Technical managers oversee a company’s technical operations, ensuring systems, infrastructure, and teams function efficiently. They support long-term goals by leading projects, supervising processes, and maintaining safety and quality standards. As technology evolves, their ability to balance technical expertise with strategic insight makes them key players in modern organisations. Here’s what the role involves and how to prepare for it.
Duties
Coordinate, lead and optimize the technical teams - Develop and define with the management the industrial strategy - Identify areas for improvement
Skills
Rigor - Project management - Sense of communication - Mastery of IT tools - Pragmatism
Career progression
Technical Director - Production Manager - Pre-sales Consultant
ISC Paris courses
Bachelor in Human Resources/ CSR - Master in Consulting and Project Management - MSc in Supply Chain Management
Technical managers oversee the technical functioning of an organisation, whether in industry, IT, construction, or energy. Their mission is to make sure that all systems are reliable, efficient, and adapted to the company’s objectives.
The role of technical manager is sometimes difficult to describe in detail in a job description, as their responsibilities vary from one market to another.
Alternative job titles include:
With their expertise and skills acquired over the years, technical managers can climb the corporate ladder to reach management positions. However, here too, their career path is linked to their sector of activity.
For example, a technical maintenance and servicing manager may become a production unit director or facility manager. A technical real estate manager may become a technical real estate director within a large group.
