The Role

This is a newly created leadership role. Today, our three PD teams — Coimbatore (electronics), Chennai (mechanical), and Bangalore (mechanical) — each report directly to the MD/CEO and operate largely independently. We're bringing in a single technical leader to unify them: one function, shared standards, a real project management discipline, and a forward-looking product roadmap.

Year 1 is not a slow start. There are 15 committed product releases with fixed dates already on the calendar. You will step into an active delivery environment from day one.

What You'll Own
- Unify and lead all three PD teams — electronics in Coimbatore, mechanical in Chennai and Bangalore — into one coherent function with shared standards and a team-oriented culture.
- Own the Year 1 product release calendar. On-time delivery of all 15 committed releases is treated as a non-negotiable commitment.
- Build a structured, stage-gated product development process (concept → design → development →testing/validation → certification → release) where largely informal processes exist today.




- Own certification strategy across the portfolio — IEC compliance by design, CE certification management, and UL-compatible design architecture for export-bound products.
- Build and own a prioritised, forward-looking product roadmap, working closely with Business Development, India Sales, and Exports.
- Own the formal handover from Product Development to Engineering — complete release packages (BOM, drawings, test reports, certification documents) and a clear change-management protocol for post-release changes.
- Set common technical standards and documentation practices across all three locations, and build design-for-manufacturability discipline into the PD process.

What We're Looking For

Essential:
- 15-20 years in product development or R&D;, with at least 5 years leading multi-disciplinary development teams.
- Technical breadth across electronics/firmware/software and mechanical product develo

📌 Head of Product Development (Bengaluru)
🏢 Clarus Advisers
📍 Bengaluru