Working within the Dyson IT function to provide understanding and technical insight on the construct and capability of Dyson’s Product Development/PLM platforms.- Managing a team of Technical Architects and working with strategic partners and 3rd parties where required to define, implement and manage product development architectural designs and application roadmaps.- Identifying gaps in Product Development platform capabilities. Communicating and influencing Product Development platform decisions with key stakeholders to ensure architectural considerations and requirements are correct for the solution.- Working with strategic partners and third parties to understand future trends, innovation and opportunities for the Product Development / PLM application landscape.- Acting as the Product Development platform authority with IT, RDD and Commercial stakeholders to ensure compliance with technical principles, design governance and delivery practice ways of working.- Providing guidance to IT leadership, key stakeholders and others to maximize value of the Product Development platform architecture.- Acting as an ambassador with IT & RDD Partners and Business Stakeholders for joint stewardship for the robustness and maturity of Dysons Product Development platforms.

A professional Mechanical Engineer leading an IT team with a broad skill set to support R&D Engineers. Covering Mechanical CAD, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Structural Analysis, and Electronics Hardware/ECAD.IT owner for a very wide portfolio of Engineering Software Applications, from 1D simulation, 3D Structural and CFD Simulation, Lighting Analysis and Simulation through to Computer Aided Manufacture, Moldflow analysis, Plant Simulation and 2d and VR Visualisation tools.