VP Product Development & Technology, Mott

IDEX Corporation•Farmington, CT

About The Position

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you. IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), based in Northbrook, IL (suburb of Chicago), is a leading global manufacturer of diversified products in industries ranging across health, science, safety, fire, and fluidics. The company operates in 24 countries, IDEX is an innovative and growing company, focused on delivering excellence through diverse, winning teams. We’re a global provider of applied solutions serving a variety of markets. These include life science and medical technologies, process industry and infrastructure related applications, industrial/municipal fire, and rescue - to name just a few. What makes this role a GREAT fit for you? When you join Mott, a leader in the industries we serve, you’ll join an entrepreneurial, employee-owned and fast-paced team and play a key role in our company’s double-digit growth. We inspire employees to escape the ordinary to solve mission critical problems for our customers and have fun along the way. From customer support, to new product development, ensuring world-class quality of our products is at the core of our strategy for success. You’ll work alongside smart, creative, motivated colleagues and have unlimited opportunities to learn, grow and contribute. If you're excited to be part of a winning team, you will be glad you applied here. This VP Product Development & Technology is the senior technical leader in the organization responsible for all research & development, product development, technical innovation, and project execution in the business. As a Senior Leadership Team (SLT) member, this position is essential to steering the overall growth direction of the company.

Requirements

Bachelor and Master degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial or Material Science Eng. PhD a plus. MBA a plus.
15+ years’ industry experience in highly engineered solutions environment. Semiconductor, Space Exploration, or Defense industry experience a plus.
5+ years’ executive technical leadership.
Proven track record of IP generation, IP management.
Experience with Government grants and funding a plus.
Proven track record of deriving technical value pre-sale, helping commercial teams capture 8-figure or above value.
Innovation Mindset
Executive Leadership Presence
Strategy Development & Execution skills
Interpersonal and Organizational skills
Customer Facing, Pre-Sale, and Negotiation skills
Results Driven Leader
Self-directed
Analytic Thinker
Acts with Urgency
Life-Long Learner

Nice To Haves

PhD a plus.
MBA a plus.
Semiconductor, Space Exploration, or Defense industry experience a plus.
Experience with Government grants and funding a plus.

Responsibilities

Define Technology Roadmap: Ultimate responsibility for the development and implementation of the Company’s technology roadmap.
Build Agile High Performing Team: Build a high performance organization of individual contributors, managers, and directors capable of executing Company strategy.
Own Customer Relationships: Build and maintain senior level technical relationships at top customers. Use relationships to drive product innovation needs.
Launch Product & Technology: Ultimate responsibility for product development, R&D and product launch into Operations.
Champion for Safety and Continuous Improvement: Drive Safety first and Continuous Improvement mindset across our technical organization.
Protect Technology: Ensure compliance with CMMC, IP and Trade Secret protocols throughout the innovation process.