Global Pavement Tech & Innovation Director

Ingevity

North Charleston (SC)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Ingevity is seeking a Technical Director for Pavement Technologies to lead our global technical organization across innovation, product development, and applications. You will drive collaborations with external partners and advance an Open Innovation approach to accelerate growth and customer value.

The role reports to the Global VP and requires 15+ years in industrial R&D, with an advanced degree in chemistry.

Qualifications

Advanced degree in chemistry or a related technical field required; PhD preferred, with 15+ years of relevant industrial experience in innovation, product development or applications technology.
Proven ability to identify, structure, and develop productive collaborations with customers, suppliers, universities, research institutions, start-ups, consultants, and other external technology partners.
Exceptional workforce-planning and portfolio-management capability, with experience allocating technical resources across innovation, customer support, manufacturing needs, commercial priorities, and long-term capability development.
Strong process orientation with a record of simplifying workflows, improving governance, and increasing the speed, quality, and predictability of technical execution.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex and competing demands while maintaining strategic focus, organizational resilience, and employee engagement.
Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills required.
Team-oriented, collaborative, and flexible, with demonstrated ability to align teams around clear priorities and deliver intended outcomes.

Responsibilities

Lead a global, multi-site technical organization encompassing innovation, product development, applications, technical service, pilot plant operations, and the European laboratory.
Translate technical investments into commercial outcomes through effective prioritization, customer engagement, and successful product commercialization.
Build and lead an Open Innovation program that expands access to external knowledge, capabilities, and technologies through partnerships with customers, suppliers, universities, research institutions, and other outside organizations.
Create a disciplined workforce planning and refine a portfolio-management process to prioritize and resource innovation, customer projects, plant support, and data generation.
Implement project-management frameworks and tools that clarify priorities, allocate work, track progress, and improve delivery timeliness.
Keep up to date on new developments in pavement additives and AgChem dispersants specifications, and related industry trends.
Develop cohesive teams and capable leaders to build a world-class technical organization in the markets we serve.