Director, New Business Exploration

Masco • Carmel, IN

11d

About The Position

At Delta Faucet, we are committed to transforming everyday experiences with water through innovative products and exceptional service. As a leader in the plumbing industry, we take pride in our dedication to quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our mission to create solutions that inspire and elevate the lives of all our customers. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us on this journey toward inclusivity and excellence. Your Role at Delta Faucet Delta Faucet Company is on a mission to be the branded product leader in the kitchen and bath. This leader will explore new businesses and develop concepts that will ignite DFC’s support for the above, and drive future growth by asking “how might we” and what if.” Ultimately, providing a credible, comprehensive roadmap for success to the core business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated thought leadership and deep understanding of consumer needs and trends.
• Broad business experience along with financial acumen, including the ability to develop and communicate business cases for/to key stakeholders.
• Ability to develop subject matter authority and bias for commercialization; including POC, MVP, small batch launch.
• Proficient problem solver with an innate ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Able to lead multiple, transformational complex projects at one time and prioritize work and resources according to potential impact.
• Demonstrated ability of leading and inspiring small, cross-functional teams of individuals with diverse expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to cast a vision that inspires, motivates, and propels a team to action

Responsibilities

• Partner across the organization and within the team to direct explorations into targeted categories, territories, revenue streams, etc….
• Develop plans to reliably test and determine commercial viability, leveraging DFC and industry best practices.
• Leverage external innovation partners to augment learning and expedite market tests, including defining when to build, borrow or buy new capabilities.
• Ideation & Visioning - Generate new ways of thinking about aspects of performance-based products that result in growth opportunities and advantages in the marketplace.
• Leadership – Inspire, motivate, and lead team to high performance; influence broader organization on new ways of working.
• Project Management – Lead innovation projects turning concept ideation into reality by working in, or with, multi-disciplinary teams. Meets complex challenges with imaginative state of the art approaches supported by feasible solutions.
• Communication - Synthesize reports and create final documentation to inform and educate internal stakeholders regarding new innovations.
• Thought Leadership – This person is recognized externally as an industry authority. Clearly and concisely communicates the knowledge required and best practices to assist transition of innovations to create new core for Delta Faucet Company.

Benefits

• Culture: Recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal opportunities to work on projects cross-company.
• Social Impact: Four employee-led and self-directed Business Resource Groups; Paid volunteer day annually; Employees share their time, skills and talent with charities and nonprofit organizations across the U.S. and around the globe.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees