Senior Director, Hexagon Connected Worker

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence seeks a Senior Director, Connected Worker to lead global strategy, P&L, and organizational performance across the Connected Worker business. You will drive growth, strengthen execution, and shape the next stage of maturity in a high-impact role.

Leading Sales, Product, R&D, Services, and other functions, you will build a high-performing organization focused on measurable results and long-term value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, or related field (or equivalent).
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in B2B software, industrial tech, or related markets with global responsibility.
• Proven full P&L accountability with revenue growth and profitability improvements.
• Experience leading business transformation, improving commercial execution and reducing costs.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing environments, workflows, and digital solutions.
• Experience developing global go-to-market strategies, including customer acquisition and retention.
• Strong financial acumen: forecasting, investment prioritization, and performance management.
• Proven ability to lead geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own global P&L performance, including revenue growth, profitability, planning, cost management, and objectives.
• Develop and execute focused global business strategy to strengthen position and accelerate growth.
• Lead transformations to simplify operations, increase productivity, and reduce costs.
• Drive commercial effectiveness through pipeline management, forecasting, and expansion strategies.
• Evaluate product portfolio and investments to align with customer value.
• Strengthen customer relationships and partnerships across manufacturing markets.
• Establish performance measures and use data to drive accountability.
• Build and develop a high-performing global leadership team.

Skills

Global leadership

P&L accountability

Strategic planning

Change leadership

Forecasting

Channel development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

MBA or advanced business qualification

Job description

Summary

Hexagon is a global leader in measurement technologies. From microns to Mars, we measure what matters for the future.

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence's Production Software Division delivers trusted production and quality solutions that help manufacturers innovate, improve productivity, and confidently make it, prove it, and repeat it.

Why Join Us

• Lead a global technology business. Shape the strategy, performance, and future direction of Hexagon's Connected Worker business.
• Drive meaningful transformation. Strengthen business performance while building the organizational capabilities, processes, and operational discipline needed to support greater maturity and scalability.
• Make an impact. Lead a global team delivering innovative digital solutions that help manufacturers improve productivity, workforce effectiveness, and operational performance.

About the Role

The Senior Director, Connected Worker is responsible for the global strategy, financial performance, and operational leadership of Hexagon's Connected Worker business. With full P&L accountability, this role will focus on stabilizing performance, driving revenue growth, improving profitability, and strengthening the business's competitive position.

A key priority will be shaping the business for its next stage of maturity and scalability, establishing clear priorities, strengthening commercial execution, improving operational discipline, and ensuring investments are aligned with market opportunities and customer needs. Leading Sales, Product, R&D, Services, and other functions, this leader will build a high-performing organization focused on delivering measurable business results and long-term value.

Job Responsibilities

• Own global P&L performance, including revenue growth, profitability, financial planning, cost management, and achievement of business objectives.
• Develop and execute a focused global business strategy that strengthens competitive positioning, accelerates growth, and improves financial performance.
• Lead business transformation and performance improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to simplify operations, improve productivity, optimize costs, and strengthen execution.
• Drive commercial effectiveness through disciplined pipeline management, forecasting, customer acquisition, retention, and expansion strategies.
• Evaluate product portfolio performance, market opportunities, and investment priorities to ensure resources are focused on solutions with the strongest customer and business value.
• Strengthen customer relationships and commercial partnerships across manufacturing and industrial markets, improving customer satisfaction, adoption, and long-term retention.
• Establish clear operational and financial performance measures, using data to identify risks, address performance gaps, and drive accountability.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global leadership team, strengthening organizational capability, succession, and a culture of ownership and results.
• Drive continuous improvement and organizational effectiveness, creating scalable processes and capabilities that support sustainable growth and profitability.

Qualifications

Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in B2B software, industrial technology, digital manufacturing, or related markets, including significant global or business-unit leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated success leading a business with full P&L accountability, delivering measurable improvements in revenue growth, profitability, and overall business performance.
• Proven experience leading business transformation or turnaround initiatives, including improving commercial execution, optimizing costs, and strengthening operational performance.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing environments, industrial workflows, and digital solutions that improve workforce productivity and operational effectiveness.
• Experience developing and executing global go-to-market strategies, including customer acquisition, retention, expansion, and channel development.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including strategic planning, forecasting, resource allocation, investment prioritization, and performance management.
• Proven ability to lead geographically dispersed, cross-functional organizations and build high-performing leadership teams.
• Strong executive judgment, communication, and change leadership capabilities, with the ability to make difficult decisions and drive results in complex, evolving business environments.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Connected Worker, manufacturing execution (MES/MOM), industrial SaaS, or related digital manufacturing solutions.
• Experience leading a business through significant operational restructuring, portfolio rationalization, or performance recovery.
• Experience improving profitability, recurring revenue, customer retention, and operating efficiency within a software business.
• Experience working with both perpetual-license and subscription/SaaS commercial models.
• MBA or other advanced business qualification.

Explore Life at Hexagon

Today, everything from the phone in your pocket to the aeroplanes crossing the sky functions because we can measure the world around us. Measurement is not just the foundation of progress - it is the thread that connects human achievement, from the earliest monuments to the frontier of space. At Hexagon, measurement is in our DNA. For 25 years, we've shaped industries and enabled innovators by delivering precision, accuracy, and reliability where it matters most. Now, as the world moves into the intelligence age with its own set of challenges and opportunities, Hexagon stands ready - the global leader in measurement technologies - measuring what matters for the future.

From microns to Mars, we measure what matters for the future.

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Hexagon is the global leader in measurement technologies. Our precision measurement, positioning, and autonomous solutions transform the world's most vital industries. From aerospace & defence, automotive, construction, general manufacturing to mining and more, we provide the confidence that customers rely on to build, navigate, and innovate. Hexagon has approximately 17,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 3.7bn EUR.