes customer demand, current market trends, new technologies, etc. to develop product roadmaps with a focus on ROI/value creation.

• Plays a key role in company strategy development, evaluating how product innovation contributes to the achievement of strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team to develop innovative and breakthrough solutions to design new products and/or redesign existing products to meet the needs of customers with a focus on performance, safety, appearance, and cost effectiveness.

• Establish the cadence for new product development and ensure that this development is following a rigorous process.

• Ensure that they have the necessary resources and technical abilities to launch industry leading products on time and within budget.

• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives resulting in increased operational performance, reduced cost, and improved customer experience.
• Improve the process of building issue identification to solution implementation.

• Drive improvements in the ability to provide our customers (internal and external) with the necessary technical information.

• Development of engineering technical data to aid the sales department on the proper application and performance of products.

• Increase communication with sales, dealers, and customers to get feedback on improvements to current and future product design.

• Improve the non-standard order process to identify design changes earlier.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar field. A master’s degree is highly desirable.
• 15+ years of industry experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
• 10+ years managing an engineering team.
• Demonstrated ability to create and provide strategic direction.
• MRP experience
• Proficiency with MS Office products
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate to all levels of the company
• Proficient in data collection, analysis, and presentations

• Travel up to 15% of the time.

Location and Hours:

Location: 60^th St

Hours: 8:00-5:00

Days of Shift: Monday-Friday

A full benefits package is available for all full-time employees.

Exhibit Diamond Company Values:

CUSTOMER FOCUSED

• Meeting and exceeding internal and external customer expectations is the responsibility of everyone.

• We are committed to being a World Class organization and the greatest partner to our customers.

• We will listen, support, engage with empathy, our work must drive the success of our internal and external customers and team members.

ACCOUNTABILITY

• We will be responsible for the commitments we make, and the expectations placed on us.

• When we fail, we will own it, learn from it and make the appropriate changes.

• We will act with exceptional integrity in everything we do.

• We will be open to receiving and giving feedback.

TEAM PLAYER

• Teamwork and clear communication are paramount to our success.

• We will seek and provide constructive feedback to one another, work as a collaborator, treating peers with respect and dignity, engage all team members as partners to solve problems and support one another with a positive attitude.

SAFETY

• We believe safety must be at the forefront of all our decision-making.

• We will proactively invest in safe solutions and act consciously everyday to keep ourselves, team members and customers safe.

GRIT

• We have the passion, determination and work ethic that gives us the ability to push through, to get to the end goal and recognize the obstacles we have overcome along the way.

• When we tackle a difficult situation, we are determined to never give up and be the best in the industry.

Diamond Mowers is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.