Job Summary The Senior Director Standardization Foresight & Delivery will lead a transformative effort to reimagine how future standards development ecosystems operate and deliver global consensus. This position will champion innovation in collaboration models tools and processes by designing testing and with proper support scaling new ways for stakeholders organizations and industries to co-create standards that shape the future.
Reporting to the Managing Director IEEE SA the incumbent will serve as an independent change catalystoperating with a firewall from day-to-day business operations to preserve neutrality and open innovation. However the role will partner closely across the organization to leverage talent data and infrastructure as shared resources. The Senior Director Standardization Forsight & Delivery will directly oversee a small high-impact team including two direct reports.
Key Responsibilities
Reimagine collaborative frameworks: Design and prototype next-generation standards development environments that promote agility inclusivity and cross-sector innovation.
Resourceful & Strategic: Ability to develop approaches that gain market buy-in and experimentation resulting in economical and pragmatic ways that enable realization of outcomes through a partnership approach where appropriate and a leadership approach when appropriate.
Lead disruptive initiatives: Identify and champion new modes of stakeholder engagement digital collaboration and knowledge sharing that challenge traditional approaches. With Executive and Board Alignment it can turn ideas into reality in an entrepreneurial fashion.
Proof of Concepts: Direct and integrate market intelligence to inform collaboration strategies emerging trends and potential disruptions.
Cross-functional partnership: Engage with internal teamssuch as technology policy stakeholder relations and operationsto align innovation projects with organizational priorities without direct dependency or reporting conflicts.
Innovation governance: Establish frameworks for experimentation measurement and feedback within a protected innovation environment.
External ecosystem engagement: Build strategic relationships with thought leaders startups research institutions and international bodies to co-develop transformative approaches to collaboration.
Thought leadership: Represent the organization in forums conferences and working groups as a visionary thinker driving the next paradigm of standards creation.
Team leadership: Lead mentor and develop the market intelligence team to cultivate a culture of curiosity and assessment of appropriate references trends and relevant use cases to realize a future state potentially in parallel to a current state.
Intelligence-led strategy: Direct and integrate market intelligence to inform collaboration strategies emerging trends and potential disruptions.
Travel Information
10%-15% Domestic
Education
Masters or other advanced degree Business innovation management organizational design or a related field (or equivalent experience). Req
Work Experience
15-20 years Progressive leadership experience in R&D innovation strategy ecosystem development or standards/governance environments Req
Skills and Requirements
Seasoned in presenting to internal and external boards and securing internal/external funding throughout various experimental and realization stages.
Demonstrated success in leading transformational or experimental initiatives with measurable outcomes.
Strong understanding of global industry dynamics disruptive technologies and emerging collaboration platforms.
Exceptional strategic thinking systems design and political acumen skills.
Proven ability to operate independently while managing cross-functional collaborations effectively.
Excellent communication facilitation and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Entrepreneurial and seasoned leader who combines visionary creativity with pragmatic execution.
Excel at connecting diverse stakeholders around future-oriented goals and understand how to balance bold innovation with cultural and organizational sensitivity.
A strategist and builderable to conceptualize a new model for standards collaboration and to guide the organization toward realizing it.
Other Requirements: As defined in IEEE Policies individuals currently serving on an IEEE board or committee are not eligible to apply.
PLEASE NOTE: This position is not budgeted for employer-sponsored immigration support this includes all persons in F (both CPT and OPT) J H L or O status.
Job Summary The Senior Director Standardization Foresight & Delivery will lead a transformative effort to reimagine how future standards development ecosystems operate and deliver global consensus. This position will champion innovation in collaboration models tools and processes by designing testin...
Job Summary The Senior Director Standardization Foresight & Delivery will lead a transformative effort to reimagine how future standards development ecosystems operate and deliver global consensus. This position will champion innovation in collaboration models tools and processes by designing testing and with proper support scaling new ways for stakeholders organizations and industries to co-create standards that shape the future.
Reporting to the Managing Director IEEE SA the incumbent will serve as an independent change catalystoperating with a firewall from day-to-day business operations to preserve neutrality and open innovation. However the role will partner closely across the organization to leverage talent data and infrastructure as shared resources. The Senior Director Standardization Forsight & Delivery will directly oversee a small high-impact team including two direct reports.
Key Responsibilities
Reimagine collaborative frameworks: Design and prototype next-generation standards development environments that promote agility inclusivity and cross-sector innovation.
Resourceful & Strategic: Ability to develop approaches that gain market buy-in and experimentation resulting in economical and pragmatic ways that enable realization of outcomes through a partnership approach where appropriate and a leadership approach when appropriate.
Lead disruptive initiatives: Identify and champion new modes of stakeholder engagement digital collaboration and knowledge sharing that challenge traditional approaches. With Executive and Board Alignment it can turn ideas into reality in an entrepreneurial fashion.
Proof of Concepts: Direct and integrate market intelligence to inform collaboration strategies emerging trends and potential disruptions.
Cross-functional partnership: Engage with internal teamssuch as technology policy stakeholder relations and operationsto align innovation projects with organizational priorities without direct dependency or reporting conflicts.
Innovation governance: Establish frameworks for experimentation measurement and feedback within a protected innovation environment.
External ecosystem engagement: Build strategic relationships with thought leaders startups research institutions and international bodies to co-develop transformative approaches to collaboration.
Thought leadership: Represent the organization in forums conferences and working groups as a visionary thinker driving the next paradigm of standards creation.
Team leadership: Lead mentor and develop the market intelligence team to cultivate a culture of curiosity and assessment of appropriate references trends and relevant use cases to realize a future state potentially in parallel to a current state.
Intelligence-led strategy: Direct and integrate market intelligence to inform collaboration strategies emerging trends and potential disruptions.
Travel Information
10%-15% Domestic
Education
Masters or other advanced degree Business innovation management organizational design or a related field (or equivalent experience). Req
Work Experience
15-20 years Progressive leadership experience in R&D innovation strategy ecosystem development or standards/governance environments Req
Skills and Requirements
Seasoned in presenting to internal and external boards and securing internal/external funding throughout various experimental and realization stages.
Demonstrated success in leading transformational or experimental initiatives with measurable outcomes.
Strong understanding of global industry dynamics disruptive technologies and emerging collaboration platforms.
Exceptional strategic thinking systems design and political acumen skills.
Proven ability to operate independently while managing cross-functional collaborations effectively.
Excellent communication facilitation and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Entrepreneurial and seasoned leader who combines visionary creativity with pragmatic execution.
Excel at connecting diverse stakeholders around future-oriented goals and understand how to balance bold innovation with cultural and organizational sensitivity.
A strategist and builderable to conceptualize a new model for standards collaboration and to guide the organization toward realizing it.
Other Requirements: As defined in IEEE Policies individuals currently serving on an IEEE board or committee are not eligible to apply.
PLEASE NOTE: This position is not budgeted for employer-sponsored immigration support this includes all persons in F (both CPT and OPT) J H L or O status.