Senior Director, Portfolio Strategy & Opportunity Development

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of new growth opportunities across products, services, manufacturing capabilities, strategic partnerships, and business models.
• Develop and manage a robust pipeline of opportunities from concept through Gate 0 readiness.
• Transform early-stage concepts into actionable business recommendations supported by market, technical, operational, and financial analyses.
• Establish a repeatable process for opportunity incubation and portfolio development.
• Analyze aerospace aftermarket trends, fleet dynamics, customer needs, competitive activity, and market white spaces.
• Engage directly with operators, airlines, MROs, leasing companies, suppliers, distributors, and other industry stakeholders to validate opportunities and assumptions.
• Identify emerging market needs and customer challenges that can be addressed through innovative products, services, and solutions.
• Absess customer adoption potential and commercialization pathways for new offerings.
• Lead portfolio reviews and opportunity prioritization processes.
• Develop strategic roadmaps for products, technologies, capabilities, and growth initiatives.
• Provide recommendations to executive leadership regarding investment priorities, resource allocation, and portfolio tradeoffs.
• Support long-range planning and capital investment decisions with data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Develop rigorous business cases that evaluate market demand, competitive positioning, financial returns, technical feasibility, manufacturing implications, regulatory considerations, and execution risks.
• Assess sourcing strategies and pathways needed to support product and service development efforts.
• Present recommendations and investment cases to senior leadership for decision making.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Coordinate closely with Business Development, Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and PMO teams.
• Ensure validated opportunities are transitioned effectively into formal development processes and project execution organizations.
• Build strong relationships across the organization and serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.
• Team Leadership
• Build and lead a lean, high-performing team of analysts and program managers.
• Establish operating rhythms, governance processes, and portfolio management tools.
• Foster a culture of curiosity, accountability, speed, collaboration, and analytical rigor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in aerospace, aviation, industrial technology, or a related industry.
• Experience in product strategy, portfolio management, growth strategy, business development, product management, or new business development.
• Demonstrated success evaluating and developing new growth opportunities.
• Strong business case development, financial analysis, and strategic planning capabilities.
• Experience influencing decisions across commercial, technical, and operational organizations.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.

PREFERRED

• MBA or advanced technical degree.
• Experience within the aerospace aftermarket.
• Familiarity with aerospace product development, certification, manufacturing, and commercialization processes.
• Experience building new teams, functions, or operating models.
• Preferred location: Florida (Tampa, Palm Beach Gardens, or Ft. Lauderdale).
• Travel: 30%.