Sr. Director, Research & Development

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

KEY RESPONSIBILITES:
• Recruit and build world class engineering organization in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and train the team to enhance engineering discipline.
• Lead NPI execution and design win support to key customer with risk up front method.
• Ensure product quality is part of the design phase with DFx and FMEA.
• Execute product design cost reduction.
• Support and sustain released product portfolio, and work with operation team to build the sustaining engineering support in Lumentum Thailand factory in the next two years.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES TO DELIVER:
• A high quality and effective team with identified leaders in program management, technical and functional managers with team expansion and succession plan according to company business plan
• Product leadership advantage (cost, performance, features, design quality)
• Time to market advantage
• Deliver to cost, quality and timeline expectations
• Existing product sustaining support
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:
• Applicants should have a significant amount of leadership experience, technical expertise, and a proven track record in research and development, product management, and strategic leadership in a global environment.
• Proven track record of successfully launching new technologies and products to gain a competitive edge in the market.
• Experience in optimizing product design and associated high volume manufacturing processes to achieve cost reduction goals while maintaining quality and performance.
• Experience in working closely with customers and partners to understand their needs, provide solutions, and secure design wins.
• Understanding of supply chain dynamics, operations, and manufacturing processes to ensure products are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Ability to foster a culture of engineering principle and innovation within the R&D and product development teams, encouraging creative thinking, experimentation, and risk-taking.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE / REQUIREMENTS:
• A Master's or Ph.D. degree in a relevant field such as Electrical Engineering, Photonics,Optical Engineering, Physics, Telecommunications, or a related discipline is required.
• Requires at least 10-15 years of relevant experience, including:
o Extensive experience in managing research and development teams, NPI
execution, and product design processes.
o Release high volume product into the market with proven record.
o A history of driving product quality, cost reduction, and design-win support in a
technical or product leadership role.
o Demonstrated success in leading innovation and technology development
initiatives.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and influence teams and stakeholders at all levels of including executives, technical experts, and cross-functional teams.
• Familiar with risk up front, Agile program management style with proven record.

LEADERHIP COMPETENCIES:
• Inspiring Leadership and Global Experience - ability to leverage global and cross-cultural insights and communication to motivate diverse teams towards shared goals
• Customer Intimacy - capability to deeply understand individual customer (internal or external) needs, preferences, and behaviors, fostering strong relationships and tailored solutions
• Customer focus - Promote customer focus culture and lead the design win opportunities with speedy execution 
• Advanced Communication – ability to convey complex ideas clearly, adapt messages to diverse audiences, and facilitate meaningful dialogue among internal / external 
stakeholders

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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