Director, Global Lighthouse Industry Solutions

Rockwell Automation; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical, D​

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule where you will 

Job summary

Rockwell Automation seeks a Director, Global Lighthouse Industry Solutions to define and scale a global strategy, operating model, and portfolio. You will lead a team of industry experts and partner across Sales, Business Units, Services, OEMs, EPCs, and System Integrators to accelerate growth.

This role drives standardization, marketplace incubation, and linkage to customer outcomes, with travel up to 40%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global team of industry experts and solution leaders.
• Define and evolve the Lighthouse Industry Solutions strategy, operating model, and governance framework.
• Align solutions with Business Unit roadmaps and market requirements.
• Enable sellers, partners, and industry teams through training, tools, messaging, and best practices.
• Improve win rates through repeatable solution frameworks and standardized offerings.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience

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

As the Director, Global Lighthouse Industry Solutions, you are responsible for defining, developing, and scaling Rockwell Automation's global Lighthouse Industry Solutions strategy, operating model, and solution portfolio.

This role serves as the global leader for Lighthouse Industry Solutions, ensuring industry-specific solutions are standardized, scalable, and aligned with customer needs, Business Unit roadmaps, and strategic growth priorities. You will lead a team of industry experts responsible for solution development, market incubation, strategic pursuit support, and global enablement.

You will partner across Sales, Business Units, Services, OEMs, EPCs, System Integrators, and strategic partners to accelerate growth in priority industries and emerging markets.

Your Responsibilities

People Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a global team of industry experts and solution leaders
• Drive talent development, succession planning, and organizational capability growth
• Establish clear priorities, accountability, and performance expectations
• Foster a culture focused on collaboration, innovation, and execution excellence

Lighthouse Strategy & Solution Portfolio Leadership

• Define and evolve the Lighthouse Industry Solutions strategy, operating model, and governance framework
• Lead development and commercialization of standardized industry solution portfolios
• Prioritize industry investments and emerging market opportunities
• Drive adoption, scalability, and measurable business impact across the organization

Solution Architecture & Market Incubation

• Establish standards, reference architectures, and solution governance processes
• Align industry solutions with Business Unit roadmaps and market requirements
• Identify and incubate new industry growth opportunities and commercialization strategies
• Ensure solutions remain differentiated, repeatable, and scalable

Global Enablement & Strategic Pursuits

• Enable sellers, partners, and industry teams through training, tools, messaging, and best practices
• Support strategic pursuits through solution leadership and ecosystem alignment
• Improve win rates through repeatable solution frameworks and standardized offerings
• Promote adoption of Lighthouse methodologies globally

Ecosystem & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Build alignment across Business Units, Sales, Services, Digital, OEMs, EPCs, and System Integrators
• Represent Rockwell Automation in customer engagements, industry forums, and strategic initiatives
• Drive collaboration that accelerates growth and improves customer outcomes

The Essentials – You Will Have

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 40%

The Preferred – You Might Also Have

• 8+ years of experience in industry strategy, solution management, technical consulting, product management, business leadership, or related disciplines
• Experience leading and developing global teams and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong communication, organizational influence, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience developing scalable solution frameworks and commercialization strategies
• Experience incubating and scaling new market opportunities
• Deep experience with industrial automation, digital transformation, power systems, manufacturing, infrastructure, or adjacent industries
• Experience working with OEMs, EPCs, System Integrators, and strategic partners
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to align solution investments to business outcomes
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on standardization, scalability, and execution excellence

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 set a schedule flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

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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.