About the Role
Our Animal Health Technology Solutions offers global animal identification and monitoring solutions for companion animals and livestock. These solutions enable pet owners to better manage the health and well-being of their pets and enable livestock producers to improve well-being and animal production. Technology Solutions include Core Technologies in Livestock Identification, Dairy, Beef and Swine monitoring, for which the product/market fit is established, as well as products in discovery.

Our Technology Solutions division is evolving. We are moving to a Product Operating Model – a new way of working that empowers product teams to take full ownership and accountability for delivering customer and business value in ways our customers love and that work for the business. Our product teams are cross-functional and durable, bringing together all the skills required to deliver impactful outcomes. Each team includes a Product Manager, Technology Lead, Product Designer, Delivery Lead, engineers, and developers.

We’re looking for a Collar Tech Lead to provide technical leadership for an animal wearable device within our solution. You’ll lead the technical design and execution of the collar from concept through mass production, ensuring it is robust, reliable, scalable, and ready for real-world use. Working closely with the Product Manager, core product team, R&D, NPI, Operations, Customer Success, and manufacturing partners, you’ll own technical architecture, system integration, validation, risk management, and technical readiness for launch and ongoing support.

What you’ll do

• Lead the technical strategy, architecture, and design for the collar
• Translate customer and business needs into practical technical solutions
• Ensure the collar meets requirements for performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost
• Work cross-functionally to support product discovery, experimentation, and field learning
• Define and oversee validation, quality, and launch readiness activities
• Identify and manage technical and production risks early
• Support field issue investigations and drive continuous improvement
• Track technical metrics and use data to guide engineering decisions

What we’re looking for

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• 5+ years’ experience in technical leadership or technical project management for multidisciplinary hardware products
• Experience working in cross-functional product teams
• Strong knowledge of IoT architecture, embedded systems, hardware, mechanics, integration, and validation
• Experience developing mass-production wireless IoT or wearable devices
• Experience across the full product lifecycle, from concept to mass production
• Strong communication, organisation, and stakeholder management skills
• A customer-focused, accountable mindset with a drive to deliver measurable outcomes

Preferred experience

• Geofencing, animal technology, or similar field-deployed hardware solutions

About you
You are a collaborative technical leader who can influence without direct authority, thrive in a matrix environment, and balance customer needs, business priorities, and technical trade-offs. You enjoy solving complex problems, learning quickly, and working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver products that make a real difference.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.