Senior Director, IC development and chipset group

This is your opportunity to contribute to the core development of Demant hearing aids, - that enhances the lives of millions of people across the globe every day.

You will play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of our Chipset group and will naturally play an important part of the Device Hardware leadership team, reporting to the Vice President of Device Hardware. 

Are you a passionate leader with genuine vision and a desire to make a true impact on our hearing aid business and improve the lives of millions of people worldwide? Then we have a truly unique opportunity in our Hearing Instruments Group, where we are looking for a visionary Senior Director to lead and develop our Chipset group within our Device Hardware organization. 

We are approximately 60 skilled employees in our Chipset group, who are responsible for realising the physical part of our highly integrated chipsets for all Demant’s hearing instruments – through inhouse IC development, partnerships and use of commercially available solutions. Success is built on close collaboration across whole R&D, and strong relations with our external suppliers. 

As the Senior Director of our chipset group, you will be heading up the chipset leadership team. Together with the leadership team, you will ensure that we are at the forefront in all aspects for having the right chipsets available for enabling our world-class hearing instruments. 

Key responsibilities areas

• Strategic Leadership: According to our R&D strategy set a clear agenda on innovation, quality, and time-to market. 

• People Leadership: Promote a strong people agenda to ensure a highly engaged organisation. Promote a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration within and across the organization. 

• Team Leadership: Lead and inspire a great leadership team, maintaining a culture of innovation, collaboration, and trust. 

• Change Management: Support the organisation through an implementation of new agile ways of working. 

• Optimization & Automation: Drive a continuous focus on optimizing our development processes, including automation and advanced technologies to improve efficiency, reduce time-to-market, and minimize costs. 

• External Partnerships: Develop and maintain relationships with external partners. 

Your competencies

The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with an IC engineering background and senior-level experience in leading development within a product development organisation. You have a clear focus on optimization and automation. You have a previous experience with of effectively navigating and working within large organizational structures. 

In terms of the competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:  

• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in leadership roles focused on IC and chipset development. Extensive knowledge of development processes and experience with external development through partnerships.  

• Leadership: Proven history of building and developing high-performance teams. Strong change management experience, as-well experience with working accordantly to agile development models such as SAFe or similar. 

• Communication and people skills: Comprehensive verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders. Good people skills, handling many different stakeholders both internally and externally.  

• Problem-Solving: Good analytical and strategic thinking skills, with a proactive approach to solving complex technical and operational challenges. 

• Education: Master’s degree in engineering or a related technical field. 

Location 

• Located at Headquarter in Smørum, Denmark. 

Welcome onboard! 

Please send your CV and motivational letter as soon as possible, as we are screening applications on a continuous basis. Please note that we only accept applications through our online recruitment system. 

If you want to apply - or have questions, please reach out to ASLE@demant.com

Deadline for applications: 9th November 2025.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

At Demant we value diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnic background, personality, age, gender, and education. Diversity is part of our cultural DNA. Women in STEM areas are particularly encouraged to apply, as Demant supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality.