Global Segment Manager (Materials)

Location: Norwood, Massachusetts, United States of America. Hybrid office environment with flexible work arrangements; approximately 25–30% travel, including occasional international travel.

Starting salary: $150,000–$165,000 per year, plus incentive eligibility.

Company

hirify.global develops materials testing solutions that help customers improve quality, safety, compliance, and innovation across industrial and technical markets.

What you will do

• Own the strategic direction, growth strategy, and long-term business plan for the global Materials segment.
• Lead annual and long-range planning, performance reviews, resource allocation, and investment prioritization.
• Translate customer, market, competitive, and industry insights into portfolio, commercial, and innovation strategies.
• Lead customer-back innovation initiatives and collaborate with Product Management and Engineering on product roadmaps.
• Represent hirify.global with customers, industry organizations, standards bodies, academic institutions, and strategic partners, including ASTM and ISO.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team while aligning global cross-functional functions around shared priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Business, Marketing, or a related technical discipline.
• Typically 10+ years of experience in strategic marketing, product management, business leadership, applications engineering, commercial leadership, or related functions.
• Strong understanding of industrial manufacturing, engineering applications, materials testing, capital equipment, or related technical industries.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking, business planning, analytical, commercial, communication, and influencing skills.
• Experience developing business cases, growth strategies, market assessments, and portfolio strategies.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25–30%, including customer visits, conferences, trade events, and global business meetings.

Nice to have

• Advanced business or technical degree.
• Experience with capital equipment, industrial technology solutions, or materials testing.
• Direct experience with customers, industry organizations, and standards bodies.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, highly engaged global working environment.
• Hybrid office setup with flexible work arrangements.
• Opportunity to influence market strategy, innovation investments, customer engagement, and long-term business performance.
• Incentive-eligible compensation.