CAME UK
Director of Product Development
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Director of Product Development
Access Control | Intercom Systems | Security Products
CAME UK is looking for an experienced Product Development Director to lead the next generation of our UK-designed access control, intercom and security products. Based at our recently refurbished offices in Livingston, near Edinburgh, this is a senior leadership opportunity with responsibility for our multidisciplinary Hardware, Firmware, Software and Product Management teams.
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will play a key role in shaping our product strategy and technology roadmap, balancing innovation, customer needs, commercial priorities and technical delivery.
What you'll be responsible for:
- Leading and developing high-performing hardware, firmware and software teams
- Owning the end-to-end product development lifecycle from concept through to manufacturing and launch
- Setting the technical direction and long-term product development strategy
- Driving UK and EU regulatory, safety, EMC and cybersecurity compliance
- Working closely with manufacturing, supply chain and our Group HQ in Italy
- Managing departmental budgets and ensuring resources support our strategic priorities
- Building strong collaboration across Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Quality and Commercial teams
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What we're looking for:
We're looking for a proven senior product development leader with strong technical credibility and experience delivering complex electronic and software-based products to market. Ideally, you'll bring:
- Significant experience leading electrical/electronic product development
- Strong knowledge across hardware, firmware and software
- Experience taking products from concept through to volume production
- Proven leadership of multiple engineering teams
- Experience with UK/EU regulatory and compliance requirements
- Strong commercial, strategic and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working with international manufacturing partners
Experience in access control, intercom, smart building, physical security, embedded or connected products would be particularly valuable.
Why CAME?
This is a rare opportunity to influence the future direction of an established UK product portfolio, lead highly capable engineering teams and play a key role in developing the next generation of connected access control, intercom and security solutions.
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The role is primarily based in Livingston, with regular travel to our High Wycombe office and occasional international travel to our Group headquarters in Italy.
📍 Location: Livingston, Scotland
✈️ Travel: High Wycombe and occasional Italy
👥 Reports to: Managing Director
Interested in finding out more?
For the full job specification, company information and application details, please follow the link below:
👉 https://cloud.camegroup.com/s/unA2Hjo8C7t5NPI
If you want to proceed, please follow the below link to our application form (please note, should you not fill this form in, your application will not be reviewed):
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019feab8874e7700b91a53e2ea0e58ea
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