Director, Technology Programs

Belong. Believe. Be You. Belden.

Propel your career surrounded by a diverse team of innovative, goal-oriented individuals who are pursuing the next generation of connectivity solutions. At Belden, you'll participate in work that will challenge you and position you to excel. You'll collaborate with colleagues from around the world, gaining exposure to a broad base of expertise and perspectives.

Together, we'll continue on a journey of innovation, creating a connected world and paving the way for automation. Join us and let's build the future.

As the Director of Global Thought Leadership, you will be a technology evangelist for Belden, responsible for seeing the whole picture of technologies and fostering our reputation as a technology leader. You will manage all thought leadership activities, providing executive decisions when needed and handling customer relations from a thought leadership perspective. This role is crucial for amplifying Belden's position as a technology leader through strategic events and communications. This position offers remote work arrangements.

You will make a difference in the following ways:

• Shape industry trends by publishing insights on emerging technologies, speaking at major conferences, and amplifying our voice through podcasts, webinars, and tech media.
• Drive a culture of innovation internally by championing programs like hackathons, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and leading high-profile events like the Belden Innovation Award.
• Build strategic partnerships by engaging with startups, academia, and tech consortia, and establishing strong CTO/CIO relationships to provoke future innovation.
• Represent Belden in key industry forums, advisory boards, and standards bodies to help shape policy and advocate for responsible technology deployment.
• Define and measure the ROI of thought leadership by tracking engagement, brand perception, and the direct influence on H2/H3 innovation activities.

What you bring:

• Proven experience as a technology evangelist, shaping industry trends through published content, public speaking, and strategic media engagement.
• Demonstrated success building strategic partnerships with startups, academia, and tech consortia, and managing executive-level (CTO/CIO) relationships.
• Experience driving an internal culture of innovation by championing programs like hackathons and fostering cross-functional collaboration.
• Familiarity with industry standards bodies and experience advocating for responsible technology deployment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to define and measure the ROI of thought leadership initiatives, linking them to business outcomes.

Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $160,000 - $200,000 annually, plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant's experience, qualifications, and geographical location.

Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!

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Let's Write the Next 100 Years Together.
Join a global community striving to improve connectivity and security. The work we're doing puts our people on the front lines of impacting lives and shaping the future. Propel your story of innovation by helping Belden write the next chapter in ours. Shape your future at Belden.

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These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.

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