Chief Product Officer
About The Position
Beacon EmbeddedWorks (Beacon), formerly Logic PD, is seeking a senior-most technology leader to set technology direction, shape the product and solution portfolio, and provide customer-facing technical credibility across Beacon EmbeddedWorks and Diamond Technologies. This is a strategic, growth-oriented role where technology and product decisions directly support revenue growth, sales effectiveness, margin improvement, and long-term enterprise value. The Chief Product Officer (CPO) focuses on portfolio direction, platform strategy, risk management, and converting technology investment into measurable commercial outcomes, rather than day-to-day engineering execution. Beacon is part of discoverIE Group plc, an international group of businesses that designs, manufactures, and supplies customized, innovative, and application-specific components for electronic applications, focusing on medical, renewable energy, industrial connectivity, and transportation markets.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in embedded technology, product or platform leadership, and customer-facing technical roles.
- Proven ability to link technology decisions to commercial success and long-term value creation.
- Strong communication skills and experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance.
- Financial and commercial awareness when evaluating technology investments and tradeoffs.
- Must meet the definition of “US Person” under ITAR/EAR regulations.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or equivalent business education is a plus.
- Experience in regulated or mission-critical markets is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Ensure technology and portfolio decisions are grounded in market demand, customer value, and revenue potential.
- Improve speed from technology investment to commercial impact.
- Support strategic customer opportunities where technology direction and roadmap confidence materially influence outcomes.
- Define and maintain a coherent technology and product portfolio strategy across Beacon and DTI.
- Guide decisions on platform investments, lifecycle management, and build, buy, or partner tradeoffs.
- Promote disciplined portfolio focus on scalable, repeatable solutions while balancing strategic customer needs.
- Evaluate major technology and R&D investments, including commercial return, risk, and time to value.
- Manage architectural complexity and technical debt as business risks that impact growth, scalability, and margin.
- Provide clear recommendations to guide executive-level technology decisions.
- Serve as a senior technical representative in key customer and partner engagements.
- Translate complex technology decisions into clear, credible value propositions aligned with commercial outcomes.
- Lead strategy with key silicon vendors, platform partners, and development partners.
- Align partner engagement with commercial and portfolio priorities to maximize leverage and differentiation.
- Drive alignment between Beacon and DTI on technology direction and platforms while preserving execution ownership within each business.
- Identify opportunities for reuse, shared platforms, and operating leverage without introducing unnecessary complexity.
- Support technical diligence for acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic investments.
- Assess portfolio fit, technology risk, and long-term value creation potential.
- Support, demonstrate and drive our core values.
- Lead, don't follow.
- Consistently deliver.
- Never stand still.
- Create relationships not transactions.
- Interact positively and professionally with all employees and customers.
- Maintain reliable attendance.
- Perform work safely and adhere to all safety requirements.
- Complete required training as scheduled.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Incentives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
