Director, Growth Strategy

Entegris is currently seeking a Director, Growth Strategy, to join our MS Business Operations team. The location for this position is flexible, but would ideally be based at one of our MS sites in Aurora, IL, Burnet, TX, or Danbury, CT.

As the Director of Growth Strategy, you will serve as a strategic leader focused on evaluating the effectiveness of investments across the division. Partnering closely with R&D, product development, and business unit leaders, you will develop and apply robust models to assess the ROI, risk, and long-term value of initiatives. Your core mission is to ensure that the division is investing its dollars most effectively by providing data-driven insights that guide resource allocation, portfolio prioritization, and strategic decision-making.  

You will lead division‑level portfolio management by setting strategic direction, establishing a scalable and rigorous management process, and ensuring clear communication, strong organizational discipline, and effective decision‑making across the portfolio. You will lead efforts that enable profitable growth for the division through product life cycle management, pricing strategies and other programs. This role requires a unique blend of corporate insight, business and financial acumen, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure efforts are aligned with business growth and value creation. 

This role answers the question: As a division, are we investing our dollars most effectively? As a division, are we utilizing our cash most efficiently? How can we develop products that have long term commercial strength?  

What You’ll Do 

• Tie together all aspects of Division level portfolio management – including new product development, capital, M&A, site, etc.  

• Develop and evaluate models (cost of ownership, business cases, forecasts, etc) to make strategic recommendations on growth initiatives. 

• In close partnership with the businesses, this role will have division level ownership of product pricing and life cycle management. 

• Develop financial valuation methodology and models for innovation and growth activities. Partner with the business as you lead the modeling of specific organic and inorganic growth opportunities. 

• Build strong working relationships with key functional partners to ensure appropriate prioritization, support, and resources to successfully execute business strategy. 

• Define sustainable key performance indicators (KPIs) to track success in all areas, such as portfolio management and profit center reviews. 

• Collaborate with a wide variety of functional areas such as R&D, Engineering, Finance, Fab Technologies, Manufacturing, Legal and Supply Chain to accomplish business objectives.   

What We Seek 

• Strategic Thinking - Strategy development and execution   

• Learning Mindset - Skilled or developing skills in AI tools (Copilot, Agent development) that improve efficiency  

• Leadership - Ability to establish clear direction and set priorities, strong listening skills, ability to energize others, effective communicator with capability to influence across functional and regional areas; Humble, results-oriented, and eager to learn and contribute   

• Strong Financial and Business Financial acumen – Understanding of P&L, Risk assessment, decision making, strategic/systems mindset, experience with return on investment models 

• Customer Focus - Strong customer orientation and understanding of the application, passion for building relationships, effective at influencing the customer with experience of direct customer communication   

• Industry – Experience with MS businesses a plus; Experience in the advanced manufacturing or technology industries required 

• Technical – Proficient, to advanced, Excel and PowerPoint skills; SAP BPC and/or OneStream a plus; Proficient, to advanced knowledge of PowerBI is a plus; or managing dashboard development/automation 

• Proven ability to lead complex initiatives or projects with cross-functional team members; Comfortable dealing with a high degree of ambiguity and working through issues.   

• Education - B.S. in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering or relevant industry experience 

• Experience - Minimum 10 years’ experience  

• Other - Ability to travel (25-50%)     

Why Work at Entegris 

Lead. Inspire. Innovate. Define Your Future. Not everyone who works for a global company shares the same background, experiences and perspectives. We leverage the differences of our employees to  bring new ideas to the table. Every employee throughout the company is encouraged to share input on projects and initiatives. Our decision-making process is truly a collaborative effort as we realize there are leaders at every level of the organization. We put our values at the core of how we operate as an organization — not just when it’s convenient, but in a lasting and meaningful way. We want the time and energy you spend here to have a positive impact on your life inside and outside of the office. 

What We Offer 

Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you’re looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals. 

• Compensation: $185,000 - $245,000 year range with actual pay dependent on candidate overall skills for the role

• Generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match 

• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs 

• Flexible work schedule and 11 paid holidays a year 

• Paid time off (PTO) policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge 

• Education assistance to support your learning journey 

• Values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence 

Entegris does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need Entegris immigration sponsorship (e.g., H1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) now or in the future. 

At Entegris we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital or military status. 

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