Ansvarsområder

• Main responsibility:

• Be a true leader of the R&D organization
• Setup, lead and continuously develop an efficient R&D organization at Beyonder Battery Center and make sure it is set up to support future large-scale factories. This includes staffing, net-working and defining tools & processes
• Coordinate all R&D activities, including the collaborations with external partners
• Create unity, ensure processes across the organization are standardized and that people are working on common platforms
• Be actively involved in product management, translate innovation ideas through R&D and Engi-neering projects into concrete products meeting the market needs
• Propose and make technical strategy decisions

• Additional tasks and responsibilities:

• Lead Knowledge management for Beyonder within R&D. Help grow and develop the R&D team, from hiring to professional development
• Work with key stakeholders to deliver gate models, IP management, technology roadmap. De-liver the elements of the roadmap and drive performance
• Collaborate with the R&D manager, and the COO, focusing on lead times, quality and productiv-ity of manufacturing
• Develop fluid relationship throughout the value chain with a focus on the flow from the Innova-tion projects to product & project delivery
• Prepare progress reports on current projects and develop the strategic road map on future R&D Innovations and projects. Report and communicate this to the CEO, the Management team and the Board

Kompetanse / Formell bakgrunn

• Qualifications summary:

• As CTO of Beyonder you most likely have experience within chemistry, electro chemistry and or material technology from working within the process industry and/or the manufacturing industry. You have managed R&D, production and have a strong understanding for the use and the marked for our battery technology. You are very passionate about technology and wants to create high-quality products and interactions with a high technical team.

• Ideal Experience:

• At least MSc or equivalent within a technical area, preferably PhD, and a well-established net-work with R&D institutes and universities
• 15 – 20 years of relevant experience, a significant part of this performing hands-on technical work
• More than 10 years of experience working within the process industry or other manufacturing industries
• More than 10 years of experience in leading an international group of R&D or engineering teams, including being in the lead of a transformation from R&D to commercialising products
• Sound financial knowledge across the board, connecting technical solutions to financial cases
• Experience in leading cross functional and global projects in a complex B2B environment with both internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, which must certainly include fluency in English, written and spo-ken

Nøkkel kompetanser

• R&D Management

  Is able to move R&D and Engineering forward in a way that makes the best use of the capabilities and opportunities the organization has to offer even though the company, when the CTO is joining, is a small size company, by:

• Doing an analysis of Company capabilities related to R&D and Innovation
• Understanding the implications of a well-defined roadmap. Ensuring the delivery of prototype and pilot products in a timely manner for the customers
• Identify what the company needs and what the company doesn’t need
• Introduce first time right principles, reducing the time to market
• Balance the number of new projects launched with productivity
• Emphasizing the importance of safety, quality, cost, delivery and people in everything they do
• Enjoy taking on complex and sustainable technology
• Capable of handling and motivating a multicultural workforce
• An inspiration leader who people want to work for and to work with to deliver excellent results as an organization

• Market Focus

  Beyonder holds a significant market opportunity in chosen niche markets by providing unique solutions to problems clients sometimes have not identified yet. The ideal candidate is able to even increase this focus through:

• Staying close to customers and to elevate the discussions from R&D to business topics
• Looking at what technologies the company currently has, making an analysis of Beyonder’s strengths and weaknesses in the eyes of (potential) customers
• Identifying new segments of the economies in which Beyonder’s technologies can add value
• Taking into account aspects such as cost competitiveness and time to market as an integral part of the Stage Gate model
• Daring to think beyond traditional technologies, potentially being disruptive and being able to back the disruption with data and analysis

• People Leadership

  Takes full responsibility for the development of people and building high performing teams in an organization that has identified people development as a key driver for future success by:

• Being a sparring partner, a good team player and add value to the Management team
• Communicate with relevant Universities, research institutions and other stakeholders to en-sure we can fill the company with the right competencies
• Appointing the right people in the right positions
• Develop and execute plans to develop people in a structured and focused manner
• Facilitate communications between various teams, enabling people to profit from each other’s experience and knowledge and inspire collaboration

• Transformation

  Capture & structure the existing R&D know-how and bridging the existing gaps with pragmatic solutions in an organization that is undergoing a strong scale-up of its organization through:

• Establish and develop a rolling R&D and engineering roadmap for the Company in close collabo-ration with all relevant internal stakeholders, and the R&D Manager in particular
• Challenge the status quo, seduce people to look at disruptive solutions that can be made from the current portfolio of technologies

Personlige egenskaper

• Able to cope with the lack of structure in a scale-up company, but probably too independent and entrepreneurial for a large corporate
• Independent and self-motivated. Has a pragmatic and self-supporting attitude. Curious, open-minded, looking outside the box
• Organized, has the capability to digest information, yet able to take decisions with often scarce data (analysis) when necessary
• Is able to work under tight deadlines, has the ability to balance multiple competing priorities and handle objections constructively
• Willing to travel
• Willing to work the hours required to succeed