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Functional Leader

Auckland, North Island💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-30 → 2026-09-07

Core

Lead and develop a team of technical specialists within the Product Development organization to build engineering capability and deliver high-quality appliance products.

Role type

Senior Functional Leader (Engineering/Product Development)

Builds

High-performance engineering teams and exceptional consumer appliances

Domain

Consumer Appliances / Home Appliances

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

People leadership, coaching and mentoring, technical strategy, resource deployment, cross-functional collaboration, continuous improvement, project management, commercial awareness, strategic thinking, decision-making in complex environments

Preferred skills

Engineering or Science tertiary qualification, experience in technically complex environments, ability to connect technical decisions with business outcomes, curiosity for new technologies

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Lead, coach and develop a team of technical specialists; Build deep capability within the functional area and capture technical knowledge; Translate product priorities into functional goals; Deploy people and resources against product development requirements; Partner across functions to resolve challenges; Ensure technical decisions align with project goals; Champion continuous improvement of engineering practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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