Global Motion Control Marketing Director

Emerson; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 168,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson is seeking a Segment Marketing Director for Motion Control to lead global marketing strategy, guide growth initiatives, and build a high-performing team. The role shapes market opportunities across multiple industries and partners with Sales, Product Management, and Engineering to turn strategy into action.

You will drive market intelligence, go-to-market plans, and pricing strategies to strengthen our market position while delivering sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing market strategies and translating market and customer insights into growth opportunities.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, domestically and internationally.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the segment marketing strategy for the global Motion Control business, identifying attractive industries, applications, technologies, and growth opportunities.
• Build a robust market intelligence capability, including market sizing, segmentation, customer insights, competitive analysis, and emerging market and technology trends.
• Lead the market and growth inputs into SBU strategic planning, helping inform priorities, investments, and resource allocation.
• Lead go‑to‑market strategies for new product launches and strategic growth programs, driving adoption and revenue growth.
• Guide positioning, value propositions, messaging, and pricing strategies to differentiate our portfolio and strengthen our market position.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering to translate market needs, technology trends, and portfolio gaps into future product and solution opportunities.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing Communications on customer engagement, demand generation, sales enablement, and training strategies.
• Identify portfolio whitespace, adjacent market opportunities, and potential partnerships or acquisitions that support long‑term growth.
• Establish KPIs and operating rhythms to measure the effectiveness of growth programs and commercialization efforts and adjust actions based on results.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Motion Control Segment Marketing team, building capabilities and a high‑performing, collaborative culture.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Segment marketing

Global go-to-market

Market intelligence

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Emerson is seeking a Segment Marketing Director for Motion Control to lead global marketing strategy, guide growth initiatives, and build a high-performing team. The role shapes market opportunities across multiple industries and partners with Sales, Product Management, and Engineering to turn strategy into action.

You will drive market intelligence, go-to-market plans, and pricing strategies to strengthen our market position while delivering sustainable growth.