Director - New Ventures - Water Quality Platform

Imagine yourself

• Collaborating with a vibrant diverse global team.
• Joining a companywith a proven track record of success and an exciting future.
• Contributing to a brighter more sustainable future.

At Veralto our unifying purpose of Safeguarding the Worlds Most Vital Resources is more than words: its a proven path towards positive change improvement for our planet and development for yourself.

As part of Veraltos Water Quality segment the work youll do will contribute to a safer world and a more sustainable partnership with our Water Quality companies youll help ensure that 3.4 billion peopleover 40% of the worlds populationhave safe drinking water every day.

And when you join Veraltos vibrant global network of 14 operating companies and nearly 17000 associates you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on and where youll have boundless opportunities to deepen your skillset pursue your ambitions and grow your career.

This role is posted in multiple locations for advertising purposes but one opening is available. Preferred location is hybrid at one of Veralto s operating company locations but also open to remote.

We offer:

• Paid holidays and a permissive paid time off policy emphasizing flexibility and trust
• Total rewards that support your success at work and beyond including comprehensive health benefits a 401(k) savings plan with employer match and associate wellbeing programming with rewards

The Director New Ventures is a strategic leader within the Veralto Water Quality Platform (WQP) reporting to the Vice President General Manager of Innovation & New Ventures. Working alongside the Director of Customer Insight Director of Open Innovation and the WQP CTO this role is pivotal in shaping the platforms growth through the identification evaluation and advancement of high-potential venture opportunities.

This leader is responsible for building and driving a robust pipeline of strategic new venture opportunities that directly address the Water Quality Platforms most valuable customer problems. You will act as a connector between the external innovation ecosystem and Veraltos operating companies translating promising technologies into actionable investment and partnership opportunities. Leveraging deep market insight and disciplined process execution you will ensure the most promising ventures are surfaced rigorously assessed and positioned for adoption. This is an opportunity to influence Veraltos long-term growth trajectory by shaping how we engage with the startup and investment community while working at the intersection of strategy innovation and market impact.

In this role a typical day will look like:

• Manage the Water Quality Platforms new ventures funnel ensuring accurate tracking prioritization and continuous advancement of high-potential opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive startup database with insights on maturity funding history IP team and relevance to WQP needs.
• Lead the preparation of strategic materials for periodic Minority Investment Funnel Reviews synthesizing market signals and internal analyses into clear recommendations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with startups venture funds (including those where Veralto is an LP) accelerators and other innovation partners.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with platform and operating company leaders to ensure venture opportunities align with the WANT list of prioritized customer problems.
• Apply the Veralto Enterprise System (VES) to drive standard work and efficient execution in external innovation workflows.
• Monitor industry and adjacent market trends to identify emerging technologies and companies with disruptive potential.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors degree in a technical or scientific field. Advanced degree or MBA preferred.
• 10 years of progressive experience in strategy innovation business development or technical leadership preferably in industrial or technology-driven markets.
• Exceptional ability to build trust and strong relationships across all organizational levels from operating company leaders to technical teams.
• Demonstrated success mobilizing stakeholders around innovation initiatives in a matrixed environment.
• Strong strategic thinking business acumen and ability to translate complex opportunities into prioritized actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills adaptable for technical commercial and executive audiences.
• High level of self-direction ownership and comfort navigating ambiguity.
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and the startup ecosystem or a demonstrated ability to learn and engage rapidly.
• Experience with pipeline management opportunity assessment and executive review processes.

Preferred

• Exposure to external innovation ecosystems especially in water sustainability or industrial technology sectors.
• Experience working with global or distributed teams.

Travel:

• Approximately 30% domestic and international travel to operating companies innovation ecosystem partners and industry events.
• Hybrid/remote flexibility with regular engagement across the organization.

With annual sales of$5 billion Veralto is a global leader in essential technology solutions with a proven track record of solving some of the most complex challenges we face as a society. Our industry-leading companies with globally recognized brands are building on a long-established legacy of innovation and customer trust to create a safer cleaner more vibrant future.

Veraltos Water Quality companiesAquatic Informatics ChemTreat Hach McCrometer OTT HydroMet Sea-Bird Scientific Trojan Technologies and XOSmanage treat purify and protect the global water supply from municipal and wastewater treatment facilities to lakes rivers watersheds and oceans. And our Product Quality & Innovation companiesEsko Linx Pantone Videojet and X-Riteprotect the worlds food medicine and essentials by tracking and authenticating the billions of goods that travel the global supply chain every day. Veralto is headquartered in Waltham Massachusetts with 300 locations worldwide.

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The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associates position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements sales or revenue-based metrics any collective bargaining agreements and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $200000 - $245000 USD per job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time offmedical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

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At Veralto we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences both visible and not found in our workforce workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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