Senior Director of Technology – Packaging Innovation

Sealed Air; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, seeks a Senior Director of Technology for Liquibox North America to lead the region's technology strategy and organization. You will manage cross-functional teams spanning Field Service, R&D, and Equipment Technology to drive customer value and business performance.

You will partner with Commercial and Operations leaders to enable growth, optimize asset utilization, and deliver measurable ROI across packaging systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Packaging, Materials Science, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in packaging, manufacturing, engineered products, or related industries.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional technical organizations supporting commercial and operational objectives.
• Strong background in product development, application engineering, equipment technologies, and customer-facing technical support.
• Demonstrated success driving innovation, optimization, and business performance improvements.
• Executive-level leadership, communication, and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Experience operating in complex, matrixed, and customer-centric environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer-facing technical capabilities that enhance product performance, application success, and customer satisfaction.
• Drive innovation and technology solutions that create competitive differentiation in the marketplace.
• Partner with commercial leadership on strategic accounts, customer growth opportunities, and technical relationship management.
• Oversee field technical service and equipment support to ensure strong execution and responsiveness.
• Champion customer-driven innovation across packaging systems, films, fitments, and equipment technologies.
• Drive product and technology optimization initiatives focused on cost reduction, simplification, and margin improvement.
• Improve material performance, equipment reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Identify opportunities for standardization and technical process improvement across the business.
• Ensure technical resources and investments deliver measurable business value and ROI.

Skills

Leadership

Executive leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Customer-facing

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Packaging/Materials Science

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Sealed Air, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, seeks a Senior Director of Technology for Liquibox North America to lead the region's technology strategy and organization. You will manage cross-functional teams spanning Field Service, R&D, and Equipment Technology to drive customer value and business performance.

You will partner with Commercial and Operations leaders to enable growth, optimize asset utilization, and deliver measurable ROI across packaging systems and processes.