We are now looking for an experienced and forward-looking business leader to join us as Mastercam’s new President to lead a successful and profitable global business into the future. We are eager to meet you!

About Mastercam

CNC Software, under its brand Mastercam, is the world leading CAM company with more than 300,000 software seats. Mastercam creates software and services that solve the world’s manufacturing challenges. As an industry leader for more than 40 years, Mastercam have remained at the forefront of CAD/CAM technology by listening to our customers’ needs, being accessible, and being dedicated to customers worldwide in the mold making, automotive, aerospace, and consumer industries. With direct representation in over 115 countries, headquartered in Tolland, Connecticut, US, over 300 employees and 450 resellers, our customer focus is supported by a worldwide team of consultative professionals and experienced product experts.

Mastercam is part of the business area segment Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions (SMF) within Sandvik Group.  We are on an exciting growth journey, building the new digital era of manufacturing with the know-how and innovative mindset to develop ideas into pioneering tech solutions.

Your mission
As the President, you take on the mission to further build on the foundation for the company being overall responsible for the company direction, strategy, and performance of Mastercam – ensuring continued success in relation to changing industry needs. Guided by customer focus, you develop the business in line with new technology, and with a clear vision you create a culture of inclusion and strong collaboration. You take the responsibility for budget and financial management of the product line, and you capture current and future business opportunities linked to our business model. By inspiring high performance, maintaining a growth mindset, and constantly enhancing our offerings, you ensure that Mastercam is the number one choice on the market.

Also included in your mission is to:

Develop business strategies to strengthen our market leading position and expand our software and service offerings by connecting software, digital services and data driven machining.Ensure profitable growth above the market, both organically and through partnerships and acquisitions.Oversee all operations and business activities to ensure that we produce the desired results and are consistent with the overall strategy and mission.Lead and motivate the organization to advance employee engagement, creating a culture of diversity and inclusion and to develop a high performing management team.Enforce adherence to legal guidelines and company policies to maintain our compliance and business ethics in a safe and sustainable mannerAnalyze complex business challenges and opportunities and provide solutions to ensure our growth.Maintain a deep knowledge of the markets and industry where we operate.Enable development of individuals and their competencies to secure our offerings and meet customers’ demands for manufacturing of the future.

You work in a decentralized environment and need to show excellent influencing skills and be able to form strong networks. Operating in a global business environment with diverse cultural and economic encounters, you are the number one promoter of excellent collaborations. You align with our company values and are an inspiring leader for the organization as you connect people, processes, and valuable corporate insights. As part of a larger organization, you work closely with all relevant business units of Sandvik and establish smart and effective ways of interacting with key stakeholders.

The location for this position is in Tolland, Connecticut (USA), and you report to the President of Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions. You are a valued member of the SMF management team and international travel is included in your job.    

Your character

You have extensive experience in general management or product leadership within Software Technology, preferably in the discrete manufacturing space, and a solid background of successfully leading a global organization. Experience in business development with profit and loss responsibility in a complex global business is a must to be successful in this role. As is a proven track record of accelerating growth and excellent customer relations, together with solid experience of stakeholder change management. We also consider it as a merit if you have a track record of developing a start-up organization into an enterprise organization. Your previous assignments also include a history of hardening technology products for scaled distribution. Acting in a global setting calls for excellent skills in English.

You listen and communicate openly and honestly and provide feedback while giving others freedom to act with accountability. Collaboration, stakeholder management and true business acumen are your success factors, and you capture opportunities in innovations and new ideas without losing track of your direction. You are also confident and brave in decision-making and take the lead in initiating change. Just like us, you trust in the power of teamwork, and you promote an entrepreneurial and innovative culture where people engage to increase performance. Your inspirational qualities create an atmosphere in which people work together enthusiastically and co-operatively to produce outstanding results; this allows you to attract top talent from outside the organization while developing strong teams within. 

Our Sandvik culture
Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group, rapidly developing into new, digital offerings, with roots in steel innovations and a future vision to set the industry standard. For us, it is clear that diversity of experience, perspective and background forms a solid foundation for achieving great results. Learn more about our business by visiting our website, LinkedIn or Facebook.

Contact information

For more information about this exciting job, please contact:

James Crilley, Executive Talent Acquisition Expert, james.crilley@sandvik.com

We have already decided on what advertising channels and marketing campaigns we wish to utilize, and we respectfully decline any additional contacts. 

Hiring Manager:   Mattias Nilsson, President of Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions.

How to apply

Please send us your application through our application system as soon as possible and no later than February 14, 2025. Job ID: R0075782. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail.  

Our recruitment process is open and fair – we welcome all applicants and evaluate every unique application in line with the specified requirements profile, to find the best match for the position. To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site

Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability and sustainability. We hold world-leading positions in selected areas – tools and tooling systems for metal cutting; equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining industry and rock excavation within the construction industry; products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. In 2019, the Group had approximately 40,000 employees and revenues of about 100 billion SEK in more than 160 countries within continuing operations.