Director, Strategy - Technology Research

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 Technology Landscape Researcher Leader, you will lead a team of strategic technology scouts responsible for scanning global innovation signals. Your team will be at the forefront of identifying and assessing emerging technologies, initiating the early-stage contextualization for potential Horizon 3 opportunities that will shape the future of Belden. You will be instrumental in driving our innovation pipeline by assessing the relevance of new technologies to Belden's key verticals. This position offers [Remote/Flexible/Onsite] work arrangements.

You will make a difference in the following ways:

• Lead and mentor a team of researchers to identify and qualify Horizon 3 technologies from external sources like startups, academia, and competitors.
• Oversee the analysis and assessment of the relevance and potential impact of new technologies on Belden's priority business verticals.
• Facilitate the Global Technology Radar Event, ensuring all Belden functions have an opportunity to contribute to our technology roadmap.
• Drive the initial contextualization of new technologies to build the pipeline of potential Horizon 3 opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support technology communications, patent applications, and market readiness assessments.

What you bring:

• Proven experience leading a strategic technology scouting or corporate innovation research function.
• Expertise in identifying, qualifying, and assessing the business impact of emerging Horizon 3 technologies.
• A strong background in analyzing technology trends and their relevance to specific industry verticals.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate large-scale, cross-functional innovation workshops or events.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to guide a team in translating abstract technological signals into concrete business opportunities.

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.