The Company Our client is a global organisation specialising in the state-of-the-art technology used in safety critical detection equipment, and proximity sensors which are used to protect people in multiple hazardous industries. They have customers across the world and are continuing to innovate and grow. They are looking for a General Manager to join their team with a focus on R&D - Product Development. The Role This role is responsible for developing and managing the strategic direction and operational effectiveness of research and product development. Accountability for the research and product development functions responsible for the growth and scale of the engineering team. Leading innovation for the company and conceiving, designing and delivering market-leading products and solutions that meets the company's strategy. Lead the company's engineering efforts involving software, firmware and hardware to deliver commercial solutions that support the business strategy. Work with the development teams to seek, use and promote best practice methodologies & tools to deliver software to the required standards and to maximise speed of development. The Person We are looking for someone who is experienced in leading multi-faceted engineering teams to produce market-leading products on time and on budget. Appropriate tertiary qualification in Engineering or a related discipline. Have knowledge of growing teams through the addition of people, product output, skills and capabilities. An understanding of the product management function to develop key inter team working relationships and processes including enterprise solution development. Has commercial experience and in particular experience in contracts, supplier relationships and customer service. Please apply by upload your current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact George Hall on +61 0468341514, quoting reference JN -052023-33343. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com