Director of Strategic Marketing- Aerospace & Defense

AMETEK · Harleysville

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 Responsibilities

Market Intelligence & Strategic Planning

Lead division-wide market intelligence, competitive analysis, market sizing, and segmentation activities
Monitor aerospace, defense, and space market trends, customer requirements, technology roadmaps, and competitive developments
Support strategic planning and growth initiatives through actionable market insights and forecasts
Identify emerging opportunities, adjacency markets, and growth vectors across the division

Growth Strategy & Portfolio Development

Develop and maintain a multi-year growth strategy aligned with division objectives
Partner with Business Unit leaders to evaluate market opportunities, prioritize investments, and guide portfolio decisions
Support new market entry strategies, strategic partnerships, and acquisition evaluations
Drive growth initiatives that expand market share and accelerate organic revenue growth

Customer Insights & Commercialization

Lead Voice of Customer initiatives to identify unmet needs and emerging customer requirements
Partner with Product Management and Engineering teams to align/prioritize product roadmap decisions with market opportunities
Support new product commercialization through effective positioning, value proposition development, and go-to-market planning
Promote best practices in customer engagement, market analysis, and commercialization across the division

Marketing Leadership & Commercial Effectiveness

Provide strategic leadership and guidance to Business Unit marketing teams
Drive division-wide marketing initiatives, major industry events, and integrated campaigns supporting growth priorities
Establish marketing performance metrics and promote data-driven decision making
Support commercial excellence through alignment of marketing, product management, and sales activities

Leadership & Organizational Development

Foster collaboration and sharing of best practices across the division's eight businesses
Build organizational capability in strategic marketing, market intelligence, and growth management
Coach and develop marketing talent and future leaders across the division.
Promote a culture of customer focus, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or a related field
MBA or advanced business degree preferred
10+ years of progressive experience in Aerospace & Defense, industrial technology, or highly engineered products businesses
Demonstrated success in strategic marketing, product management, business development, portfolio strategy, or commercial leadership roles
Strong understanding of aerospace and defense markets, customers, competitive dynamics, and technology trends
Experience leading market research, Voice of Customer, segmentation, and growth strategy initiatives
Demonstrated 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 organization
Strong analytical, communication, and executive presentation skills
Experience supporting global aerospace and defense markets
Due 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

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