Director of Competitive and Platform Intelligence (Energy Transition, Product Mgmt., Aerospace)

About the role

The Director of Competitive and Platform Intelligence is a strategic leadership role within Pall Corporation's Aerospace business. This role serves as the enterprise authority on aerospace platforms and competitive dynamics, partnering with Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance, and senior leaders to inform growth strategy, portfolio and investment decisions, and commercial execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end market intelligence for the Aerospace business, including market sizing, segmentation, demand drivers, and early signals across commercial, defense, and aftermarket segments.
• Own competitive intelligence across platforms, pricing, technology roadmaps, and M&A, delivering clear competitor profiles, battlecards, and win/loss insights to inform strategy and commercial decisions.
• Lead platform intelligence and penetration efforts, maintaining visibility into current and future OEM and defense platforms, refresh cycles, spec-in dynamics, and platform-level outcomes.
• Serve as Product Owner for Energy Transition platforms by defining platform vision, customer value proposition, differentiation, and long-term roadmap direction.
• Support Aerospace growth and strategic planning through fact-based market insights, adjacency identification, business case development, investment prioritization, and M&A evaluation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Prefer 10+ years of experience in product/portfolio management, platform strategy, competitive intelligence, strategy, or related roles within Aerospace or complex B2B industries.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex data into clear strategic recommendations for senior leaders.
• Strong executive communication skills and comfort influencing across functions.

Qualifications

• Experience in management consulting or corporate strategy in regulated or technology-driven markets.
• Background in aerospace energy transition applications (e.g., SAF, electrification, hydrogen, thermal management, emissions reduction).
• Deep understanding of aerospace platforms, OEM and defense customers, and spec-driven purchasing dynamics.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

Pall, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. These include:

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)

This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

Pay

The annual salary range for this role is $170,000 - $185,000.

Schedule

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.