At Electrolux Professional Group we hire to meet needs beyond tomorrow
HEAD OF CONNECTIVITY
The Head of Connectivity & Digital Platforms will own and scale Electrolux Professional’s global connected ecosystem, including OnE Connected and associated digital platforms. This role is responsible for defining the end‑to‑end vision, architecture, and roadmap for connectivity, IoT, cloud platforms, and digital services across Electrolux Professional’s Food, Beverage, and Laundry solutions, ensuring measurable customer value, recurring revenue growth, and competitive differentiation.
Electrolux Professional’s strategy explicitly emphasizes digitalization, connected platforms, service‑as‑a‑solution, and data‑driven customer value, making this role a core growth enabler for the Group.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
Strategy & Leadership
- Define and own the global connectivity and digital platform strategy, aligned with Electrolux Professional’s growth pillars: innovation, digitalization, sustainability, and service expansion
- Establish a long‑term roadmap for connected appliances, cloud platforms, digital services, and data monetization across product lines.
- Act as executive sponsor for OnE Connected, Electrolux Professional’s all‑in‑one digital ecosystem for connected equipment and workflows.
- Lead cross‑functional alignment across Product Management, R&D, Service, IT, Information security, Cybersecurity, Sales, and Operations.
Platform & Ecosystem Ownership
- Own end‑to‑end accountability for digital platforms including:
- Device connectivity and IoT architecture
- Cloud platforms, APIs, data pipelines, and analytics
- Partner, distributor, and customer portals
- Ensure platforms are secure, scalable, GDPR‑compliant, and cloud‑native, supporting enterprise‑scale deployments across global customers.
- Drive platform reuse and standardization across Food, Beverage, and Laundry portfolios.
Customer Value & Business Outcomes
- Translate connectivity into tangible customer outcomes: improved uptime, efficiency, sustainability, food safety, hygiene compliance, and total cost of ownership reduction.
- Enable new digital business models (e.g., subscription services, data‑driven services, service‑as‑a‑solution).
- Partner with Commercial and Service teams to drive adoption, engagement, and monetization of digital solutions.
Technology & Architecture Governance
- Define enterprise‑level reference architectures for IoT, cloud, edge, data, AI, Information security and cybersecurity.
- Govern technology choices, ensuring interoperability across connected equipment and future acquisitions.
- Ensure alignment with Electrolux Professional’s broader digital platform and partner ecosystems
Innovation & External Ecosystem
- Build strategic partnerships with cloud providers, IoT platforms, technology vendors, and startups.
- Track emerging trends in Industrial IoT, AI, sustainability analytics, and digital services relevant to professional foodservice and laundry industries.
- Support M&A integration from a digital and connectivity perspective.
People & Organizational Leadership
- Build and lead a multi‑disciplinary, international team spanning product, engineering, platform, and data.
- Foster a product‑led, agile, and customer‑obsessed culture.
- Develop internal capabilities and talent succession in connectivity and digital platforms.
Key Interfaces
- Executive Leadership Team
- Product Management & R&D
- Global Service & Customer Care
- Sales, Marketing, and Business Transformation
- IT, Information security, Cybersecurity, and Data teams
- External technology and platform partners
WHAT’S NEEDED FOR YOU TO THRIVE
Experience
- 12–18+ years of experience in digital platforms, IoT, connected products, or large‑scale cloud ecosystems, preferably in industrial, appliance, equipment, or B2B environments.
- Proven executive‑level ownership of connected platforms used by thousands of customers and devices.
- Demonstrated success in scaling IoT / digital ecosystems from pilot to global adoption.
- Experience translating platforms into commercial value and recurring revenues.
- International leadership experience within complex, matrix organizations.
- Fluent English; other languages will be considered a plus
Technical & Domain Expertise
- Strong understanding of:
- IoT and device connectivity architectures
- Cloud platforms and data architectures
- APIs, microservices, and integration patterns
- Cybersecurity and GDPR requirements
- Experience with digital service platforms, analytics, and customer portals.
Leadership & Personal Attributes
- Strategic, business‑oriented technology leader
- Strong communicator at executive and board level
- Customer‑centric with a product mindset
- Able to balance long‑term vision with near‑term delivery
- Comfortable operating in a global, multi‑cultural environment
Electrolux Professional Group - meeting needs beyond tomorrow
Electrolux Professional Group is the sustainability leader in our industry and one of the leading global providers of food service, beverage, and laundry solutions for professional users. Our innovative products and worldwide service network make our customers’ work-life easier, more profitable – and truly sustainable every day. Our solutions and products are sold in over 110 countries. In 2025, the Electrolux Professional Group had global sales of SEK 12.2bn and approximately 4,300 employees. Electrolux Professional’s B-shares are listed at Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit https://www.electroluxprofessionalgroup.com
Skills Required
- 12-18+ years experience in digital platforms, IoT, connected products, or large-scale cloud ecosystems
- Proven executive-level ownership of connected platforms used by thousands of customers and devices
- Demonstrated success scaling IoT/digital ecosystems from pilot to global adoption
- Experience translating platforms into commercial value and recurring revenues (subscription/service models)
- International leadership experience in complex, matrix organizations
- Strong understanding of IoT and device connectivity architectures
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms, data architectures, APIs, microservices, and integration patterns
- Knowledge of cybersecurity and GDPR compliance for enterprise-scale deployments
- Experience with digital service platforms, analytics, and customer/partner portals
- Fluent English
- Other languages
What We Do
Electrolux Professional Group is a leading global provider of sustainable food service, beverage, and laundry solutions for professional users. Its mission is to make customers' work-life easier, more profitable, and truly sustainable every day. The company delivers innovative products and a global service network helping businesses, institutions, and healthcare facilities to reduce operating costs while minimizing their overall impact on the climate.
