Do you have technical expertise, strong leadership skills and a passion for innovation? Do you have project management experience and are you driven to coach a team? As technical project manager (TPM) / cooperating R&D team coach, you play a key role in our R&D department and contribute directly to our innovative roadmap.

What will you do?

In this versatile role, you will be both technical project manager and collaborative team coach within the R&D department. You combine hands-on technical skills with excellent project management and work closely with the product owner and ceo. Your mission: ensuring product quality, strong team dynamics and successful realisation of projects.

Your main tasks:

Project management and technical coordination

• • Plan, organise and supervise technical projects, together with the product owner and ceo.
  • Prioritise and deliver hardware and software products on time according to product strategy and deadlines.
  • Monitor project progress and resolve potential bottlenecks through a clear product/project roadmap.
  • Manage and evaluate product testing processes, including approval of new products and changes.
  • Participate in the fortnightly Change Advisory Board to align strategic choices and priorities.
  • Research and coordinate external products and solutions, including supporting technical project leaders and engineers on implementations.

Cooperating team coach

• • • Function as a collaborative foreman and coach for the R&D team with a focus on support, guidance and knowledge sharing.
    • Develop team members technically and professionally, focusing on 3rd-line service queries (tickets) and breakdown services.
    • Support team members in new product implementations and data centre management.
    • Coordinate 3rd-line service, including preparation of back-up plans for fault resolution (24/7), in collaboration with the Service team coach.
    • Participate in technical discussions with customers (healthcare organisations and ICT partners).
    • Contribute to ICT security (experience in this direction is an advantage).
    • Participate in the four-weekly core team meeting.

Continuity in product development and innovation

• • Ensure knowledge transfer and safeguard technical expertise within the team.
  • Critically evaluate and test new hardware and software products.
  • Function as a liaison between the team and other departments, with clear communication on project statuses, risks and areas for improvement.

What do we ask of you? 

Technical and management skills

• • Experience with project management methodologies such as Agile/Scrum and tools such as JIRA, Trello or Microsoft DevOps.
  • Knowledge of hardware and software development, including modern cloud platforms (Google Cloud/MS Azure).
  • Excellent organisation and time management skills, with experience in managing deadlines and priorities.

Soft skills

• • Strong leadership qualities with a coaching style.
  • Communicative skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proactive problem solver with an eye for detail, quality and continuity.

Desired characteristics

• • Flexible in switching between operational and strategic tasks.
  • Stress-resistant and strong at prioritising.
  • Interested in personal and team development.

Personal profile

• • Preferred colours: red (positively assertive) and blue (structured and precise).

Who is Van Breda?

Van Breda has a dream; to eliminate inefficient care, by supporting care workers. Using smart care technology, we ensure that they have time to provide warm care again. We create opportunities for people to work pleasantly and efficiently in care.

At Van Breda, we develop, produce and supply communication systems for the healthcare sector. We are mainly active in the elderly care, VGZ and GGZ sectors. We have been doing so with a passion for technology and care for over 46 years.

Collegiality and reliability are highly valued and you are definitely not a 'number' with us. Within the organisation, there is room for your ideas and attention is paid to the development of every employee. You are given the opportunity to broaden your orientation within the organisation, so that you can build up more knowledge and experience. From this role, you can grow into various roles. This obviously depends on your ambitions and wishes. In any case, the company thinks in terms of possibilities and motivates you to develop yourself. Every Friday afternoon, we conclude with a friendly drink and you can beat your colleagues at a game of darts or table football.

What do we offer you?

• A challenging position with a lot of responsibility and room for personal input.
• An informal working environment where cooperation and personal development are key.
• A completely flat organisation with a clear structure where decisions can be taken quickly.
• A competitive salary based on knowledge and experience.
• Employment of 32-38 hours per week.
• Direct collaboration with product owner and ceo who himself has a technical background with a strong drive for quality and product and process innovation. (Profile: red (positively assertive)/yellow (innovative and creative) .
• Professional decisive work attitude of all core team members.
• 25 holidays and 13 adv days.
• Possibility of hybrid working as well as a home working allowance.
• A company laptop and mobile phone.
• Highly experienced and enthusiastic colleagues who will be happy to guide you.

Where can you apply?

Are you interested? We are also genuinely curious about you! Trigger us with your CV and motivation letter via the application form at the bottom of the page and send a short video message (max. 5 minutes) separately to vacature@vanbreda.nl, in which you answer the following questions:

1. What makes you interested in this position?
2. What do you know about our company?
3. How would you describe your ideal working environment?
4. What are you very strong at?
5. Where do you see yourself in five years?

We will contact you as soon as possible. More info or questions? Feel free to contact Petra Jurriens at vacature@vanbreda.nl.

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