Role Purpose
The Technology Integration Manager supports the CTO Office in driving consistent execution across the global technology organization by integrating engineering functions, development governance, platform initiatives, project execution, validation activities, and industrialization interfaces.
The role ensures that innovation concepts, engineering developments, platform strategies, and industrialization activities are executed within a coherent governance framework, enabling WIK's evolution toward a scalable ODM/JDM operating model.
The role acts as a cross-functional integration function rather than a functional line manager, facilitating alignment across organizations, locations, and disciplines.
Core Mission
Support the CTO Office by:
- integrating technology functions across the complete product development lifecycle
- ensuring consistent application of RFQ and PDP governance
- improving communication and execution across global engineering organizations
- supporting platform reuse and technology standardization initiatives
- facilitating cross-functional alignment and escalation resolution
- identifying organizational bottlenecks and proposing continuous improvements
The role enables execution but does not replace functional ownership.
Scope of Responsibility
1. Technology Integration
Coordinate interfaces between:
- Innovation
- Product Development
- Labs
- Experts
- PM / PMO
- Industrialization
- Manufacturing
- IT / PLM
- Sustainability
Ensure smooth handovers and alignment throughout the development lifecycle.
2. Development Governance
Support implementation and consistency of:
- RFQ governance
- PDP governance
- Technology Gate reviews
- Technical ownership model
- Escalation process
- Cross-functional decision making
Support governance consistency across global development activities.
3. Cross-Functional Coordination
Facilitate collaboration between engineering disciplines and locations by:
- coordinating technical interfaces
- supporting issue resolution
- improving communication
- reducing organizational friction
- improving communication and workflow transparency
The role focuses on organizational integration rather than project ownership.
4. Platform & Technology Reuse
Support Platform Architects and engineering teams by:
- promoting platform adoption
- improving reuse of technology building blocks
- reducing duplicated developments
- improving long-term technology consistency
5. Process Integration
Support implementation and continuous improvement of:
- PLM
- PDP
- RFQ process
- Engineering workflows
- Change management
- Engineering data consistency
Coordinate implementation across functions while ownership remains with the respective functions and organizations.
6. Continuous Improvement
Identify recurring execution issues such as:
- unclear ownership
- interface gaps
- repeated escalations
- inefficient handovers
- governance inconsistencies
Coordinate improvement initiatives together with the responsible functions.
What This Role Is Not
The Technology Integration Manager does not:
- own product technical decisions
- replace Product Development
- replace PMO
- replace Innovation
- replace System Experts or Platform Architects
- directly manage engineering teams
- own project delivery
The role facilitates integration and organizational effectiveness across the technology organization.
Key Deliverables
- Improved integration across engineering functions
- Consistent RFQ and PDP execution
- Reduced organizational friction
- Improved cross-functional collaboration
- Improved governance adoption
- Better platform and technology reuse
- Improved development transparency
- Support of ODM/JDM capability development
Required Experience
- Experience in complex product development environments
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Experience with product development and industrialization
- Strong project and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working in global matrix organizations
- Knowledge of ODM/OEM product development processes is an advantage
Preferred:
- Coffee, beverage, water systems, or small appliance industry experience
- Exposure to PLM and development governance
- Experience coordinating cross-functional technology programs
Personal Profile
- Highly structured and organized
- Strong communicator and facilitator
- Collaborative leadership style
- Pragmatic and solution-oriented
- Able to influence without formal authority
- Strong systems thinking and organizational awareness
Evolution Path
As WIK's technology organization matures, the role may evolve into a broader Technology Program Excellence or Global Technology Operations leadership position supporting the CTO Office.
At WIK Group, you will join an engineering and technology environment built on curiosity, technical excellence, shared responsibility, and continuous learning. You will be trusted to support and drive the integration of new technologies across our product categories, helping to connect innovative ideas with practical, scalable solutions.
As Technology Integration Manager, you will work closely with international engineering teams and stakeholders across our global organization. You will help coordinate technology integration activities, support cross-functional collaboration, contribute to the implementation of future-ready solutions, and ensure that new technologies are successfully embedded into our products, platforms, and processes.
You will be part of an international environment with opportunities to collaborate across sites and contribute meaningfully to a more sustainable future.
If you want to bring your technical expertise, hands-on mindset, and strong coordination skills to work, and help turn technology concepts into real-world solutions, we look forward to meeting you.
"Shaping the Future – Sustainably, Innovatively, and Responsibly."
At WIK Group, our mission is to deliver excellence in product development and advanced manufacturing technologies, offering tailored solutions to our customers. However, for us, success goes beyond economic growth – we believe that true innovation only arises when it harmonizes with our environment.
Our vision is clear: We aspire to be a global leader in developing and producing technologically advanced and sustainable products. We are passionate about improving the quality of life for people while preserving the resources of our planet. Our commitment to sustainability and regenerative technologies is deeply rooted in our corporate philosophy.
