Senior Director, Product Innovation

Videojet Technologies; Wood Dale (IL); Sur place; USD 200 000 - 220 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Videojet Technologies in Wood Dale, IL is seeking a senior Product Leader to drive 5-year roadmaps across coding and marking technologies. You will monitor market trends, analyze competitors, and align innovation with corporate strategy.

You will secure buy-in from senior leadership, guide Product Innovation Managers and UX teams, and build profitable partnerships to fuel growth. You will own Incremental Pipeline Value as the primary metric, lead a high-performing team, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Lead the creation of 5-year product roadmaps for products & solutions across all coding and marking technologies.
• Provide deep market insight and competitive analysis to anticipate industry changes over a 5-year horizon.
• Communicate product innovation strategy to senior leadership at quarterly reviews.
• Leverage Product Innovation Managers and UX teams to identify unmet customer needs through research.
• Build compelling business cases for emerging opportunities and integrate into roadmaps.
• Collaborate with VP R&D and engineering on innovations, roadmaps, and opportunities.
• Drive partnerships with external providers to ensure profitable models.
• Develop Standard Work for Customer Insights using VES and related tools
• Own Incremental Pipeline Value as the key metric for growth targets
• Lead a high-performing team and foster bold innovation
• Contribute to select Videojet strategic initiatives with senior leadership

Responsabilités

• Lead the creation of 5-year product roadmaps for coding and marking technologies.
• Conduct market insights and scenario planning to forecast future needs.
• Present and defend innovation strategy to President and VPs at Strategic Innovation Review meetings.
• Oversee teams to identify and deliver desired customer outcomes through research.
• Create business cases for opportunities and weave them into roadmaps.
• Partner with R&D and engineering to define new innovations and roadmaps.
• Evaluate external partners to assure profitable business models.
• Develop Standard Work for Customer Insights leveraging VES.
• Track Incremental Pipeline Value to meet 5-year growth targets.
• Coach and develop Product Innovation Managers and UX staff.
• Help lead Videojet strategic initiatives beyond core roadmap

Connaissances

5-year roadmaps

Market insight

Competitive analysis

Stakeholder alignment

Team leadership

Customer research

Business case development

Partnership development

Product innovation strategy

Financial metrics

Strategic initiative leadership

Description du poste

In this role, you will:

• Lead the creation of 5-year product roadmaps for products & solutions across all coding and marking technologies that align with Videojet's corporate strategy and balance risk for the business.
• Drive deep market insight and competitive analysis—including future scenario building—to anticipate industry changes and unmet customer needs over a 5-year horizon.
• Communicate product innovation strategy and secure buy-in from the President and Vice Presidents at quarterly Strategic Innovation Review meetings.
• Champion customer-centric innovation by leveraging a team of Product Innovation Managers and User Experience teams to identify unmet customer needs and desired outcomes through extensive qualitative and quantitative customer and market research.
• Build compelling new business cases around emerging opportunities and incorporate them into the product roadmap to support the company's 5-year-old growth targets.
• Partner with the VP R&D, and engineering teams to define new product innovations, technology success criteria, roadmaps, and business opportunities.
• Drive strategic business partnerships with external providers of product innovations and evaluate third-party and open innovation partners to assure profitable business models.
• Develop Standard Work for Customer Insights leveraging VES and other relevant tools
• Own the team's primary financial metric—Incremental Pipeline Value from New Product Development—to achieve the company's 5-year forecasted growth targets.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of Product Innovation Managers and User Experience Team, set strategic direction, coaching for career growth, and cultivating a culture of bold innovation.
• Contribute to and lead select Videojet strategic initiatives beyond the core product roadmap, in partnership with senior leadership.

What We're Looking For

These are the must-have requirements for the role:

• Lead the creation of 5-year product roadmaps for products & solutions across all coding and marking technologies that align with Videojet's corporate strategy and balance risk for the business.
• Drive deep market insight and competitive analysis—including future scenario building—to anticipate industry changes and unmet customer needs over a 5-year horizon.
• Communicate product innovation strategy and secure buy-in from the President and Vice Presidents at quarterly Strategic Innovation Review meetings.
• Champion customer-centric innovation by leveraging a team of Product Innovation Managers and User Experience teams to identify unmet customer needs and desired outcomes through extensive qualitative and quantitative customer and market research.
• Build compelling new business cases around emerging opportunities and incorporate them into the product roadmap to support the company's 5-year-old growth targets.
• Partner with the VP R&D, and engineering teams to define new product innovations, technology success criteria, roadmaps, and business opportunities.
• Drive strategic business partnerships with external providers of product innovations and evaluate third-party and open innovation partners to assure profitable business models.
• Develop Standard Work for Customer Insights leveraging VES and other relevant tools
• Own the team's primary financial metric—Incremental Pipeline Value from New Product Development—to achieve the company's 5-year forecasted growth targets.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of Product Innovation Managers and User Experience Team, set strategic direction, coaching for career growth, and cultivating a culture of bold innovation.
• Contribute to and lead select Videojet strategic initiatives beyond the core product roadmap, in partnership with senior leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

These are the must-have requirements for the role:

• Lead the creation of 5-year product roadmaps for products & solutions across all coding and marking technologies that align with Videojet's corporate strategy and balance risk for the business.
• Drive deep market insight and competitive analysis—including future scenario building—to anticipate industry changes and unmet customer needs over a 5-year horizon.
• Communicate product innovation strategy and secure buy-in from the President and Vice Presidents at quarterly Strategic Innovation Review meetings.
• Champion customer-centric innovation by leveraging a team of Product Innovation Managers and User Experience teams to identify unmet customer needs and desired outcomes through extensive qualitative and quantitative customer and market research.
• Build compelling new business cases around emerging opportunities and incorporate them into the product roadmap to support the company's 5-year-old growth targets.
• Partner with the VP R&D, and engineering teams to define new product innovations, technology success criteria, roadmaps, and business opportunities.
• Drive strategic business partnerships with external providers of product innovations and evaluate third-party and open innovation partners to assure profitable business models.
• Develop Standard Work for Customer Insights leveraging VES and other relevant tools
• Own the team's primary financial metric—Incremental Pipeline Value from New Product Development—to achieve the company's 5-year forecasted growth targets.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of Product Innovation Managers and User Experience Team, set strategic direction, coaching for career growth, and cultivating a culture of bold innovation.
• Contribute to and lead select Videojet strategic initiatives beyond the core product roadmap, in partnership with senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

These are nice-to-have skills that will set candidates apart:

• Experience in the coding, marking, printing, or industrial automation industry.
• MBA or advanced degree in a business or technical discipline.
• Background in open innovation, technology scouting, or strategic external partnership development.
• Familiarity with stage-gate, lean innovation, or portfolio management frameworks.
• Experience with financial modeling, NPV analysis, and ROI evaluation in a product development context.
• Background working across global, matrixed organizational structures.

US ONLY:

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $200000 - $220000 USD per year.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

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