Mobility Science Director

Dow

MobilityScience™ Director leading Dow’s global mobility growth strategy. Translating automotive transformation into commercial opportunities, innovation investments, and scalable materials science growth.

Posted 8/10/2026full-timeMidland • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading global growth strategies within the automotive industry, focusing on strategic investments, stakeholder alignment, and the commercialization of innovation. Proven ability to build and empower teams while driving measurable business outcomes and enhancing customer partnerships.

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Global Growth Strategy LeadershipAutomotive Industry ExpertiseStrategic Customer PartnershipsInnovation CommercializationStakeholder Alignment

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Hard Skills

Strategic Initiative ExecutionMarket Entry StrategyValue Proposition DevelopmentGovernance Structure DesignCross-Functional AccountabilityPricing StrategyCustomer SegmentationGrowth GovernanceTechnical ReadinessEBITDA Growth

Soft Skills

Team BuildingCoachingInfluencing StakeholdersCultural AwarenessEntrepreneurial Mindset

Industry Keywords

MobilityScience™Automotive Value ChainSustainable MaterialsBattery TechnologyPower ElectronicsLightweightingR&D CollaborationMarket OpportunitiesGrowth PlatformsInvestment Discipline

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set and lead the global MobilityScience™ growth strategy, accountable for delivering greater than $1B in growth
Build and scale Dow’s MobilityScience™ growth platform across the global mobility ecosystem
Identify priority applications, value pools, market opportunities, and strategic bets
Accelerate commercialization of innovation with R&D, businesses, regions, and customers
Govern strategic programs through milestones, ownership, investment discipline, and measurable outcomes
Define and activate global brand owner and strategic customer engagement plans with OEMs, tiers, and value chain partners
Identify, evaluate, and execute strategic investments to strengthen Dow’s portfolio and expand market access
Guide regional and business teams in selecting, staffing, and executing high-impact growth initiatives
Own the growth platform strategy, roadmap, operating model, execution cadence, governance, KPIs, performance tracking, and executive reporting
Lead talent strategy, staffing, and capability development for critical growth programs and entrepreneurial platform teams
Influence business and regional growth strategies, investment priorities, portfolio choices, capital allocation, product, commercial, customer, and go-to-market priorities
Align senior stakeholders and drive decisions that create long-term enterprise value

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum Bachelor's degree in Business, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics
Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in the Automotive industry
Experience leading and executing enterprise-level or business segment strategic initiatives
Experience with planning, stakeholder alignment, and delivery of measurable business outcomes
Experience leading a globally distributed team across multiple regions and cultures
Ability to work legally in the United States
No visa sponsorship/support available, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process
Strategic and commercial acumen
Experience building value chain engagement and strategic customer partnerships
Strong command of pricing, value propositions, market entry, customer segmentation, and go-to-market execution
Success translating strategy into scalable execution models, governance structures, operating rhythms, and cross-functional accountability
Experience accelerating innovation commercialization with R&D, business, technical, and commercial teams
Ability to build, coach, and empower entrepreneurial teams
Deep understanding of the automotive value chain and emerging growth platforms in battery, power electronics, lightweighting, and sustainable materials
Familiarity with technical readiness, pipeline progression, spec-ins, innovation revenue, EBITDA growth, and growth governance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity
Benefits and programs supporting physical, mental, financial, and social well-being
Competitive retirement program, potentially including company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location)
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only)
Medical and life insurance packages
Travel insurance in certain countries/locations
Training and mentoring opportunities
Work experiences, community involvement, and team building
Role-based workplace flexibility
Competitive yearly vacation allowance
Paid time off for new parents, including adoptive and foster parents
Paid time off to care for sick or injured family members
Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group participation
Wellbeing Portal
On-site fitness facilities (availability varies depending on location)
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships, and more
Transportation allowance at some locations
Meal subsidies/vouchers at some locations
Carbon-neutral transportation incentives at some locations
Domestic relocation assistance, based on eligibility