Pavement Technologies Technical Director at Ingevity in North Charleston, SC

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Job Family Group: Sales and Business Development Are you ready to do something remarkable? Ready to collaborate with an incredible team to solve problems that improve people’s lives? Meet Ingevity. At Ingevity, we develop innovations that purify, protect and enhance the world around us. Our products enable oil to flow better, crops to grow fuller, roads to last longer and ensure that the air we all breathe is cleaner. Our people come from all different backgrounds and help reimagine new possibilities daily. We understand there is no challenge too big and no contribution too small. We seek out new ideas for tackling complex problems and celebrate achieving the improbable. We value each person’s unique talents and synergize them to create meaningful impact and sustainable solutions for our customers and our world. Bold. Energetic. Ingenious. Genuine. If these qualities describe you, we’d love for you to join Ingevity! Technical Director, Pavement Technologies (Pavement & Dispersants) Are you ready to do something remarkable? Ready to collaborate with an incredible team to solve problems that improve people’s lives? Meet Ingevity. At Ingevity, we develop innovations that purify, protect and enhance the world around us. Our sustainably sourced products enable crops to grow fuller and roads to last longer and ensure that the air we all breathe is cleaner. Our people come from all different backgrounds and help reimagine new possibilities daily. We understand there is no challenge too big and no contribution too small. We seek out new ideas for tackling complex problems and celebrate achieving the improbable. We value each person’s unique talents and synergize them to create meaningful impact and sustainable solutions for our customers and our world. Bold. Energetic. Ingenious. Genuine . If these qualities describe you, we’d love for you to join Ingevity! We are seeking a bold, experienced technical leader to elevate our global Pavement and Dispersants technical organization. You will lead innovation, product development, technical service, pilot plant operations, and our Charleston, Tulsa and European laboratories while building the capabilities, partnerships, and disciplined processes needed to accelerate growth. The successful candidate will bring a record of developing high-performing teams, advancing Open Innovation, and creating productive collaborations with customers, universities, research institutions, and external technology partners. How you will impact Ingevity: Reporting to the Global VP, Pavement Technologies, the Technical Director is a key member of the leadership team responsible for the global technical organization supporting the Pavement and Dispersants businesses. This leader will define technical strategy, build organizational capability, advance Open Innovation, and ensure technical resources are focused on the priorities that deliver the greatest customer and business value. Key Responsibilities: Lead a global, multi-site technical organization encompassing innovation, product development, applications, technical service, pilot plant operations, and the European laboratory. Translate technical investments into commercial outcomes through effective prioritization, customer engagement, and successful product commercialization. Build and lead an Open Innovation program that expands access to external knowledge, capabilities, and technologies through creative partnerships with customers, suppliers, universities, research institutions, and other outside organizations Create a disciplined workforce planning and refine an established portfolio-management process to prioritize and resource innovation, customer projects, plant support, industry data generation, sales support, and technical service activities Implement project-management frameworks and tools that clarify priorities, allocate work, track progress, and improve the timeliness and predictability of technical delivery. Continuously improve technical workfl