Digital Product Development group manager

Do you want to build digital products that support cutting-edge industrial technologies? Do you enjoy combining product vision, technical leadership, people management, and hands-on involvement in software development? Would you like to grow a team and contribute to scaling up a business that was created with the spirit of an internal startup? If so, this opportunity is for you! As part of the continued growth and structuring of its digital activities, SKF Magnetic Mechatronics is looking for its future: Digital product Development Group Manager (M/F) Vernon - France SKF Magnetic Mechatronics designs, manufactures, and markets active magnetic bearings and high-speed motors for rotating machinery. Its solutions help improve the performance, reliability, and energy efficiency of demanding industrial applications. Based in Vernon, France, the company operates in an international environment and brings together expertise across power electronics, embedded systems, software engineering, mechanics, materials science, artificial intelligence, control systems, data, and digital infrastructure. Your Mission Bring together business and technology expertise to develop digital products deployed both internally and with customers, while leading the software development team. About the Role The Digitalization Department's mission is to democratize access to technology through internal and external digital tools and to develop high-value-added services such as predictive maintenance and performance optimization for magnetic bearing machinery. Its activities include control systems, signal processing, modeling and simulation, software development, infrastructure, mixed reality, and artificial intelligence. Within this department, you will lead the Digital Product Development Team, a close-knit group primarily responsible for web applications, backend services, and edge software solutions. Working closely with other departmental teams, technical support, and both internal and external users, you will transform business needs and technological capabilities into coherent, integrated, maintainable digital products that meet industrial requirements. Beyond leading your team, you will progressively develop a broader understanding of the department’s activities. This may lead to representing the department in selected forums, contributing to cross-functional decision-making, and occasionally acting on behalf of the Head of Digitalization when delegated. This is a pivotal role combining product ownership, technical leadership, operational management, and people leadership. You will join an organization built with an entrepreneurial mindset and help scale it while preserving agility, close collaboration with end users, and a high degree of autonomy. Key Responsibilities Build and Drive Digital Products Gather and consolidate functional requirements from domain experts, technical support teams, project…