Hybrid Global Strategic Growth Leader – Aerospace & Defense

at nVent

• Job title: Global Strategic Growth Leader – Aerospace & Defense
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $123,500 - $229,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, St Louis Park, United States

About the role

• Growth Leader for Aerospace & Defense in a hybrid role, requiring collaboration with teams and defining strategy. Join nVent, a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy and execution for the global Aerospace & Defense vertical market within Schroff’s matrix organization
• Drive our value proposition so it fully resonates with external influencers and decision-makers and establishes us as the preferred solution partner at a global scale
• Identify and advocate for new products, solutions, services, partnerships, and business development opportunities
• Coordinate with collaborators and other growth leaders as well as General and Functional Managers globally to define sales targets (AOP) and actively influence P&L achievements
• Excite, influence, and train the organization, primarily Commercial Sales teams on how to best sell our value in the Aerospace & Defense space
• Represent the company as our voice of expertise for the target industries and C-Level Leadership
• Define, measure and account critical metrics and report out to leadership teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required; preferably in Engineering, Marketing, or Business with an MBA preferred
• 5+ years of customer-facing experience, in either Sales/New Business Development and or Marketing roles
• Previous experience in Aerospace & Defense - applications and solutions, knowledge of trends, buying process, legal and compliance rules, and key competitors
• Able to navigate matrix organizations and influence decision-makers
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and leading cross-functional and cross-cultural direct and indirect teams
• Ability to understand analytical tools and interpret financial models
• Creativity and writing skills – value proposition and positioning
• Ability to travel up to 40%

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Life insurance
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match
• Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave
• Back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time
• A well-being program
• Legal & identity theft protection