CTO - Member of the Management Board (m/f/d)

Heberlein is the world's leading provider of air vortex and air jet spinning nozzles for synthetic continuous filaments. Our solutions for man-made fiber spinning, draw texturing, air texturing, and air covering shape processes in the chemical fiber industry worldwide. We aim not only to secure but also to further expand this technological advantage.

As part of our planned succession, we are seeking an internationally experienced leader from the textile or textile machinery industry – ideally with a solid background in the chemical fiber industry.

As a member of the Management Board, you will assume overall responsibility for the departments of Development & Engineering, Product Management, and Technical Service. Together with your team, you will drive innovation processes forward and translate market and customer needs into future-oriented solutions. You will combine technological excellence with entrepreneurial thinking and clear leadership, ensuring that innovations are consistently aligned with customer benefits, industrial feasibility, and sustainable competitiveness.

CTO - Member of the Management Board (m/f/d)

What You Will Achieve

• Overall responsibility for the areas of Development & Engineering, Product Management, and Technical Service
• Development and implementation of the technology and innovation strategy
• Leadership and further development of the entire technology organization
• Building a sustainable innovation pipeline with market-relevant new products
• Prioritization of development projects regarding customer benefit, economic viability, and strategic importance
• Ensuring close integration of development, product management, professional service, and operations
• Consistent use of data, simulations, and test fields to accelerate product development
• Representing the company towards OEMs, customers, universities, and technology partners

How You Will Inspire Us

• Several years of successful leadership experience as CTO, Head of Development, or Head of Technology in the international textile, chemical fiber, or textile machinery industry are prerequisites for this position
• Demonstrable successes in developing and successfully bringing technological innovations to market
• Ability to translate market and customer needs into technical strategies, roadmaps, and concrete development projects
• Solid understanding of industrial manufacturing, series production capability, quality, and economic viability
• Confident performance at the operational level, within the Management Board, and towards the Board of Directors
• Clear, structured, and decisive leadership personality with high implementation competence
• Recognizes potential in employees, develops them purposefully, and demands performance with clear expectations and commitment
• Entrepreneurial thinking and very good communication skills in German and English

How We Will Inspire You

• Key role with direct influence on the technological and strategic development of the company
• Member of the Management Board with high personal responsibility and short decision-making paths
• Opportunity to sustainably shape the technology and innovation strategy of an internationally successful niche market leader
• Entrepreneurial scope for action with direct influence on innovation, market, and company success
• Close collaboration with CEO and Board of Directors on strategic technology and investment decisions
• Attractive employment conditions and a long-term perspective in a financially sound Swiss industrial company

What Is Important to Us

• You are a member of the Management Board and actively contribute to the technological direction of the company
• You navigate confidently between operational implementation, strategic corporate management, and collaboration with the Board of Directors
• You combine technological excellence with entrepreneurial thinking and consistent customer orientation
• You lead Development & Engineering, Product Management, and Professional Service with clarity, structure, and high commitment
• You recognize potential, purposefully develop employees, and create a performance-oriented environment
• You make well-founded decisions even in challenging situations and consistently implement priorities
• You represent Heberlein as a technical personality towards customers, OEMs, partners, and universities

For this position, we will only consider direct applications. Applications or candidate dossiers from recruitment agencies will not be considered.

• Heberlein Technology AG
  Bleikenstrasse 11
  9630 Wattwil