Strategic Growth Leader - Industrial & Commercial

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

The Strategic Growth Leader is responsible for defining and executing the growth strategy for focus applications within Industrial & Commercial, serving as the central point of alignment between Product Management, Marketing, Sales, and leadership. Acting as the voice of the market, this role translates customer insights, industry trends, and competitive intelligence into growth priorities that shape product development, guide marketing investments, and drive go-to-market strategies.

Through cross-functional leadership and influence, the Strategic Growth Leader ensures organizational resources are focused on the highest-value opportunities to accelerate revenue growth, strengthen market position, and deliver long-term business success.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

Develop Vertical Strategy & Go-to-Market Plans

• Serve as the strategic leader and subject matter authority for the assigned vertical market.
• Develop and execute go-to-market strategies informed by customer insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence.
• Identify and prioritize growth opportunities that expand revenue, market share, and customer engagement.
• Partner with Product Management to influence product roadmaps, innovation priorities, and portfolio strategy.
• Provide market-based recommendations that guide commercial, operational, and investment decisions.

Drive Organizational Alignment & Execution

• Align Product Management, Marketing, Sales, and business leadership around vertical growth priorities and objectives.
• Enable sales teams with market insights, application expertise, and strategic guidance to accelerate growth.
• Partner with Marketing to develop value propositions, demand generation programs, and product launch strategies.
• Serve as the voice of the market by communicating customer feedback, competitive dynamics, and emerging trends.
• Build strategic customer and industry relationships to strengthen market position and uncover new growth opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree highly preferred in marketing, engineering or business focus subject area.

• Ideally 10+ years of sales, business development, marketing or program management experience in the electrical space. Ideally this person would have experience across all of these functions but with the most important being sales, business development, and marketing.
• Subject matter expertise in the commercial and industrial space.
• Knowledge of industrial automation and industrial controls.
• Able to navigate matrix organizations and influence decision makers.
• Experience coaching, mentoring and leading cross-functional direct and indirect teams.
• Hands-on, high-energy approach in engaging with different teams to implement a strategic plan with project management, timeline-oriented mindset.
• Ability to develop and deliver effective presentations and proposals in a clear and compelling manner.
• Ability to work hybrid from our Anoka, MN HQ. Normal travel will be 30-40% but could be up to 60%, at times.

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency
 
nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.
 
Compensation Range:

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being.  We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.

• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.