HBK is establishing a new Digital Transformation Office (DTO) to accelerate its transformation as a global leader in precision measurement, sensing and industrial technology.
The role is explicitly AI-first: leveraging data, AI, and platform thinking as default design principles rather than optional add-ons.
The Digital Transformation Manager is a senior, business-facing leader responsible for shaping, prioritising and delivering digitally enabled strategic initiatives across HBK. The role works at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and execution, partnering with Product, R&D, Manufacturing, Operations, Commercial and Corporate functions to:
* Translate ideas into well-defined initiatives and programmes
* Oversee delivery to measurable outcomes
* Establish and operate portfolio governance and PMO disciplines
Key Responsibilities
* Partner with senior business leaders to identify, frame and shape digital transformation opportunities aligned to HBK’s strategy.
* Facilitate ideation workshops using AI-first, data-first and platform-led approaches.
* Challenge problem statements to ensure focus on business value, scalability and reuse, not point solutions.
* Translate strategic themes into discrete initiatives with clear hypotheses, value drivers and success measures.
Initiative Definition & Business Case Development
* Lead end-to-end initiative definition including:
* Problem statement and outcome definition
* Target-state processes and operating models
* Data, AI, platform, cyber and integration implications
* High-level architecture and delivery approach
* Develop robust business cases including value sizing (financial and non-financial), risks, dependencies and change impacts.
* Ensure alignment with HBK standards for architecture, security, compliance, and IP protection.
* Co-define and continuously evolve the Digital Transformation PMO methodology, covering:
* Portfolio intake and prioritisation
* Funding and capacity allocation
* Stage gates and decision forums
* Benefits tracking and value realisation
* Strategic alignment
* Delivery predictability
* Dependency and risk management
Execution Oversight & Delivery Governance
* Act as business owner or sponsor delegate for key initiatives.
* Work with delivery teams (internal and partners) across: AI & data, Platform and cloud engineering, OT/IT convergence, Cybersecurity
* Ensure delivery teams apply modern delivery practices (Agile/Hybrid) while operating effectively in engineering and manufacturing contexts.
* Actively remove blockers, manage escalations, and course-correct delivery where needed.
AI, Data & Platform Enablement
* Embed AI as a core design principle, focusing on:
* Partner with AI, Data, Platform and Cyber Centres of Excellence to:
* Reuse shared capabilities
* Accelerate time-to-value
* Promote responsible AI practices, data governance, and security‑by‑design.
Change & Stakeholder Leadership
* Drive strong engagement across business, engineering and technology communities.
* Support adoption through change, communication and capability uplift.
* Act as a visible role model for digital ways of working and outcome‑led delivery.
Success Measures
Success in this role will be measured by:
* Realised business value from digital initiatives
* Quality and robustness of initiative pipeline and portfolio
* Predictability and transparency of delivery
* Effective reuse of AI, data and platform capabilities
* Digital strategy execution in complex, engineering‑led organisations
* Strong AI literacy – able to identify and apply AI use cases (not necessarily hands‑on model building)
* Portfolio and programme management at scale
* Business case development and value realisation
* Executive stakeholder management and facilitation
Technical & Domain Understanding
* Working knowledge of:
* Data platforms and analytics
* AI/ML applications in industrial, engineering or manufacturing contexts
* Cloud and platform architectures
* Cybersecurity and compliance considerations
* Experience operating across IT, OT, software, hardware and product environments is highly valued.
Delivery & Ways of Working
* Strong grounding in Agile, hybrid and scaled delivery models (e.g., SAFe, Spotify‑inspired, or custom enterprise models).
* Comfortable balancing:
* Speed vs safety
* Global vs local needs
* Experience working with external partners and system integrators.
Leadership & Behaviours
* Outcome‑oriented, pragmatic and commercially minded
* Confident influencing without formal authority
* Comfortable with ambiguity and complexity
* Strong systems‑thinking and problem‑framing skills
* Clear, concise communicator at executive level
Experience & Qualifications
* Significant experience in digital transformation, technology strategy, or large‑scale change roles
* Proven experience delivering digital initiatives within:
* Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial technology, Regulated or IP‑sensitive environments
* Track record of operating at portfolio or programme level, not only project delivery
* Experience in AI‑or data‑led transformation programmes
* Background in management consulting, internal transformation offices, or enterprise PMOs
* Exposure to global, matrixed organisations
Why This Role Matters at HBK
This role sits at the centre of HBK’s ambition to:
* Scale AI and digital innovation responsibly
* Leverage platforms and data as strategic assets
* Align technology investment to measurable business outcomes
* Transform how ideas move from concept to value across a global engineering enterprise
We Offer
At HBK, we believe in freedom with responsibility, enabling a healthy work‑life balance and continuous professional development. You will join an international team in an innovative and enjoyable working environment.
About HBK
On January 1, 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged to form HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær). With over 3,500 employees worldwide, production facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, the USA, China, and Portugal, and a presence in 80 countries, HBK is a global leader in test and measurement solutions. Learn more at https://www.hbkworld.com.
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