R&D Director

Locations: Finland (Vantaa), Spain (Malaga) or Poland (Warsaw)

We’re searching for our customer Lumon Group, a business-minded R&D -director.

About Lumon

Lumon Group is a Finnish family-owned company founded in 1978 focusing on sales, manufacturing and installation of balcony facade and terrace products. Lumon helps its customers create more room for life. Today, Lumon is an international company customers rely on, and they are on a continuous journey of global growth. With operations in 20 countries across Europe and North America, Lumon is recognized for quality, innovation, and a customer-first approach, with over one million satisfied customers worldwide. Their products are manufactured in their production facilities in Kouvola and Kempele, Finland as well as in Andalucia, Spain and Ontario, Canada. Lumon is a reliable and solvent employer – having sustainably profitable business and good employee satisfaction.

Lumon is committed to sustainability, collaboration, and continuous development. Joining Lumon means being part of a people-centric culture where they are guided by integrity, courage, and shared success in every decision.

Your Role

As R&D Director, you will lead Lumon’s global research and development strategy, driving innovation, product excellence, and technological advancement across Lumon’s international markets. This pivotal role offers high visibility and strategic influence, allowing you to shape the future of their product portfolio and deliver inspiring, sustainable living spaces to their customers.

The position includes

• Strategic Leadership: Define and execute a global R&D strategy aligned with Lumon’s vision, strategic goals, and market dynamics. Prioritize initiatives that enhance growth and competitive advantage.
• Innovation & Product Development: Oversee the global innovation roadmap, ensuring products meet diverse market needs while maintaining quality, sustainability, cost efficiency, and scalability. Ensure compliance and manufacturability across all markets.
• Digital Transformation & Process Excellence: Drive adoption of modern R&D tools, digital processes, and best practices such as DfX and Design for Six Sigma to accelerate time-to-market.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product management, operations, procurement, production, installation, and commercial teams to ensure seamless global-local execution.
• Team Leadership: Inspire, develop, and grow a global R&D organization, fostering innovation, agility, and high performance across engineering, product development, and advanced technology teams.

Candidate Profile

• Education: M.Sc. or Ph.D. in a relevant engineering or technology field.
• Experience: 10+ years in senior R&D leadership roles in global organizations, ideally within building products or related industries; proven track record in driving R&D strategy with measurable business impact; experience in leading global and multicultural teams.
• Expertise: Strong product development knowledge (NPD/NPI), engineering, quality, compliance, market understanding, and proficiency with modern R&D tools (CAD, PLM, analytics, simulation).
• Leadership & Personality: Value-driven, hands-on, action-oriented, proactive, humble yet confident, accountable, adaptable, resilient, and entrepreneurial. Fluency in English is required; additional Lumon Group language is a plus.

Why Join Us?

• Critical role and strategic impact – This position is pivotal for Lumon’s international growth. You will have strategic influence and visibility, participating in key decision-making with significant impact across product portfolio, business operations, and organizational direction.
• Truly international scope – Manage and develop a global R&D organization, collaborating with teams across Europe, North America, and beyond.
• Dynamic, growing international business - We welcome you to be part of a dynamic, growing international business with a strong commitment to sustainability. At Lumon, you’re not just joining a company, you’re joining a people centric culture with strong values. We believe in the power of collaboration, respect, and trust. As we grow, we are committed to providing our employees with opportunities to develop, thrive, and be part of something truly special in a financially stable global company.
• Meaningful and visible impact – Contribute to creating inspiring living spaces that enrich customers’ lifestyles, in line with Lumon’s mission of “Creating More Room for Life.”
• We offer you a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and the chance to make a significant impact on our future success. Most importantly, you’ll be part of a warm, supportive and collaborative community that values your skills and ideas.
• We are a Finnish family-owned company with a proud tradition of quality, innovation, and strong values.

Please submit your application by April 3th. For further information about the position, please contact the consultants at Equita Talent Partners: Nea Seppäläinen-Ahlbom, Kirsi Mettälä, and Yrsa Landsdorff