Global Strategic Growth Leader - Aerospace & Defense

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

** This role is required to be based out of one of our established company offices. This is a structured hybrid position requiring four days per week in-office presence. ​**

The Growth Leader for Aerospace & Defense is a highly visible and influential position with outstanding growth potential. You will closely partner and collaborate with dedicated marketing and communications authorities, product management, engineering, and sales teams to grow our presence in the exciting Aerospace & Defense space. This role is ideal for an upbeat individual with a deep knowledge of the target industries, strong network and with the business-acumen to drive superior growth globally. You will act as a business manager driving strategy and critical metrics for this vertical market.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• 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

YOU HAVE:

• 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%

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency
 
nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.
 
Compensation Range:

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being.  We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and 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, and legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.