Technology Skills Strategy Manager
About the job
- An engineering or doctorate-level qualification and at least about ten years of experience, including significant product-development experience in an industrial group in design, architecture, or research and development management for electromechanical, electronic, or connected products.
- Experience in technology strategy, including roadmaps, technology portfolios, and research and development investment trade-offs.
- Experience making build-versus-buy trade-offs over a real scope, considering total cost, dependencies, and exit costs.
- Ability to analyze complex information from varied sources and turn it into clear, structured strategic recommendations and decision frameworks while preserving the technical nuance.
- Ability to secure application of strategic recommendations and rules without hierarchical authority, defend a well-reasoned position in executive committees, build agreement, and advance decisions in a cross-functional environment.
- Professional fluency in English, written and spoken.
- Map the Group’s strategic technology domains, expected and actual capability levels, across research and development centers in France and internationally.
- Decide for each domain which capabilities the Group will build, maintain, discontinue, and which dependencies it will accept.
- Define build, buy, or partner criteria, embed them in the development process, and assess exceptions.
- Inform allocation of research and development investments, testing resources, and partnerships.
- Select technology partners with experts and Procurement to accelerate development roadmaps.
- Anticipate emerging capabilities, beginning with artificial intelligence, and estimate the cost of acquiring them.
- Set recruitment, succession, and technical career-path requirements for Human Resources and laboratories.
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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What believers are saying
- Commercial entry route: the German apprenticeship rotates trainees through purchasing, accounting, marketing, sales, and human resources.
- Remote allowance: Overkiz in Annecy advertises ninety remote days annually, including four weeks away from home.
- Sales equipment: BFT's UK area-manager package includes an electric company car, laptop, tablet, and phone.
What critics are saying
- Academic requirement: the German apprenticeship asks for strong upper-secondary or university-entry school qualifications.
- Specialist experience: the Overkiz senior embedded role requires ten years developing Linux systems in a Yocto environment.
- Territory travel: BFT's South West England sales position requires extensive travel and regular overnight stays.
What makes SOMFY Group unique
- Shared problem-solving: quality teams use short-interval management and the eight-discipline method to improve performance across entities.
- After-sales model: group brand Répar'Stores repairs and upgrades shutters, awnings, and garage doors to extend product life.
- Interoperability strategy: connected platforms support major voice ecosystems, while the group participates in Zigbee, Thread, and Matter alliances.
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