Director New Product Development

ASME helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real world challenges. Founded in 1880 as The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a nonprofit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing and skill development across all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education, and professional development programs provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world. From college students and early-career engineers to project managers, corporate executives, researchers, and academic leaders, ASME's members are as diverse as the engineering community itself.

We are seeking a Director, New Product Development to join our Standards and Engineering Services group.

The Director, New Product Development, reporting to the Senior Director, Engineering Operations, and in collaboration with senior management, staff, volunteers, and other internal and external stakeholders, is responsible for the effective identification, development, evaluation, and execution of strategic, operational, and programmatic initiatives impacting the breadth and depth of ASME’s SES product portfolio and activities.

In addition, the incumbent will serve as a focal point for enabling and integrating cross-sector, enterprise, and external initiatives related to new product development, maximizing the value of existing products, climate change product initiatives, and the application of new and emerging technologies to expand the visibility, use, and adoption of products.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Manage research projects for new and emerging technologies that will support the deployment of technical content that addresses industry needs and is consumable in a convenient manner by both humans and machines.
• Conduct market research (both independently and in conjunction with other ASME business units).
• Conceive, contribute to, and/or lead the development and implementation of strategies, project/business plans for achieving sector strategies and objectives, and delivery of new products and services necessary to fulfill the sector and enterprise vision and mission.
• Explore operational and technical topics, analyze industry trends and dynamics, and anticipate market needs.
• Provide leadership in the ideation and development of new and non-traditional content, products, and programs, including via the management of staff and volunteer groups and leveraging resources and activities taking place within other parts of the organization.
• Contribute to the rationalization and development of ASME’s content eco-system, including delivery of non-standard products such as webinars, workshops, conferences, learning and development, guidelines, and other technical documents.

Ideal candidate must have a Bachelors’ degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, Technology, or a combination of equivalent education and experience. Candidate must have experience in the development and implementation of first-of-a-kind programs and projects and maximizing value and revenue generation of existing products. In addition, the candidate must possess:

• Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally approximately 20% of the time.
• Ability to establish robust, measurable, and achievable goals and milestones related to the position.
• Ability to understand new and emerging technologies and assess how the organization can exploit these technologies to drive results and improve performance.
• Ability to identify, research, analyze, monitor, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data, draw sound conclusions, and communicate recommendations for the development of new products and processes, the improvement of existing products and processes, or elimination of existing products and processes.

ASME is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. At ASME, we nurture an inclusive environment, and we encourage, support and celebrate diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, disability, or protected veteran, military status, or any other basis protected by law.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity policy pertains to every aspect of an individual’s relationship with the organization, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training and development, promotion, programs, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Annual base salary may vary based on geographic location. New York metro salary range for this position is estimated to be between $145,000 – $160,000 per year.