Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we are delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.
Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with a global reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we are always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!
Work Schedule: Requires in-office attendance four days per week Monday-Thursday, with Friday designated as work-from-home.
Responsibilities:
Driving global commercial profitability performance through pricing discipline, contract governance and margin expansion initiatives.
Partnering with Commercial leaders to develop pricing strategies aligned with raw material inflation, competitive positioning and value-based pricing opportunities.
Leading governance for large commercial agreements including long-term supply contracts, bid reviews, indexation clauses and risk-adjusted returns.
Developing customer, product and segment level profitability analytics to identify margin expansion opportunities.
Partnering with the Product Management organization to perform product and portfolio margin analytics and support SKU rationalization initiatives.
Designing and monitoring price-volume-mix analytics and identifying sources of margin leakage across the commercial portfolio.
Establishing improved commercial forecasting processes and revenue visibility across regions and end markets.
Supporting working capital improvement initiatives including customer payment terms, rebate structures and contract economics.
Supporting portfolio simplification, restructuring initiatives and commercial footprint optimization.
Coordinate with corporate FP&A and Data transformation team to develop and manage our global commercial data warehouse & reporting
Key Competencies:
Is a consistent role model for the Alkegen Core Values
Demonstrates excellent process management and change management skills
Exemplifies a systems-thinking mindset being able to navigate complexity and understand secondary and tertiary financial impacts on decisions
Combines strong manufacturing finance and technical accounting skillsets
Develops relationships that enable effective leading, coaching, and development of team members
Is a highly motivated problem solver able to balance priorities well under pressure
Communicates clearly with all stakeholder groups; quickly builds trust, credibility and respect with senior leadership.
Can translate complex financial analyses into clear decision framework for leadership to quickly assess
Qualifications & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required; MBA or professional certification (CPA/CMA) preferred
10–15 years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or business finance within a manufacturing or industrial environment
Demonstrated experience partnering with commercial, product management, and operations leadership to drive pricing, margin expansion, and profitable growth
Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to translate complex financial and operational data into actionable business insights
Proven leadership experience managing and developing finance teams in a global and matrixed organization
Ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-paced, and evolving global manufacturing environment
Strong business partnering and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions and drive disciplined financial decision making
Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey financial insights to senior business leaders
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools preferred
At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.
Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- MBA or professional certification (CPA/CMA)
- 10-15 years of progressive finance experience
- Significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or business finance
- Proven leadership experience managing finance teams
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Alkegen Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Alkegen and has not been reviewed or approved by Alkegen.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair or strong in several roles and locations, with mentions of great pay and fair pay for the job. Competitive hourly operator wages and overtime opportunities in some sites reinforce this perception.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid sick days are available, with some salaried roles offering manager‑approved unlimited time off. These elements indicate broad time‑off options across the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match, in some cases with immediate vesting, is part of the offering. This reflects structured retirement support across many roles.
Alkegen Insights
What We Do
Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission-critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener. We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Our experience speaks for itself. Bringing together two of the world’s leaders in specialty materials, Unifrax and Lydall, Alkegen is a leader in innovation. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications. With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000+ highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge. Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. We are Alkegen.
