Senior Director, Technology

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

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte

Sep 01, 2026

Senior Director, Technology

SEE Headquarters - Charlotte

Requisition ID: 55380

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance - a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

The Senior Director of Technology for Liquibox North America is responsible for leading the region's technology strategy and technical organization to drive customer value, innovation, and business performance. Reporting to the General Manager, Liquibox North America, this executive leads cross-functional technical teams including Field Service, R&D, Films and Fitments Technology, Equipment Technology, Laboratory Operations, and Account Technical leadership.

Customer-Facing Value

• 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.

Improving Economics

• 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.

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and develop a high-performing technical organization across multiple disciplines and locations.
• Establish a clear technology vision aligned with Liquibox North America business priorities.
• Foster collaboration across Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Global teams.
• Build a culture of innovation, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
• Prioritize technology initiatives and resource allocation to support growth and profitability objectives.

How are you qualified?

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Packaging, Materials Science, or related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 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.

Requisition id:55380

Relocation:Yes

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Information at a Glance

WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air's global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability - it's about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success - meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it's more than a goal, it's an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.