Product Line Director in YO10 3LE York

Product Line Director – Subsea Robotics & Handling Systems

North Yorkshire

£150,000–£160,000 base + 25% bonus + £6,000 car allowance + 10% matched pension + Bupa family healthcare + 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Lead a Subsea Robotics business at the centre of offshore energy and Seabed Defence.

Cranleigh STEM has been exclusively retained by a global, listed energy technology group to appoint a Product Line Director for its UK subsea robotics business. This is a senior leadership role with full ownership of a c.$120m P&L, in a business that has grown strongly over the last year and now wants to go faster.

The Business

The business designs and builds its own equipment: work-class ROVs, subsea tooling, launch and recovery systems, and offshore handling equipment. Offshore energy, marine and defence operators around the world rely on it. It has decades of engineering heritage, its own manufacturing and a strong aftermarket. It also has the full backing of a global group.

Why Now?

• Global offshore field development spending is forecast to reach US$137bn in 2026, up 30% on 2025. Offshore final investment decisions were up 90% year on year in the first half.

• The offshore ROV market is forecast to more than double, from about US$2.3bn today to US$5.1bn by 2036.

• The UK has committed an extra £1.5bn to Atlantic Bastion, plus £330m to protect undersea infrastructure. Seabed security is now a front-line defence priority, and that opens new markets for proven subsea technology.

The Role

You'll report to the VP Subsea and act as the business leader for the whole portfolio. You'll own revenue, margin, bookings, backlog and cash, and lead engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, sales and finance as one team. The job covers:

• Business development: defining the market, finding the growth opportunities and building a multi-year plan to win them, including in defence, intervention and marine technology.

• Commercial execution: sharpening pricing, value propositions and key account strategy so the business wins more than its fair share of the market.

• Innovation: reading where the market is going and turning it into a product roadmap, from concept through to commercial launch.

• Operations: building a team focused on supply chain quality and cost, and on making in-house manufacturing more efficient.

• Leadership: shaping a team that is aligned, motivated and accountable, and that has real autonomy.

Requirements

• 7–10+ years of senior commercial, operational or general management leadership in subsea, ROV, offshore survey or inspection, marine electronics, or related offshore and defence markets.

• P&L ownership of a significant business. Experience at or near $100m scale is ideal.

• A record of profitable growth, including taking a technical product line into new or adjacent markets.

• A good grasp of manufacturing and supply chain, and the credibility to lead engineers.

• An established network across the subsea and offshore community.

• A leadership style built on clarity, trust and accountability.

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