DescriptionThe Role
You will serve as a highly visible and impactful leader accelerating Fortives pursuit to support success within the Operating Companies (OpCos). Through the Fortive Business System (FBS) Office and Growth Accelerator you will partner with product management leaders across multiple industries and help drive product management best practices. Alongside a team of entrepreneurial high-performing curious people you will play a vital role in building a culture of innovation at Fortive. If youre excited by both teaching and rolling up your sleeves and doing innovation work this is a great role.
In the case of success in this role we anticipate that thisopportunitywill bea launching pad to a leadership position within an operatingcompany.
Reports To
Samir Kumar VP Growth and Innovation Fortive
Team
This leader will coach and mentor product managementorganizations across our entireportfolio.
Location
Remote; West Coastlocationwould reduce extent of travel
What You Will Do
You will be a critical part of the FBSO team and together with the Lean Portfolio Management team you will create best practices in product management and drive adoption across our opcos. You will lead motivate and develop cross-functional geographically dispersed teams of product leaders and managers. You will balance a passion and deep understanding of software product innovation with the ability to execute and deliver extraordinary results.
- You will be a catalyst for innovation across Fortive partnering directly with product leaders in our Operating Companies to identify critical unsolved problems with significant market potential.
- Collaborating closely with OpCo CPOs you will drive the imaginative creation and definition of novel product concepts particularly those leveraging emerging technologies like AI that extend beyond existing product lines.
- You will conduct forward-looking market assessments to uncover unmet and emerging business needs translating these insights into compelling product opportunities for our OpCos.
- You will champion the identification evaluation and prioritization of impactful AI-driven product opportunities across OpCos developing innovative strategies for their market introduction and monetization.
- You will lead the initial conceptualization and development of groundbreaking new products focusing on leveraging AI and other advanced technologies to address key customer challenges and capture new market segments.
- You will apply FBS principles and tools pragmatically to accelerate the product development lifecycle within OpCos focusing on rapid iteration and validation of new product ideas.
- You will provide expert guidance and strategic thought partnership to product leaders and technologists across our OpCos particularly in the realm of AI-powered product innovation.
- You will work with OpCos to define and track key performance indicators for new product introductions using these metrics to inform strategic adjustments and drive successful outcomes.
- You will manage a diverse set of stakeholders inspiring and influencing them to embrace bold new product visions and achieve ambitious innovation goals.
Who You are
You are an accomplished productleader from a highly regarded software company known for innovation process excellence and continuous improvement. You are an exceptional communicator with the ability to inspire a team and influence critical senior-level stakeholders.
- You are a visionary product leader from a leading software company renowned for its cutting-edge innovation and successful track record of launching impactful products.
- You possess exceptional communication skills with the ability to inspire teams and influence senior-level stakeholders towards ambitious product visions.
- A strategic and imaginative thinker with 8 years of product leadership experience in dynamic B2B tech including SaaS IoT enterprise software and platform solutions with a significant emphasis on new product creation.
- Deep and practical expertise in AI technologies and emerging market trends with a proven ability to envision build and monetize novel AI-driven products that create new market value.
- A strong technical understanding with a history of shaping software-centric roadmaps and collaborating effectively with high-performing cross-functional teams in the pursuit of innovative solutions.
- Highly skilled in accelerating the journey from concept to launch for new products leveraging VOC telemetry and emerging technology insights to fuel product imagination and creation.
- Experienced in developing commercialization strategies for new software products and services with a strong network to support go-to-market initiatives.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity inspiring stakeholders around new ideas and working independently in fast-paced innovation-focused environments.
Required Experience:
Director