VP - R&D Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul

Company Description
IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 5000+ employees on all continents. We deliver awardwinning enterprise software solutions through the use of embedded digital innovation and a single cloud-based platform to help businesses be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. 
At IFS, we're flexible, we're innovative, and we're focused not only on how we can engage with our customers, but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society's greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust. 
We celebrate diversity and accept that there are so many different perspectives in this world. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view. 
By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world. 
We're looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. If you want to change the status quo, we'll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS 
Job Description
IFS is leading the way in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) by offering a flexible, composable, cloud-native solution designed to handle the complex asset demands of the energy & utilities, construction & engineering, manufacturing, services, Aerospace and Défense (A&D) industries. 
As Vice President, Research & Development (R&D) in our Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Division, you will report into the Senior Vice President, R&D, Asset Applications and you are responsible for:

 
Directing an MRO R&D group, providing technical vision and business strategy
 
Managing and developing a global matrixed team to execute on R&D milestones
 
Driving and contributing to the management, development and sustainment of our products, in coordination with IFS R&D overall strategy
 
Guiding product management and product development from understanding the market need, to ideation,      development, delivery, and support with a view to expanding our Assets product portfolio, and driving market growth

 
You are ultimately accountable for the results of your team within 3 areas:
 
People Management
You recruit, build, manage, direct and coach your team to high performance. You strive to be the best possible leader by encouraging ongoing mutual feedback, appraising your direct reports and working with your Employee Engagement Survey scores to continuously improve your leadership strengths and team results. You ensure that each team member has achievable but stretching goals to allow for personal growth and career development. Should there be poor performance or behavior, you make sure it is addressed for the good of both the individual and the team. You live our R&D culture code and work hard to ensure that your team does as well. You engage in succession planning to minimize risk for your team and R&D. You know your high performers and key contributors and continuously work to ensure they are developed and retained – even if that means them pursuing opportunities outside your team or unit.
 
Strategy
You have an excellent appreciation of the wider IFS and R&D strategy and are able to communicate around that at all times. Based on that, you formulate a strategy for your team and a strategic plan that enables you and your team to execute accordingly. You maintain awareness of the external competitive landscape, customers, markets and new industry development and standards and use that to ongoingly update your strategic plan. You engage with customers where relevant and adopt modern technology to meet business goals and solve customer pain points.  You demonstrate thought leadership and express ideas and opinions within your field or area of expertise utilizing your internal and external network, social media or other means to increase your authority and influence. You are passionate about IFS as a company and your field of expertise and evangelize internally and externally imparting success stories and experiences with the organization and field.
 
Execution
You ensure your leadership team and wider team are focused on execution towards your strategic plan and support them to overcome any obstacles. You ensure your goals are met relative to time, scope and quality and make sure to ongoingly communicate progress, challenges and results within and outside your team. You engage in budget discussions and plan your headcount in order to resource the established strategy and prioritize your efforts ongoingly and according to the business’ cycle and needs. You appreciate the need for you and your team to get involved in and contribute to initiatives across R&D, adopting the standards, policies and procedures established by the Senior Leadership Team. You understand the dependencies and support alignment and collaboration between the various product groups, teams, and units where necessary. You are a role model when it comes to breaking down silos and look to continuously improve your own and others’ ways of working. You are comfortable taking decisions and ensure that you and your team or unit run towards the fire when there is an issue and take accountability for your actions and results. You are a front runner when it comes to managing change, ensuring transparent communication and shifting left.
 
To be successful you will likely have:

 
Tertiary education in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
 
Progressive, Established and Relevant work history with increasing remit and accountabilities - within the Aviation Maintenance industry would be an advantage
 
Demonstratable success in the following areas:
  

   
Product Strategy and Product Investment Planning
   
Development, Evolution and Sustainment of Products within a broader Portfolio
   
Team Management and Development
   
Embracing and Shepherding Change in Large Organizations
  
 
Strong customer orientation

 
Qualifications
To be successful you will likely have:

 
Tertiary education in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
 
Progressive, Established and Relevant work history with increasing remit and accountabilities - within the Aviation Maintenance industry would be an advantage
 
Demonstratable success in the following areas:
  

   
Product Strategy and Product Investment Planning
   
Development, Evolution and Sustainment of Products within a broader Portfolio
   
Team Management and Development
   
Embracing and Shepherding Change in Large Organizations
  
 
Strong customer orientation

Additional Information
IFS is leading the way in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) by offering a flexible, composable, cloud-native solution designed to handle the complex asset demands of the energy & utilities, construction & engineering, manufacturing, services, Aerospace and Défense (A&D) industries. 
IFS is thrilled to be once again recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice 2022 for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software.