CareerPlan

Vice President Research & Development (w/m/d)

Roggentin, GermanyFull-time2026-10-16 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Leading the entire R&D organization for a software and services provider in the energy and water supply industry, overseeing multiple engineering teams from concept to delivery.

Role type

VP of Engineering / R&D (Leadership)

Builds

Scalable, secure, future-proof software and services platforms for energy and water suppliers.

Domain

Energy & Water Supply Industry / Software Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Engineering organization leadership, software architecture, cloud platform scaling, AI-first development transformation, technical roadmap planning, budget and resource management, cross-functional collaboration with Product and Customer Experience.

Preferred skills

SaaS and cloud-native product transformation experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the R&D organization across multiple engineering teams; define and execute the technical architecture and roadmap; drive the transformation to an AI-first development culture; set standards for engineering excellence including code quality, security, and automation; manage capacity, resources, and budget; collaborate with Product and Customer Experience to translate strategy into technical execution.

Seniority

Executive (VP level)