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SOMFY Group

Builds motors and connected controls for homes and buildings

Transformation Leader - Lean Engineering

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Cluses, France
HybridHybrid work is available under Group agreements; travel to international R&D centers is required (15%).
Business & StrategyBusiness Operations

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 10 years of experience in an industrial product-development environment, including at least 3 years implementing Lean Engineering, with a detailed understanding of the challenges faced by multidisciplinary development teams.
  • Practical experience implementing Lean approaches in product-development organizations, including Value Stream Mapping, Concept Paper, problem solving and improved decision-making, Kaizen, visual management, pull flow, cycle-time reduction, rework reduction, and organizational learning.
  • Ability to influence without hierarchical authority, persuade and develop teams, create collective momentum, and bring practices observed outside the company into the organization.
  • Pragmatic, results-oriented approach based on operational realities, experimentation, simple testable solutions, measuring outcomes, adjusting approaches, and supporting teams through to sustainable results.
  • Comfortable speaking and writing in French and English.
Responsibilities
  • Coach product-development teams to identify and eliminate wasted time, waste, and unnecessary complexity.
  • Facilitate problem solving and help teams address root causes rather than symptoms.
  • Develop Lean Engineering capabilities among managers and teams, spread practices, and build a network of Lean advocates across disciplines.
  • Help develop simpler, more robust, and more effective ways of working.
  • Analyze product-development processes and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Facilitate hands-on workshops with functional teams.
  • Deploy Lean principles in product development, including value streams, reducing rework loops, value-based management, visual management, standardization, continuous improvement, and rapid learning.
  • Support teams in implementing improvements.
  • Propose a Lean Engineering roadmap to the IDT executive committee aligned with strategic priorities and operational needs.
  • Translate the roadmap into prioritized initiatives, milestones, responsibilities, and expected results, then manage and adjust it over time.
  • Challenge existing practices while respecting functional expertise and build support for proposed changes.
  • Bring together the functions involved in product development.
  • Measure outcomes and recognize progress.

About the company

SOMFY Group designs and manufactures motors, controls, and connected systems for openings and closures in homes and buildings. Its products automate shutters, blinds, curtains, gates, garage doors, and other access points, combining mechanical movement with electronic controls. The group serves manufacturers, installers, building professionals, and household users through an international network of brands, production sites, and distribution operations. Its connected-home offering lets occupants coordinate equipment, adjust living conditions, and manage access or security from digital interfaces. Founded in 1969, SOMFY Group is headquartered in Cluses, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cluses, France

Founded

1969

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