Senior Director, Product Innovation

In this role you will:

In this role you will:

• Leadthe creation of 5-year product roadmaps for products & solutions across all coding and marking technologies that align with Videojets corporate strategy and balance risk for the business.
• Drivedeep market insight and competitive analysisincluding future scenario buildingto anticipate industry changes and unmet customer needs over a 5-year horizon.
• Communicateproduct innovation strategy and secure buy-in from the President and Vice Presidents at quarterly Strategic Innovation Review meetings.
• Championcustomer-centric innovation by leveraging a team of Product Innovation Managers and User Experience teams to identify unmet customer needs and desired outcomes through extensive qualitative and quantitative customer and market research.
• Buildcompelling new business cases around emerging opportunities and incorporate them into the product roadmap to support the companys 5-year-old growth targets.
• Partnerwith the VP R&D and engineering teams to define new product innovations technology success criteria roadmaps and business opportunities.
• Drivestrategic business partnerships with external providers of product innovations and evaluate third-party and open innovation partners to assure profitable business models.
• Develop Standard Work for Customer Insights leveraging VES and other relevant tools
• Ownthe teams primary financial metricIncremental Pipeline Value from New Product Developmentto achieve the companys 5-year forecasted growth targets.
• Leadand develop a high-performing team of Product Innovation Managers and User Experience Team set strategic direction coaching for career growth and cultivating a culture of bold innovation.
• Contributeto and lead select Videojet strategic initiatives beyond the core product roadmap in partnership with senior leadership.

What Were Looking For

Minimum Qualifications

These are the must-have requirements for the role:

• Extensive experience in product management product innovation or product strategy within a B2B industrial technology manufacturing or hardware/software company.
• Bachelors degree in engineering Business Marketing or a related discipline.
• Proven track record of building and delivering multi-year product roadmaps that generated measurable incremental revenue and drove competitive differentiation.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing product or innovation teams with direct people management responsibility.
• Experience with market research methodologies customer discovery competitive landscape analysis and executive-level business case development.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and align stakeholders through compelling data-driven strategy communication.

Preferred Qualifications

These are nice-to-have skills that will set candidates apart:

• Experience in the coding marking printing or industrial automation industry.
• MBA or advanced degree in a business or technical discipline.
• Background in open innovation technology scouting or strategic external partnership development.
• Familiarity with stage-gate lean innovation or portfolio management frameworks.
• Experience with financial modeling NPV analysis and ROI evaluation in a product development context.
• Background working across global matrixed organizational structures.

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We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

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