Sr. Manager of Advanced Development

Lead the US Advanced Development team in shaping the future of wet floorcare product technology portfolio, translating direction into clear plans and priorities, and delivering the advanced development roadmap in collaboration with Product Management and Consumer Insights.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical or Aerospace) or a related engineering field, Product design etc.
• 7+ Years experience in product development within consumer products, including significant time in advanced or early-stage development (innovation).
• 3+ Years experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams, including design, mechanical and analytical engineering disciplines.
• Strong system level engineering background with exposure across multiple product development cycles.
• Experience working with or leading teams applying advanced analytical approaches such as CFD, NVH, FEA and data driven or machine learning based approaches.
• Experience owning or shaping development roadmaps in partnership with Product Management and Insights teams.
• Strong track record of translating ambiguity into structured recommendations and decision ready proposals.
• Experience managing tradeoffs across time, cost, spec, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of global regulations and standards relevant to consumer products, with experience considering impact in early technology development.
• Proven ability to influence senior and executive level stakeholders through clear, concise and compelling communication.
• Strong storytelling capability, able to bring concepts and strategies to life while distilling complexity into exec friendly updates.
• Clear bias toward action, learning and momentum, balanced with sound engineering judgement.
• Confident decision maker in ambiguous environments, able to progress work with incomplete information.
• Natural conceptual thinker who connects the dots between market opportunities, technology possibility and product experience.
• Strong instinct for design quality alongside engineering rigor.
• Collaborative leader with strong sense of ownership, accountability and platform level thinking.
• Experience working across global, multi-site organizations.
• Background in floorcare, consumer electronics, or similarly complex product categories is desirable.