Sr Director, Portfolio Owner

The Applied Markets Portfolio Owner, in the Consumables & Lab Automation business segment, will be responsible for understanding and prioritizing customer problems to solve. They will develop the portfolio strategy, value propositions, business cases, product roadmaps, pricing and launch plans for innovative products in Applied Markets. Scope will include the sales, marketing, product development, portfolio management and lifecycle management of a product portfolio. 

The Portfolio Owner will develop and execute organic and inorganic growth strategies, including identifying market opportunities and customer needs and managing the development pipeline. They will enable execution of solution development, recommendations of capital allocation, development of business cases, and coach leaders and teams to develop and deliver solutions that address unmet customer needs. 

The Portfolio Owner will be responsible for commercializing and managing solutions through the lifecycle, including product management, portfolio management, device form factors and stationary phase development.

This leader will attract and develop talent and build leaders to strengthen the succession pipeline for long-term growth.

• Develops and executes a forward-looking, growth-oriented strategy for the Applied Markets portfolio
• Innovates and develops range of products to meet market needs and anticipate future opportunities.
• Develops the value propositions, business cases, product roadmaps, pricing and launch plans
• Executes development, launch and life cycle management activities
• Drives launch and commercialization activities
• Provides end-customer services and support
• Searches for and evaluates inorganic growth opportunities related to future products / adjacencies
• Measures and manages key business performance indicators against forecasted objectives including vitality index of new products and portfolio value.
• Drives transformation in aligned portfolio with organizational alignment and agile development of solutions.
• Attracts, retains, and develops high performing team.

• Ability to define and execute a product and portfolio strategy with an understanding of end-user needs
• Growth strategy experience, such as identifying market opportunities, making investment decisions, and delivering on strategy execution
• P&L management​
• Financial acumen
• Product commercialization experience ​
• Influencing capabilities
• Product management/ product development experience
• Scientific knowledge
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams
• Demonstrated ability to align and motivate a team to work through a sustained period of transition, reorganization, etc.
• Business/technical undergraduate degree
• Advanced degree, ideally a PhD is preferred but not essential

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.