Join Emerson's Mag & Vortex business as a strategic leader responsible for Quality, New Product Development (NPD), and Engineering Design Approvals. Based in Eden Prairie, MN, this role combines functional leadership with business-wide influence, driving strategic initiatives that improve business performance, accelerate innovation, and ensure compliance.
As a member of the leadership team, you will lead cross-functional initiatives, solve complex business challenges, develop organizational capability, and help shape the long-term direction of the business.
- As a member of the leadership team, help shape and execute the overall strategic vision of the business, contributing beyond assigned functional responsibilities to drive continued growth and success.
- Develop the capability and engagement of a multi-level, matrixed team through coaching, feedback, exposure, and meaningful stretch assignments.
- Take ownership of high-priority strategic projects and emerging business challenges, including work that falls outside defined functional responsibilities.
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition through implementation, establishing clear outcomes, governance, decisions, and accountability.
- Influence across the organization to align leaders and teams, resolve barriers, and convert strategic priorities into sustained business results.
- Quality
- Provide strategic leadership in developing, implementing, and continuously improving robust quality management systems to ensure product excellence.
- Drive initiatives for root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions, and quality performance metrics, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and customer satisfaction.
- New Product Development
- Supervise the project management function to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products that meet performance objectives.
- Champion accelerating NPD effectiveness, seeing opportunities to streamline workflows, and increase efficiency, ultimately accelerating time-to-market and improving product success.
- Cultivate innovation by championing a culture of creativity, collaboration, and experimentation within the NPD team.
- Approvals and Compliance
- Stay abreast of evolving regulatory requirements and industry trends, providing strategic mentorship and direction to ensure proactive compliance.
You are a strategic thinker with strong business acumen. You are effective in ambiguous environments and able to influence without authority. You are a proven leader of cross-functional initiatives and organizational change. You are committed to talent development and continuous improvement.
- Bachelor's degree
- Eight years of related experience, three of which must be in product engineering, manufacturing, new product development / project management, or equivalent
- 2+ years of demonstrated experience in leadership or management of people
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or STEM major
- MBA degree preferred
- Experience in the process control industry
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to influence across functions and levels, lead through ambiguity, and drive strategic cross-functional initiatives to measurable outcomes.
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.
We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.
Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The salary range for this role is $135,000 - $185,000 annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities, and experience each candidate brings to a role.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Eight years of related experience
- At least three years in product engineering, manufacturing, new product development, project management, or equivalent
- At least two years of leadership or people management experience
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a STEM major
- MBA degree
- Experience in the process control industry
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence across functions and levels, lead through ambiguity, and drive strategic cross-functional initiatives to measurable outcomes
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The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Emerson and has not been reviewed or approved by Emerson.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs have been strengthened with a 401(k) plus company-supported contributions such as profit sharing and a recent cash-balance transition for certain participants. These features are positioned as differentiators among large industrial peers.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan introduced in 2026 enables discounted share purchases via payroll deductions. This adds an accessible ownership element to the total rewards mix.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes PTO, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave within a broad benefits suite. Coverage breadth aligns with large-employer norms across locations, though specifics vary.
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