R&D Director

At Kuori, we build heavy-duty outdoor displays, touchscreens, and payment terminals engineered to survive real-world chaos — without failing when weather or high usage hits. We’ve grown from a Finnish startup into a global player with hardware running in over 30 countries, outmaneuvering sluggish industry giants through speed, mass customization, and Finnish grit (sisu).

We are looking for a driven, fast-thinking R&D Director to lead our hardware engineering efforts. Reporting directly to our CTO, you will have total autonomy to make critical technical decisions, clear obstacles for our engineering teams, and drive product execution as we scale. If you run towards accountability and want to shape heavy-duty hardware instead of fighting corporate bureaucracy, this is your invitation to build something great.

In your daily work, you will:

Drive product execution across the entire development lifecycle -taking hardware smoothly from initial concept and prototyping through to mass production.

Lead, mentor, and empower our engineering teams, building an environment where people take pride in their work and perform at their best.

Make autonomous decisions and proactively resolve bottlenecks to keep technical execution aligned with business goals.

Maintain control over project timelines, budgets, and technical resources when deadlines tighten.

Foster seamless cross-functional alignment between your teams, manufacturing, operations, and quality assurance.

Implement feedback loops and fast problem-solving practices to continuously elevate product quality and technical maturity.

What we expect from you:

A builder mindset - you thrive in a company environment where (almost) nothing is set, but everything is possible.

A growth attitude - you enjoy challenges and embrace opportunities for personal and professional development.

Hands-on approach: you are not afraid to take action, dive into the work and carry responsibility. You spot what needs to be done and take indepen