Director, Digital Enablement Operations – Back Office
Belden Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Carmel • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $130,000 - $197,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
IoT
About the role
- Develop and Execute a Unified Digital Strategy: Design and implement a holistic digital and multi-year roadmap for both innovation and operations.
- Drive End-to-End Process Digitalization: Lead the digitalization of critical workflows across the value chain.
- Own and Advance Key Digital Platforms: Own the backlog, delivery, and continuous improvement of key innovation and operational platforms.
- Deliver Advanced Analytics and AI-Driven Insights: Partner with data teams to deliver actionable insights for both R&D and Operations.
- Champion Enterprise-Wide Digital Adoption: Act as the primary champion for the adoption of digital tools and platforms across teams.
- Lead Comprehensive Change Management: Drive change management, training, and upskilling initiatives to maximize digital adoption.
- Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with leaders across different functions to enable seamless digital collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Govern and Measure Performance: Jointly own innovation and operational KPIs and digital adoption metrics with business leaders.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.
- Proven track record of leading digital transformation initiatives in either a product innovation/R&D or a manufacturing/supply chain environment.
- Ability to connect digital initiatives to measurable improvements in both innovation and operations.
- Strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities within both R&D/engineering and shop floor/supply chain environments.
- Translates complex analytics and AI insights into actionable recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Focuses relentlessly on user enablement, habit-building, and continuous improvement to ensure technology is deeply embedded in daily workflows.
- Exceptional ability to build strong, cross-functional relationships to drive alignment and accelerate innovation and operational outcomes.
- Experience with core enterprise platforms such as PLM, MES, IoT, and advanced analytics tools.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 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
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
digital strategydigitalizationadvanced analyticsAI-driven insightschange managementuser enablementcontinuous improvementproduct innovationR&Dsupply chain
Soft skills
cross-functional collaborationrelationship buildingleadershipcommunicationtrainingupskillingalignmentinnovation accelerationstakeholder engagementmeasurable improvement