Director of Strategic Marketing- Aerospace & Defense Job at AMETEK, Harleysville, PA

  • AMETEK
  • Harleysville, PA

Job Description

The Director of Strategic Marketing is responsible for driving market-led growth across AMETEK's Aerospace & Defense Division, a portfolio of eight businesses serving commercial aerospace, defense, space, and related high-performance markets. Reporting to the Division Vice President of Sales and Marketing, this role leads market intelligence, strategic planning, portfolio development, customer insights, and commercialization initiatives that support the division's long-term growth objectives.Working closely with Business Unit leadership, Product Management, Sales, and Engineering teams, the role identifies growth opportunities, evaluates market trends, strengthens competitive positioning, and ensures alignment between customer needs, product roadmaps, and commercial strategies. Through a structured approach, this leader helps accelerate organic growth and build sustainable competitive advantage across the division. This role is in-office based in either Harleysville, PA, or Middlefield, CT.Key ResponsibilitiesMarket Intelligence & Strategic PlanningLead division-wide market intelligence, competitive analysis, market sizing, and segmentation activitiesMonitor aerospace, defense, and space market trends, customer requirements, technology roadmaps, and competitive developmentsSupport strategic planning and growth initiatives through actionable market insights and forecastsIdentify emerging opportunities, adjacency markets, and growth vectors across the divisionGrowth Strategy & Portfolio DevelopmentDevelop and maintain a multi-year growth strategy aligned with division objectivesPartner with Business Unit leaders to evaluate market opportunities, prioritize investments, and guide portfolio decisionsSupport new market entry strategies, strategic partnerships, and acquisition evaluationsDrive growth initiatives that expand market share and accelerate organic revenue growthCustomer Insights & CommercializationLead Voice of Customer initiatives to identify unmet needs and emerging customer requirementsPartner with Product Management and Engineering teams to align/prioritize product roadmap decisions with market opportunitiesSupport new product commercialization through effective positioning, value proposition development, and go-to-market planningPromote best practices in customer engagement, market analysis, and commercialization across the divisionMarketing Leadership & Commercial EffectivenessProvide strategic leadership and guidance to Business Unit marketing teamsDrive division-wide marketing initiatives, major industry events, and integrated campaigns supporting growth prioritiesEstablish marketing performance metrics and promote data-driven decision makingSupport commercial excellence through alignment of marketing, product management, and sales activitiesLeadership & Organizational DevelopmentFoster collaboration and sharing of best practices across the division's eight businessesBuild organizational capability in strategic marketing, market intelligence, and growth managementCoach and develop marketing talent and future leaders across the division.Promote a culture of customer focus, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvementQualificationsBachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or a related fieldMBA or advanced business degree preferred10+ years of progressive experience in Aerospace & Defense, industrial technology, or highly engineered products businessesDemonstrated success in strategic marketing, product management, business development, portfolio strategy, or commercial leadership rolesStrong understanding of aerospace and defense markets, customers, competitive dynamics, and technology trendsExperience leading market research, Voice of Customer, segmentation, and growth strategy initiativesDemonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed organizationStrong analytical, communication, and executive presentation skillsExperience supporting global aerospace and defense marketsDue to the nature of our business programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.This is an in-office position based out of either Harleysville, PA, or Middlefield, CT#LI-TLS

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