Vice President Global Filter Engineering Industrial (f/m/d)

Freudenberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS is seeking a Vice President Global Filter Engineering Industrial to lead international engineering teams and drive the future of industrial air filtration. The role involves managing the global product lifecycle, overseeing innovation and R&D portfolios, and enhancing performance and quality in filter engineering.

Responsibilities:

• You hold global responsibility for Filter Engineering within the Industrial Business Unit
• You lead international engineering teams across Europe, USA, and Asia, shape the global product and innovation portfolio, and actively drive the future of industrial air filtration technologically, structurally, and culturally
• In this role, you act as a strategic architect, pragmatic executor, and recognized technical authority in filtration, combining deep engineering expertise with clear communication, calm authority, and global mindset
• You lead the global Filter Engineering organization, including people development across teams in Germany, USA, China, and India
• From innovation and development to phase-out, you own the end-to-end product lifecycle management for physical and digital products
• You plan and steer the global innovation and R&D portfolio, ensuring prioritization, resource alignment, and on-time execution
• To enhance performance, quality, and cost efficiency, you drive continuous product improvement and VA/VE initiatives
• You coordinate global standardization and committee activities to shape regulations, and to build external networks for technology scouting, partnerships, and talent pipelines
• You manage budgets, cost centers, and the global intellectual property portfolio within Filter Engineering
• Ensuring technical excellence, you provide high-level technical support to Sales, Operations, and customers on complex engineering topics

Requirements:

• Successfully completed master's degree or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline
• Extensive experience in product or engineering leadership, ideally within industrial air filtration
• Proven experience in leading international teams, with strong lateral leadership and people development capabilities
• Solid background in innovation and project management, with a strong execution and prioritization mindset
• Experience in standardization, industry associations, and external technical committees, with the ability to build and leverage global networks
• Strategic and analytical thinker with execution strength, empathy, and the ability to build external professional networks across industry, academia, and associations
• Fluent English language skills round off your profile (German and other additional languages are a plus)
• Hunter mentality: You actively drive innovation and execution, taking ownership beyond theory
• Employer branding mindset: You leverage your external industry network to attract top technical talents
• Executive and plant presence: You move confidently between boardrooms, production environments, and technical communities
• Clear communication: You explain complex topics concisely and audience-appropriately
• Global curiosity and cultural openness: International collaboration and moderate business travel energize you
• Long-term commitment: You are motivated to shape and grow this key role sustainably