Senior Manager – Digital & Core Engineering (ALM)

Join us in shaping the future of Digital Engineering.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager – Digital & Core Engineering to lead the business strategy, governance, and operational performance of our Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) capability.

This is a strategic leadership role where you will drive the adoption of Digital Thread capabilities, bridge the gap between business and IT, and help deliver sustainable business value through technology, process excellence, and continuous improvement.

Your Role

As the business owner of the ALM capability, you will act as the key link between Engineering, Product, Program teams, and IT. You will ensure business needs are translated into effective digital solutions while driving operational excellence across the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the business strategy, governance, and operational performance of the ALM domain

• Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and IT development teams

• Translate Digital Thread strategy into practical initiatives and business outcomes for ALM

• Gather and define business requirements and user stories

• Drive stakeholder engagement, user adoption, and change management activities

• Define and maintain lifecycle management processes, including:

• Requirements Management

• Test Management

• Risk Management

• Software Engineering

• Manage feature prioritisation and roadmap planning in collaboration with IT and solution teams

• Monitor KPIs and operational performance to ensure measurable business value

• Lead major ALM implementations, upgrades, and process improvement initiatives

What We're Looking For:

Essential Experience & Competencies

✔ Proven leadership experience in engineering, digital transformation, lifecycle management, or related disciplines

✔ Strong understanding of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Digital Thread principles

✔ Experience working across business and IT functions, translating business requirements into technology solutions

✔ Expertise in lifecycle processes including requirement management, Test management, Risk management and software engineering

✔ Strong stakeholder management, networking and influencing skills across multiple organisational levels

✔ Experience managing strategic programs, transformation initiatives, and change adoption

✔ Demonstrated ability to define KPIs, measure outcomes, and deliver business value

✔ Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills

Preferred

• Experience with ALM platforms such as Codebeamer or similar tools

• Experience within complex engineering, manufacturing, product development, or industrial environments

• Background in digital transformation, process excellence, or engineering systems

Why Join Us?

You will have the opportunity to:

• Shape the future of engineering digitalisation and lifecycle excellence in KK Group
• Influence strategic decisions across Engineering, Product, and IT functions
• Lead high-impact transformation initiatives
• Drive innovation, efficiency, and measurable business outcomes
• Work with talented teams in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment
• Become business subject expert
• Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are passionate about digital transformation, engineering excellence, and creating business value through technology, we would love to hear from you.