Vice President, Global Product Strategy & Development

Reports To: Chief Executive Officer

Primary Responsibility:

The Vice President of Global Product Strategy & Development is a key executive leader responsible for shaping and executing the company's global product strategy, developing and executing growth initiatives, and leading innovation across the organization. This role oversees three core global functions—Product Management, Marketing, and Research & Development—to create cohesive, market-driven product roadmaps and ensure the company maintains a competitive edge in the global manufacturing landscape.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a strong background in industrial/manufacturing environments, exceptional leadership capabilities, and a proven ability to translate market needs into profitable product portfolios and long-term innovation pipelines.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and lead the long-term global product strategy aligned with corporate objectives, growth initiatives, and market trends.
• Provide executive leadership to Product Management, Marketing, and R&D teams to create a unified go-to-market and innovation strategy.
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment across regions, operations, sales, finance, and supply chain.
• Serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, contributing to corporate strategy, annual planning, and organizational development.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Establish frameworks for talent development, ensuring that the organization is positioned for long-term success.

Product Management

• Oversee global product portfolio planning, lifecycle management, and strategic pricing.
• Ensure product roadmaps reflect customer requirements, competitive insights, and operational feasibility.
• Champion product standardization, simplification, and global rationalization initiatives where appropriate.
• Manage global product profitability, including gross margin improvement and value‑engineering targets.

Marketing

• Lead global brand strategy, digital marketing, product marketing, communications, and market intelligence.
• Ensure consistent global messaging and positioning that support revenue growth and brand differentiation.
• Strengthen market insight capabilities, including competitive analysis, market segmentation, and customer value proposition development.
• Drive global campaigns and launch strategies that support new product commercialization.

Research & Development

• Provide executive leadership and governance for the global R&D organization, ensuring that innovation strategies, technical roadmaps, and resource plans are customer relevant and align with corporate objectives.
• Oversee and approve R&D priorities, budgets, and strategic initiatives while delegating day‑to‑day engineering leadership to functional and technical leaders.
• Ensure that R&D programs support commercial, operational, and customer requirements by coordinating closely with Product Management, Operations, and Engineering.
• Promote a high‑performance innovation culture and ensure global adherence to quality, safety, compliance, and intellectual property standards.

Financial & Operational Accountability

• Develop and manage functional budgets, forecast resource needs, and track performance metrics.
• Drive measurable improvements in product margin, commercialization speed, marketing and innovation ROI.
• Ensure global compliance with regulatory, safety, and industry standards.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or related field required; MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in global product management, and/or marketing within a manufacturing, industrial, or technology company.
• Demonstrated success leading large global teams and multi‑disciplinary functions.
• Strong strategic planning skills with a track record of driving product innovation, market share growth, and portfolio profitability.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and change‑management capabilities.
• Global mindset with experience operating across regions, cultures, and markets.
• 40% travel required (mostly domestic, some global)
• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
• Must reside in the United States

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