The posting
Set the direction for everything we build - and start hands-on
DOVISTA is building a new digital capability. Digital Innovation & AI brings enterprise architecture, digital innovation and AI together in one department with a clear purpose: set the direction for our future IT landscape, build the shared data, AI and integration platforms our solutions stand on, and build the digital products that make it easier for dealers, partners and colleagues to work with our brands.
We are looking for a Product Leader who will own the direction of every product the department builds, and who wants to roll up their sleeves from day one. Your first assignment is to be Product Leader for the digital products we are already building, and to take on the hands-on product management work yourself. There is a lot to define: vision, mission, scope, roadmap and the dependencies between projects. You will find the right people in the business and in IT, bring them together and make sure what we build moves both our KPIs and our architecture in the right direction.
About the department
Digital Innovation & AI is part of the group function Digital Solutions and has three areas:
- Enterprise Architecture - owns the IT target architecture, architecture principles and the architecture board
- Digital Innovation - builds new digital products for customers, partners and colleagues
- AI - builds AI solutions and the shared AI capabilities other products reuse across DOVISTA
Responsibilities
Own our new digital products, hands-on
- Define and anchor vision, mission and scope across our new digital products
- Build one integrated roadmap and manage dependencies to data, product master data, ERP, CRM and integration projects
- Own backlog priorities with the delivery teams, balancing improvements in live markets with the longer-term platform
- Run discovery with sales, sales support and dealers so we solve the real problems before we build
Align people and decisions
- Identify who in the business and in IT needs to be involved, and set up the stakeholder map and governance
- Facilitate alignment on vision, scope, roadmap and trade-offs, from working level to executive management and steering groups
- Communicate progress, decisions and value clearly and honestly across brands and markets
Tie every delivery to measurable value
- Define the KPIs that show whether a solution drives efficiency or growth, e.g. automation rate, quote lead time, hit rate, cost to serve and adoption
- Establish baselines before we build and track value after we release
- Use the numbers to decide what to build next, what to scale and what to stop
Build towards the target architecture
- Work closely with our enterprise architects so every solution fits the future IT landscape and moves us towards it
- Favour reusable business services, AI agents and shared platforms over one-off solutions
- Bring the product perspective into target architecture, architecture principles and the architecture board
Lead the product portfolio
- Own direction and priorities for all products built in Digital Innovation & AI
- Set the product practices the department works by, from discovery and OKRs to value tracking
- Help shape and hire the product roles we need in other parts of the organisation, as the portfolio grows
Shape data, AI and innovation
- Turn ideas into testable hypotheses and time-boxed experiments, and scale what works
- Work with AI architects and engineers on how AI quality is measured, evaluated and improved
- Build business cases for new digital products together with business owners
Qualifications
What you bring
- Significant experience in digital product management, including owning products end to end and setting direction across several products or teams
- A track record of delivering data- and AI-driven solutions that created measurable business value
- Experience driving innovation and digitalisation in a complex organisation with many stakeholders, ideally in B2B, manufacturing or multi-brand settings
- Experience with commercial processes such as quoting, CPQ, e-commerce or sales tools is a strong advantage
- Experience working with enterprise architects and platform teams, and an understanding of why architecture matters when you want to scale
- Experience engaging and influencing executives and steering groups
Skills
- You turn ambiguity into structure: vision, scope, roadmap and clear decisions
- You are a strong facilitator who builds alignment without formal authority
- You have commercial acumen and naturally frame work in KPIs and value
- You are technically curious, with a working understanding of data platforms, integration, APIs and modern AI such as LLMs and agents
- AI is not your only hammer. You know when a problem is best solved with AI, and when it needs rules, integration, data work, process change or conventional software
- You are a clear storyteller in writing and in person, and fluent in English. A Scandinavian language is an advantage
As a person
- Hands-on and happy to get into the details, while keeping the portfolio view
- Curious, pragmatic and driven by outcomes rather than output
- Builds trust quickly across business and IT, and across cultures
- Decisive, and takes ownership of your decisions
What we offer
- A rare chance to shape a new department and its product portfolio from the start
- Products with a direct and visible link to commercial results
- A leader who expects you to challenge, decide and own the direction
- An international group of brands with the long-term perspective of a foundation-owned company
Practical information
- Location: Horsens (DOVISTA HQ)
- Working model: We support flexible ways of working, recognising that the right balance depends on the role, the team and business needs.
- Travel: Some travel across Europe should be expected.
Want to know more?
If this sounds like the kind of role you're looking for, we'd love to hear from you.
Please submit your application and CV as soon as possible. We will be inviting for interviews shortly and will close the position once we have found the right match.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact the hiring manager Anders Butzbach Christensen, Senior Director, Digital Innovation & AI, at [email protected].
About Us
About DOVISTA
DOVISTA is a leading European provider of vertical windows and exterior doors. With 13 distinctive brands and approximately 7,000 employees across 10 markets, the Group is locally strong and internationally connected, driven by a shared purpose to bring daylight and fresh air into people’s everyday lives.
Each brand has its own story, expertise, and strengths, yet all work to improve everyday living through quality solutions that meet our customers’ needs and shape homes and buildings that connect people with the world outside.
DOVISTA is built on a heritage rooted in Danish design, an entrepreneurial mindset and industry knowledge dating back to 1941. The company is part of the VKR Group and is wholly owned by VKR Holding A/S, a family- and foundation-owned company that includes a grant-giving Employee Foundation. Together, the VKR Group employs approximately 17,600 people in 38 countries.
