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Senior Director Digital & Technology and Head of Digital Products & Engineering

Heerenveen, NLFull-time2026-11-02 → 2026-11-12

Core

Shape global digital engineering capabilities and lead digital transformation for Sharp's enterprise products and platforms.

Role type

Senior Director, Digital & Technology / Head of Digital Products & Engineering

Builds

Enterprise digital products, reusable platforms, AI/ML solutions, and global engineering capabilities.

Domain

Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Regulated Industries (GxP), Cloud-Native, AI/ML

Required skills

Global team leadership, Enterprise architecture, Cloud-native platforms (Azure), AI/Generative AI governance, IoT/IIoT, DevSecOps, Product management, Regulated manufacturing systems integration (GxP, MES, QMS), Vendor management.

Preferred skills

Distributed engineering model leadership, Regulated industry experience (Pharma, Life Sciences), Strategic partnership management.

Technologies

Microsoft Azure, APIs, Microservices, CI/CD, IoT/IIoT, GxP, MES, QMS, eBR.

Responsibilities

Build and scale global digital engineering teams; Define strategy and roadmap for enterprise digital products; Establish secure SDLC and DevSecOps practices; Lead AI/ML product adoption and governance; Partner with Operations and Quality to embed regulatory requirements; Convert prototypes into governed enterprise products.

Seniority

Senior Director, Strategy & Mentorship