Business Manager - Autonomous Operations

Rockwell Automation; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical, D–

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

Job summary

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Business Manager- Autonomous Operations in the MPX group. You will lead a team of 6 direct reports building the digital thread from edge to cloud and coordinate across segments, delivering end-to-end interoperability. Hybrid work from Milwaukee HQ or Mayfield Heights, OH.

The role emphasizes strategy, business cases, market insights, and cross-functional leadership to drive growth and portfolio impact in manufacturing technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Autonomous Operations vision, strategy, plan, and roadmap.
• Build and execute clear, return-focused business cases for growth and investment.
• Guide investment decisions using VOC, market trends, and competitive intel.
• Prioritize high-impact use cases across the portfolio.
• Deliver measurable results for growth, satisfaction, and ROI.

Skills

People leadership

Strategy & business planning

Cross-functional leadership

Voice of Customer (VOC) processes

Edge-to-cloud / interoperability

Industry knowledge in manufacturing

Executive stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Engineering focus in ML/AI/Data Science (preferred)

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description We're defined by the growth and transformation we deliver – for our customers, for our business, and for the market. We don't exist to build software. We exist to power manufacturing, the world's most important business sector, to run better: more competitive, more productive, more efficient, safer, and with higher quality. That's why we call ourselves MPX – Manufacturing Performance Excellence.

Rockwell Automation is looking for a Business Manager- Autonomous Operations in our Manufacturing Performance Excellence group. You will lead a team of 6 direct reports that are building the unified digital thread from edge-to-cloud and through the Design to Operate, to Maintain workflows. The team will coordinate across business segments, commercial motions, and support functions to deliver end-to-end interoperability across our portfolio solutions. Reporting to the VP/GM, MPX, you will work a hybrid office schedule from either our Milwaukee HQ or Mayfield Heights, OH offices.

Your Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Business Case Oversee the Autonomous Operations vision, strategy, business plan, roadmap, and delivery.
• Build and execute against clear-eyed, return focused business cases for growth and investment.
• Use customer feedback, market trends, competitive intelligence, industry requirements, and Voice of Customer inputs to guide investment decisions and roadmap priorities.
• Prioritize highest impact use cases for the market, our customers, and our business, across the portfolio.
• Deliver and report on measurable results for the business – growth, innovation, customer satisfaction.
• Product, Innovation & Interoperability Grow the business and use case for product and technology roadmap for shared capabilities, AI, platform, and edge to increase team leverage and deliver growth.
• Deliver cross-portfolio capabilities that provide greater leverage and speed to market that span our edge-to-cloud portfolio, including AI, interoperability, Data & Analytics & Edge products.
• Harmonize and standardize the Edge portfolio around common architectures and capabilities for logical land and expand motions.
• Partner with global segments and center of excellence to deliver integration and interoperability architectures to deliver the full digital thread, from Design to Operate to Maintain.
• Team, People, & Organizational Leadership Lead a high-performing team with clear ownership and accountability.
• Increase competencies and depth in core domains of Edge, Cloud, AI, and interoperability standards, and Rockwell portfolio.
• Develop the next generation of business and product leadership while promoting a culture focused on people, accountability, results, speed, innovation, and customer focus.
• Be the connective tissue between organizations and bridge technical, functional, cultural, and operational domains.
• Customer, Market & Industry Engagement Build relationships with key customers, prospects, industry leaders, and technical leadership to understand evolving challenges and digital transformation priorities.
• Establish a disciplined, multifunctional Voice of Customer (VOC) process that translates market needs into product strategy and investment decisions.
• Partner with Rockwell business and sales segments to gain a deeper visibility into industry-specific requirements, technology trends, standards, and market needs.

Success Measures:

• Accelerated Rockwell portfolio growth, recurring revenue expansion, and improved portfolio economics.
• Distinct innovation agenda and speed to market, including increased adoption of new capabilities.
• Increased leverage from our people and platforms, with compelling return on investment.
• A connected edge-to-cloud portfolio, with portfolio interoperability and pull-through.
• An organization and culture recognized for strategic clarity, commercial discipline, execution quality, cross-functional leadership, and customer engagement.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• The ability to travel up to 25% of the time, both domestic and international.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline with focus in Machine Learning (ML), AI or Data Science.
• 8+ years of people leadership experience in industrial software, enterprise software, Platform technology, manufacturing technology, or related businesses.
• Experience with manufacturers and advanced understanding of manufacturing operations, MES, and industrial automation.
• Experience building and delivering platform or portfolio strategies across multiple products or Rockwell businesses.
• Working knowledge of edge, cloud, AI, data platforms, and system interoperability standards.
• Demonstrated experience building business cases, prioritizing investments, and managing to results.
• Experience as a team leader who blends technical, product, and cultural leadership to build teams, culture, and next-generation leadership depth.
• Influential leadership to align multifunctional teams around a shared plan and mission.

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.

To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at [phone].

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 28,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!