Business Manager - Autonomous Operations

Rockwell Automation•Mayfield Heights, OH

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Rockwell Automation is looking for a Business Manager- Autonomous Operations in our Manufacturing Performance Excellence group. You will lead a team of 6 direct reports that are building the unified digital thread from edge-to-cloud and through the Design to Operate, to Maintain workflows. The team will coordinate across business segments, commercial motions, and support functions to deliver end-to-end interoperability across our portfolio solutions. Reporting to the VP/GM, MPX, you will work a hybrid office schedule from either our Milwaukee HQ or Mayfield Heights, OH offices.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
The ability to travel up to 25% of the time, both domestic and international.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline with focus in Machine Learning (ML), AI or Data Science.
8+ years of people leadership experience in industrial software, enterprise software, Platform technology, manufacturing technology, or related businesses.
Experience with manufacturers and advanced understanding of manufacturing operations, MES, and industrial automation.
Experience building and delivering platform or portfolio strategies across multiple products or Rockwell businesses.
Working knowledge of edge, cloud, AI, data platforms, and system interoperability standards.
Demonstrated experience building business cases, prioritizing investments, and managing to results.
Experience as a team leader who blends technical, product, and cultural leadership to build teams, culture, and next-generation leadership depth.
Influential leadership to align multifunctional teams around a shared plan and mission.

Responsibilities

Oversee the Autonomous Operations vision, strategy, business plan, roadmap, and delivery.
Build and execute against clear-eyed, return focused business cases for growth and investment.
Use customer feedback, market trends, competitive intelligence, industry requirements, and Voice of Customer inputs to guide investment decisions and roadmap priorities.
Prioritize highest impact use cases for the market, our customers, and our business, across the portfolio.
Deliver and report on measurable results for the business – growth, innovation, customer satisfaction.
Grow the business and use case for product and technology roadmap for shared capabilities, AI, platform, and edge to increase team leverage and deliver growth.
Deliver cross-portfolio capabilities that provide greater leverage and speed to market that span our edge-to-cloud portfolio, including AI, interoperability, Data & Analytics & Edge products.
Harmonize and standardize the Edge portfolio around common architectures and capabilities for logical land and expand motions.
Partner with global segments and center of excellence to deliver integration and interoperability architectures to deliver the full digital thread, from Design to Operate to Maintain.
Lead a high-performing team with clear ownership and accountability.
Increase competencies and depth in core domains of Edge, Cloud, AI, and interoperability standards, and Rockwell portfolio.
Develop the next generation of business and product leadership while promoting a culture focused on people, accountability, results, speed, innovation, and customer focus.
Be the connective tissue between organizations and bridge technical, functional, cultural, and operational domains.
Build relationships with key customers, prospects, industry leaders, and technical leadership to understand evolving challenges and digital transformation priorities.
Establish a disciplined, multifunctional Voice of Customer (VOC) process that translates market needs into product strategy and investment decisions.
Partner with Rockwell business and sales segments to gain a deeper visibility into industry-specific requirements, technology trends, standards, and market needs.