Senior Director, R&D Process Excellence

Strategic R&D Leader

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven leader to maximize the impact of R&D across the enterprise by optimizing processes, aligning initiatives with business strategy, and implementing robust performance measurement frameworks. This role will focus on increasing R&D maturityparticularly within software organizationsby developing governance structures and methodologies to measure and improve ROI while reducing quality issues. The successful candidate will drive the adoption of scalable toolkits such as Scaled Agile and Lean practices to accelerate continuous improvement across manufacturing and software businesses. Additionally, this position will support business units in project prioritization through portfolio management, foster collaboration to identify inefficiencies, and provide actionable insights to senior leadership. The role requires close alignment and collaboration with key stakeholders including R&D leaders, project management, and business partners to build a strong pipeline of force multipliers and deliver measurable enterprise-wide results. This position also serves as a rotational or pathway role toward Functional R&D Leadership, offering significant leadership growth opportunities.

Responsibilities :

• Maximize R&D impact through process optimization, strategic alignment, and performance measurement.
• Increase maturity in R&D for software organization, create a methodology and governance structure for measuring and improving ROI, reduce quality issues.
• Maximizing enterprise R&D to deliver results.
• Develop performance metrics that can be applied across the business for quality, delivery and return on investment.
• Evaluate and improve R&D processes, identifying inefficiencies and opportunities to work collaboratively.
• Optimize and deploy toolkits (Scaled Agile) that can be applied into manufacturing and software businesses.
• Optimize and integrate Lean tools within the Scaled Agile Framework to accelerate adoption of continuous improvement practices across the enterprise.
• Support business units to prioritize projects via portfolio management, considering an enterprise lens.
• Align projects with strategy.
• Report insights to senior leadership.
• Build and develop a funnel of force multipliers.

Qualifications :

Vontier partners with you and your family on your health and wellness journey. Visit VontierBenefits.com to view our benefits. We offer a premium suite of health and wellness programs for you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. With programs for family planning from Maven Clinic to managing diabetes like Livongo, coverage for womens health, support for adult and elder care, paid parental leave, a generous 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, and more. Vontier is here for all stages of life. We also offer paid time off up to 15 days, 13 paid holidays (including 3 floating holidays) per year and paid sick leave.

Disclaimer : The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Sick leave amount may vary based on state or local laws applicable to the applicants geographic location. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Vontier (NYSE : VNT) is a global industrial technology company uniting productivity, automation and multi-energy technologies to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier enables the way the world moves delivering smart, safe and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement and innovation built upon the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by colleagues worldwide. Additional information about Vontier is available on the Companys website at www.vontier.com.

At Vontier, we empower you to steer your career in the direction of success with a dynamic, innovative, and inclusive environment. Our commitment to personal growth, work-life balance, and collaboration fuels a culture where your contributions drive meaningful change. We provide the roadmap for continuous learning, allowing creativity to flourish and ideas to accelerate into impactful solutions that contribute to a sustainable future. Join our community of passionate people who work together to navigate challenges and seize opportunities. At Vontier, you are not on this journey alone-we are dedicated to equipping you with the tools and support needed to fuel your innovation, lead with impact, and thrive both personally and professionally. Together, lets power the way the world moves!