Director, Technology & Partner Strategy - jabil

OpenTalent; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil seeks a senior technology strategist to define and maintain the company’s technology strategy for a defined sector in Austin. You will oversee design activity, evaluate technologies for strategy, and develop a portfolio of solutions for strategic market applications while representing Jabil globally.

The role requires extensive engineering leadership, a track record in global business environments, and strong collaboration across functions to drive innovative, cost-effective designs and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise across a range of concepts, practices and procedures in the field.
• Extensive experience driving solutions in a global business environment related to the sector.
• High degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Proficiency with personal computers and Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain all aspects of the technology strategy for the defined sector.
• Provide oversight and direction for design activities and evaluate technologies for strategy and business development.
• Develop a portfolio of solutions for strategic market applications.
• Represent the technical face of Jabil to the global sector.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Strategic technology planning

Global business experience

Creativity and latitude

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Engineering degree preferred

MSEE or MBA preferred

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Define and maintain all aspects of the company’s technology strategy for a defined sector. Provides oversight and direction for all related design activity. Responsible for technical evaluation of technologies as part of strategy formulation and in support of business development initiatives. Develops a portfolio of solutions for strategic market applications. Represents the technical face of Jabil to the global sector.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research, evaluate and maintain a catalogue of sector related technologies.
• Identify opportunities and technologies that leverage Jabil’s capabilities.
• Define technology-based solutions for target markets/applications.
• Assess gaps in capabilities from a technical perspective and identify resource requirements.
• Formalize strategy and present a quarterly update to the organization.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

• Evaluate technologies of prospective customers for Jabil fit.
• Lead due diligence team for customer/technology acquisition.
• Identify and engage potential technology/business partners.
• Leverage and expand global water industries based network on behalf of Jabil

SERVICE OFFERING

• Develop a portfolio of application solutions to supplement customer technologies
• Establish and manage a design for X service offering to the customer community
• Formulate an offering for federal government and defense bid opportunities

DESIGN OVERSIGHT

• Define and recruit required resources to support the product development cycle.
• Drives lowest cost solutions through phases of development cycle: concept, functional features, system architecture, components, and design process.
• Enables standardization of components and sub-assemblies across customer’s systems
• Provides technical expertise and guidance to engineering staff
• Responsible for developing and documenting high level system architectures and designs
• Assures product reliability through implementation of appropriate design/engineering disciplines(DFSS)
• Establish design standards applicable to the specific target industry (i.e. ANSI, ASME, AWWA, NSF etc.)

OPERATIONS SUPPORT

• Establish quality control standards applicable to the target industry (i.e. ISO, U.L.)
• Supports supply chain development activities
• Provides technical expertise and guidance to workcell members and operational team
• Advises on all aspects of operational strategy leveraging experience and knowledge base
• Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to demonstrate expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Must have extensive experience in driving solutions in a global business environment related to the specific sector of focus.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Proficiency in use of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word and Powerpoint) and e-mail skills required.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Degree in Engineering preferred. MSEE or MBA preferred.
• 15 years of work-related experience required in a related field, preferably in
• 5 years of experience in engineering management role.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.