IIoT & Digital Solutions Team Lead

IIoT & Digital Solutions Team Lead

Basel, Switzerland (hybrid)
Permanent | Full-Time

Are you an experienced technical team leader with a background in Industrial IoT, industrial digitalisation or automation?

We are supporting an established international technology organisation in the appointment of a an IIoT & Digital Solutions Team Lead.

This is a particularly interesting opportunity for someone who enjoys sitting at the intersection of technology, leadership, customers and business — leading a small specialist team while helping develop and deliver sophisticated digital solutions for industrial environments.

The Role

You will take leadership responsibility for a team of approximately 5–6 professionals, providing direction, coaching and support while helping the team successfully deliver complex customer projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading, mentoring and developing a team of technical/project professionals.

Overseeing the successful delivery of industrial digitalisation, connectivity and integration projects.

Working closely with customers and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.

Helping identify and develop new project and business opportunities.

Supporting proposals, solution definition and commercial discussions.

Improving project delivery methods, processes and ways of working.

Helping transform successful customer solutions into approaches that can be reused and scaled across future projects.

Acting as an important link between technical teams, project delivery, customers and the wider business.

Your Background

We're particularly interested in speaking with candidates who bring:

Proven team leadership / people management experience within a technical environment.

Experience within Industrial IoT, industrial digitalisation, automation, connected systems or related technologies.

A good understanding of how modern digital technologies integrate within industrial environments.

Experience delivering complex technical or customer-facing projects.

The ability to combine technical understanding with commercial awareness.

Strong stakeholder and customer-management skills.

Experience working across multidisciplinary and international teams.

A proactive, entrepreneurial approach and the ability to identify opportunities rather than simply execute predefined projects.

Knowledge of industrial communication technologies, digital architectures and modern project/sales tools would be advantageous.

Languages

Strong English is required.

German would be advantageous but is not mandatory.

Some international travel may be required.

Why join?

You'll be joining a successful, internationally established technology business operating within sophisticated industrial markets.

The organisation combines the stability and resources of a major international company with significant ongoing investment in digitalisation, connected technologies and next-generation industrial solutions.

You'll have the opportunity to:

Lead and develop your own specialist team
Work on advanced industrial digitalisation projects
Influence how solutions and services are developed
Work with customers and colleagues internationally
Combine technical leadership with genuine commercial exposure
Develop within an organisation known for long-term thinking and investment in its people
Benefit from a flexible and family-friendly working environment