VP, Enterprise Product Excellence & COE Lead

Vontier; La Vergne (TN); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Vontier is establishing an enterprise Center of Excellence for Product Management, Engineering, and Product Marketing. The Vice President will lead this COE, partnering with CPOs and CTOs across businesses to standardize roadmaps, governance, and NPD practices while respecting market differences.

This builder role requires influencing senior leaders, scaling the enterprise standard, and delivering disciplined product line reviews with a strong talent bench.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of progressive experience in product management, engineering, or product marketing leadership.
• Experience building and scaling a center of excellence or enterprise standard across a multi-business organization.
• Deep fluency in roadmapping, portfolio strategy, NPI/stage-gate, pricing, and VOC programs.
• Ability to lead through influence with senior operating company leaders who are not direct reports.
• Experience in industrial technology, manufacturing, or related B2B hardware/software environment.
• Bachelor's degree; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Willingness to travel regularly (30–40%) across a global operating company portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve enterprise product operating system, roadmapping, governance, NPD process, and cadence for product line reviews.
• Ensure roadmaps and portfolio decisions are rigorous, data-driven, and tied to enterprise strategy.
• Maintain shared tools, templates, and metrics for decision-focused reviews.
• Bridge product teams across businesses and corporate teams for alignment.

Skills

Product leadership

Enterprise/COE experience

Roadmapping

Portfolio strategy

Data-driven decisions

Influence without authority

Industrial tech / B2B hardware

Leadership presence

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Six Sigma

IoT domain knowledge

AI awareness

Job description

Vontier is establishing an enterprise Center of Excellence for Product Management, Engineering, and Product Marketing. The Vice President will lead this COE, partnering with CPOs and CTOs across businesses to standardize roadmaps, governance, and NPD practices while respecting market differences.

This builder role requires influencing senior leaders, scaling the enterprise standard, and delivering disciplined product line reviews with a strong talent bench.