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The Head of Product Development Center will serve as a key technical and strategic leader, driving innovation, operational excellence, and product development. This role oversees the Product Development Center (PDC) for TKE Elevators and ensures alignment with global product and engineering strategies. This role will inspire, lead, and manage a diverse engineering community while delivering world-class technical support and fostering strong collaboration across regions. The role requires a highly experienced professional with a passion for engineering leadership, organizational development, and market-focused innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute the TKE Elevators engineering strategy to align with local and global objectives, ensuring products meet market-specific needs.
• Lead discussions on business planning, organizational change, and cultural development while actively contributing to global engineering strategies.
• Act as a change agent to implement best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement in engineering processes in collaboration with global engineering.

Product Development & Management

• Oversee the design, development, and launch of new products, and maintenance through their lifecycle, ensuring safety, manufacturability, serviceability, and compliance with all relevant regulations and standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—marketing, sales, manufacturing, supply chain, installation, and service—to ensure successful product rollouts and sustained customer satisfaction.
• Drive modernization and service product lifecycles to meet evolving customer and market demands.

Operational Excellence

• Develop and implement best-in-class engineering processes with an emphasis on continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
• Monitor industry trends and leverage advanced tools and technologies to enhance engineering effectiveness.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively to achieve both departmental and corporate objectives.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams by fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
• Empower managers to inspire, motivate, and lead their teams effectively.
• Facilitate the development of future engineering leaders by identifying and nurturing talent within the organization.

Cross-Regional Collaboration

• Ensure strong collaboration between the local team and global engineering teams to drive consistency, innovation, and knowledge sharing.
• Act as a key partner in a matrix structure with regional and global stakeholders to ensure alignment on strategic priorities and projects.
• Drive a culture of safety, ensuring compliance with all internal and external regulations.
• Oversee risk assessment processes for engineering projects, ensuring technical and financial soundness.

Who we are looking for

Qualifications and Experience

Educational Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (required).
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related fields (preferred).

Professional Experience

• At least 15 years of experience in engineering, with a minimum of 10 years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven experience in the elevator, manufacturing, or related industries preferred.
• Strong track record of managing engineering functions in a multinational, matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in new product development, modernization, and service product lifecycles.
• Experience in managing diverse teams and projects across multiple locations.
• Advanced leadership and change management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
• Strong analytical thinking and strategic planning capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information to diverse audiences.
• Proficiency in engineering software and tools, as well as knowledge of industry standards and regulations.

Cultural sensitivity and ability to work effectively in a global and diverse setting.

Work Environment and Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel frequently (up to 30%) domestically and internationally.
• Work is typically performed in an office environment, with occasional visits to manufacturing plants and field sites.

About the Role

This position represents a critical leadership role in the TKE Elevators market, directly influencing the growth and innovation of engineering initiatives. The role will ensure the organization remains at the forefront of the industry, delivering high-quality, safe, and innovative products that exceed customer expectations. If you are a dynamic leader with a proven track record in engineering excellence, we encourage you to apply.

Seniority level

• Seniority level Director

Employment type

• Employment type Full-time

Job function

• Job function Product Management, Business Development, and Strategy/Planning
• Industries Construction

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Talent Diamond, in exclusive partnership with The Cut Design Academy in Vancouver, is pleased to offer the Product Development & Manufacturing Domestic & Overseas Certificate Program , designed for aspiring apparel production professionals. This intensive, project-based training is open to applicants from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman , as well as individuals holding a valid Canadian visit visa .

Led by industry veterans Julie Berg and Carla Jones , the program is delivered from The Cuts Vancouver studio and provides students with the tools to take fashion products from concept to mass productionboth locally and globally.

Program Summary :

This hands-on training program introduces students to the full product lifecyclefrom prototyping to manufacturing coordination. Participants will gain technical and business skills to manage everything from sourcing and costing to sample development and quality control. Students will produce real garments, including both domestic and international samples , and graduate with a portfolio of tangible work.

What You Will Learn :

Understanding roles and interdependencies in the fashion production pipeline

Building and managing technical specification packages (tech packs)

Garment construction, seam details, trim components, and BOMs

Costing strategies, production calendars, and factory planning

Sourcing strategy for materials and manufacturing (domestic and international)

Textile science : fibers, fabric prep, dyeing, and printing

Overseas production coordination, lab dips, DTM trims, and quality control

Creating four final garments (2 made in Canada, 2 overseas)

Presenting a professional production portfolio and business-ready plan

Program Details :

Location : Vancouver, Canada (in-person only)

Program Duration : 14 weeks (20 hours / week : 8 hours lecture + 12 hours lab)

Start Dates : January, May, September

Tuition Fee :

Domestic : CAD $6,995

International : CAD $8,450

Credential Awarded : Certificate in Product Development & Manufacturing (issued by The Cut Design Academy)

Installment Plans : Available upon request

Post-Training Opportunities :

Graduates will be prepared to lead or support production operations across sourcing, development, and supply chain roles. Talent Diamond offers candidates pathways to explore internship opportunities and business partnerships across the Canadian apparel industry.

Expected Career Paths :

Product Developer

Assistant Product Developer

Production Assistant

Textile Print Designer

Sample Sewer

Fit Specialist

Garment Technologist

Sourcing or Production Manager

Important Notice :

This is a certificate-based training program , not an employment position. All tuition and material costs must be paid upon registration. Applicants are welcome from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and from international candidates currently holding a valid Canadian visit visa .

Application Note :

Applicants may submit a short personal bio instead of a full resume. An admissions interview may be requested after initial screening.

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Location: KSA, Riyadh, Airport Cargo Village

Grade - S2

**Purpose of the Job**:
Continuously work with the local Commercial /Sales team in the country along with the Freight operations team to explore opportunities to grow revenue, achieve the profitability of the specific freight product, closely work with freight operations to improve the quality of the service and reducing the freight operating cost

**Typical duties included are but not limited to**:

- Coordinate with the Country Manager to set the products yearly targets.
- Achieve the set product target
- Agree with the Country manager on a sales and pricing strategy for the product.
- Communicate to the Commercial sales and pricing strategy to the freight specialist and ensure they abide by it.
- Develop effective sales and communication materials that will enhance the development of the product in the marketplace.
- Coordinate with the Regional Commercial Manager and Regional Freight Operations Manager on all strategic decisions, Strong buying power to set up consolidations in local country and to work Operational throughput and updates needed
- Report the status of the product to the country manager and to the regional team on a monthly basis.
- Train and support the local freight specialist with the support of Regional team and ensure that they are selling the product effectively.
- Visit the local station clients with the commercial team on a regular basis and include the Regional commercial manager whenever required. This is especially important when the client has a special project and requires the expertise of the product manager.
- Help the freight specialist resolve any operational related problem.
- Provide the Country Manager and the commercial team with effective market data. This may include information about the competition, upcoming projects, product statistics and product profitability reports, etc.
- Participate in product exhibitions where his potential customers visiting or participating.
- Strive to continuously learn about the product and transfer this knowledge to the Country Manager and the freight specialist teams.
- Negotiate the best rates with the airlines, trucking agencies and other suppliers.

**Basic/ Job Requirements**
- Bachelor Degree in any related filed
- English Proficiency, any other language if required.
- MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point & Outlook)

**C**OMPETENCIES **&** **S**KILLS**

**Competencies**:

- **Conceptual Thinking & Innovation**
- Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others and not learned from previous education or experience to explain situations or resolve problems
- Looks at things in a really new way - Breakthrough Thinking - Shifts the paradigm; starts a new line of thought
- **Achievement Drive**
- Commits significant resources and / or time (in the face of uncertainty) to increase benefits (i.e. improve performance, reach a challenging goal etc.)
- **Developing Others**
- Arranges appropriate and helpful assignments, formal training, or other experiences for the purpose of fostering a person’s learning an development. (Could include career bathing or career planning)
- Understands and identifies a training or developmental need and establishes new programs or materials to meet it
- **Organizational Commitment**
- Stands by decisions that benefit the larger organization even if they are unpopular or undercut the work unit’s short-term good
- **Customer Service Orientation**
- Looks for long-term benefits to the customer and adjusts approach accordingly even at the cost of own organization
- Becomes involved in customer’s decision-making process
- Builds an independent opinion on client needs, problems or opportunities and possibilities for implementation; acts accordingly
- **Integrity**
- Makes sure there is full disclosure, mentioning the costs or drawbacks as well as the advantages of a deal
- **Relationship Building**
- Initiates or participates in parties, outings, or special gatherings designed to improve or strengthen relationships with others
- Participates in a broad range of social relationships
- **Leadership**
- Establishes norms for group behaviour (“rules of engagement”) and imposes sanctions on people who violate these norms
- Sets a good example by personally modelling desired behaviour
- Takes action to ensure that others buy into leader’s mission, goals, agenda, climate, tone, policy
- **Teamwork**
- Acts to promote good working relationship regardless of personal likes or dislikes
- Builds good morale or cooperation within the team, including creating symbols of group identity or other actions to build cohesiveness
- Encourages or facilitates a beneficial resolution to conflict

**Flexibility**
- Decides how to do something based on the situation While maintaining the same overall plan or strategy, changes how to accomplish the plan
- Acts to fit the situation or the person
- **Initiative**
- Anticipates and takes action to create an