Director of Global Product Innovation
Location: Downers Grove, IL, US, 60515
PSG is the global pump, metering and dispensing-solution expert, enabling the safe and efficient transfer of critical and valuable fluids that require optimal performance and reliability in applications where it matters most. Additionally, PSG is a leading provider of flow meters designed to reduce waste and downtime while accurately measuring, monitoring and controlling the distribution of fluids.
Position Description
This role will play a key role in determining business, portfolio, and global product strategy, driving NPD and innovation at the sites, leading cross-site coordination, activities & decision-making with key stakeholders, and managing specific business critical projects from concept to completion. The Director of Innovation serves as the subject matter expert bringing deep knowledge associated with the product categories in the PSG portfolio, primarily pumps, flow meters, and flow control.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides thought leadership and solutions to deliver a global winning strategy and portfolio that positions PSG for long-term success.
- Accelerate innovation by leading, defining, and delivering the global portfolio including portfolio strategy and portfolio roadmap of new products and services across PSG sites.
- Act as project manager as part of a dynamic team for product-related cross-divisional, global, and regional key initiatives, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of selected projects.
- Manages programs, requirements, and matters involving patent, product liability, and intellectual property.
- Provides engineering expertise in the areas of product design, tooling, product specifications, product maintenance, raw materials, and outside purchases throughout the organization.
- Identify and propose investments in resources, skills, tools, and capabilities to enable innovation and growth.
- Attracts, mentors, coaches, and retains strong talent.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Product Management, Engineering, and/or Project management experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related field is required.
- Minimum of 7+ years working for a manufacturer of pumps, flow meters, and/or flow controls, with deep subject matter expertise in products and applications.
- Strong Microsoft office skills to express technical and business issues to a wide variety of stakeholders via Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
- Clear, concise, and articulate communication skills – written and verbal, fluent in English. Fluency in additional languages, such as German, French, and/or Mandarin is strongly desired.
- Ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 40% of the time.
Desired Characteristics
- Demonstrated ability to innovate, develop and launch new products into the fluids and flow control industry.
- Highly organized and efficient in approaching tasks.
- Interfaces with a wide array of individuals, balances multiple tasks and maintains a positive attitude and energy.
- Strong team player, great work ethic, sense of urgency, and commitment to win.
- Strong people orientation supporting people development, informal leadership capabilities, and noteworthy influencer, with a keen awareness of cultural differences that may exist among PSG sites.
- Proven track record in building and scaling global organizations.
- Flexible work style to work both independently and in a more structured sense, depending on the circumstances.
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Salary Range: $175,000.00 - $195,000.00
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.
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