Daikin Europe is a 13,700-person manufacturing and systems business focused on air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration technology. The tech stack reflects a large-scale, regulated industrial operation: SAP S/4HANA, Power BI, and Azure cloud infrastructure anchor the core, while Python, Databricks, and RPA point toward automation and analytics maturity. Active hiring in engineering, HR, and sales—with a seniority-skewed mix favoring senior and mid-level roles—indicates scaling across product development and regional expansion, while concurrent compliance projects (NIS2, CRA, RED) signal heightened regulatory pressure in European markets.
Notable leadership hires: IT Project Lead
Daikin Europe manufactures and deploys HVAC-R solutions—air conditioning, heat pump, ventilation, and refrigeration systems—for residential, commercial, and industrial customers across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Ostend, Belgium, it operates as a subsidiary of the larger Daikin Industries group (founded 1924 in Japan, 96,000 employees globally). The business combines hardware engineering with turnkey system design and deployment; scale reaches 13,700 employees across EMEA. Current operational priorities include thermal and green mobility product roadmaps, regional rollouts, embedded software testing, and process digitization (finance, HR, fleet operations). The organization navigates European compliance frameworks (NIS2, CRA, RED Directive) while pursuing carbon neutrality targets by 2050.
Core systems: SAP S/4HANA, Power BI, Excel, Azure, AWS. Engineering/automation: Python, Linux, Azure DevOps, OpenShift, Databricks, RPA. Infrastructure: Azure AD, Intune, VMware, Veeam, Citrix, SQL Server. HR/Learning: Workday, SuccessFactors, Docebo, Kronos.
Ostend, Flemish Region, Belgium. The company operates across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and employs 13,700 people.
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