At DuPont, we are working on things that matter; whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. 

If you would like to be a part of a premier multi-industrial company that is delivering sustainable solutions that bring real purpose and value, of a company with collaborative spirit because it believes that we work best when we work together as a team and values the diversity of thought, then DuPont is the company for you!

We are excited to share that on May 22, 2024, DuPont announced plans to separate(1) into three industry-leading, independent publicly traded companies. This strategic move will create focused businesses with distinct investment profiles. We believe the proposed separations will create opportunities for all three future companies to better serve their customers and unlock long-term value for stakeholders. This process is expected to take 18-24 months from the date of announcement to complete. We are committed to supporting our employees throughout this transition and ensuring a smooth and successful separation process. We look forward to welcoming new talent who are interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.

WHY JOIN US?

Our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter! 

Have the Opportunity to chart your own course, challenge yourself, and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career. We reward employees with competitive pay and incentives to recognize skills, competencies, and contributions to business results. 

Get to Experience a collaborative environment where teamwork is celebrated with flexibility that enhances balance and an inclusive atmosphere that is welcoming to all!

Get to know our Purpose and make it yours by bringing innovations to market that improve the world, share a commitment to sustainability that makes our planet better and give back to communities in which we work and live.

Global Innovation Leader

DuPont Water & Protection (W&P)—'Shelter Solutions’ line of business, is comprised by the Corian® Design and Performance Building Solutions. The business delivers product solutions for both the interior and exterior of a building that enhance the performance and beautification of shelters across the globe. The Shelter Solutions business combines multiple globally-recognized brands under one business – Great Stuff™, Great Stuff Pro™, Froth-Pak™, Styrofoam™, Tyvek®, Corian® Design, and others. 

The Global Innovation Leader role is an exciting opportunity to drive the success of critical innovation projects and will be responsible for managing the new product development process and business unit’s innovation project funnel targeting over $100MM of revenue growth opportunity.  This oversees the management process for our business’ efforts to create and launch new products, from initial market assessment, concept ideation, innovation, pilot, market launch, and sales proliferation tracking. 

The successful candidate will work with cross-functional teams including R&D, product marketing, sales, supply chain and manufacturing to track and de-risk growth projects, while leading selected North America Region growth projects directly.

The Innovation Leader will ensure our innovation funnel is aligned with our broader business goals, and coach project teams to meet market trends, regulatory drivers, and customer requirements alongside impactful business cases—inspiring a culture of innovation and enhancing the organization’s capabilities to bring new products to market.

Reporting into the Global Commercial Excellence Team Leader for DuPont Shelter Solutions, the Global Innovation Leader will be responsible for:

Supporting and coaching innovation project teams to ensure we are prioritizing critical thinking over process to accelerate innovationEnsuring project information is accurate in the innovation portfolio management tool: Innovation 365; and ensuring future functionality and reporting capabilities are leveraged.Benchmarking best in class innovation companies to learn and bring in best practices to the organizationManaging the project funnel for future ‘next on’ market and technology discovery areas.  Conducting quarterly innovation portfolio reviews and recommending options to accelerate/stop projects and support decisions for the best allocation of resources. Work closely with Finance to create monthly innovation dashboards demonstrating the success of launched projects for senior leadership teamSupport Shelter’s annual Innovation Investment Review (IIR) presentation, which outlines where/how we are investing in innovation  Providing the necessary tools, processes and frameworks that accelerate the organization’s ability to innovate and launch successful products.Lead selected North America Strategic Growth projects directly based upon the ‘Where to Play’ and ‘How to Win’ framework including market research/analysis, segmentation, targeting, and product positioning followed by product development testing, market pilot and transition to product marketing and regional sales for commercial launch.

Skills and Experience;

Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, marketing experience preferred with strong business acumenProven success in analyzing data to accurately size markets, identify critical insights from data to determine factors driving growth rates, conceptualizing value propositions based upon voice of customer interviews, and envisioning new business model options.+ 5years relevant experience in a B2B environment working across functional teams to deliver resultsExperience leading new product development projects including obtaining customer insights, ideating, testing and launching new products and/or new business modelsKnowledge of innovation practices and concepts such lean startup, agile/scrum, Jobs-to-be-done, needs based segmentation, and familiarity with tools such as business model canvas and value proposition canvas.Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias action in highly ambiguous environments. Experience in startups, scale-ups or corporate venturing is a plus.

Prior experience B2B marketing, strategic planning, new

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(1)The separation transactions are subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by DuPont's Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinion from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of Form 10 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals, and satisfactory completion of financing.  For further discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could impact the achievement, expected timing and intended benefits of the separation transactions, see DuPont’s announcement.