VP & GM Clean Energy Solutions

Position Summary

Reporting to the President of OPW, the Vice President & General Manager, Clean Energy Solutions has full P&L accountability for the global Clean Energy business, accountable for strengthening market leadership, expanding into attractive growth opportunities, improving operational and financial performance, and developing a high-performing global organization. As a member of the OPW Executive Leadership Team, this leader will shape the strategic direction of the business while ensuring disciplined execution and alignment with OPW and Dover Corporation priorities.

The successful leader will bring a strong combination of strategic vision, commercial acumen, operational discipline, and people leadership, with demonstrated experience scaling global industrial businesses and leading transformation. Equally important will be the ability to build organizational capability, develop talent, foster cross-functional collaboration, and create a customer-centric, results-oriented culture that delivers sustainable profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the global Clean Energy business with full P&L ownership and accountability for revenue growth, profitability, cash flow, and operational performance;
• Develop and execute the strategic vision and multi-year growth strategy for the business aligned with OPW and Dover priorities; own and continuously refine a multi-year revenue bridge to scale the business through core growth, adjacency expansion, regional localization, and inorganic initiatives.
• Drive 'in-region, for-region' operating models, including localized engineering, manufacturing, and commercial capabilities in APAC and EMEA.
• Drive commercial excellence through strategic account management, channel optimization, pricing strategy, market expansion, and customer engagement initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering and Product Management teams to accelerate innovation, new product development, portfolio optimization, and commercialization initiatives ensuring clear linkage between innovation pipeline, customer needs, and revenue realization.
• Champion end-to-end integration of acquisitions, including synergy capture, cultural alignment, and platform integration.
• Drive global operations and supply chain strategy to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) performance.
• Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives utilizing Dover Operational Excellence methodologies, lean principles, Daily Visual Management (DVM), and A3 problem solving.
• Build strong relationships with key customers, channel partners, suppliers, and industry stakeholders to strengthen market position and customer loyalty.
• Drive organizational effectiveness through talent development, succession planning, leadership coaching, and workforce capability building.
• Foster a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, innovation, and customer responsiveness.
• Partner closely with Finance leadership to manage annual operating plans, strategic planning, forecasting, and business performance reviews.
• Ensure disciplined execution of business priorities while balancing short-term operational needs with long-term strategic investments.
• Lead and develop a globally dispersed leadership team, ensuring alignment, engagement, and strong execution across regions and functions.
• Utilize analytics and business insights to drive informed decision-making and operational rigor.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and corporate governance standards.
• Represent the business with customers, industry organizations, Dover leadership, and external stakeholders.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive leadership experience within a global industrial or manufacturing organization.
• Proven executive leadership experience managing a global business or business segment with full P&L responsibility.
• Experience driving portfolio transformation by scaling high-growth adjacency platforms (e.g., thermal management, pharma/biopharma, energy transition applications) and transitioning the business toward solution-based offerings.
• Strong commercial and operational leadership background with demonstrated success driving profitable growth and operational excellence.
• Experience leading cross-functional global teams across sales, operations, engineering, service, supply chain, and finance.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing strategic growth initiatives, including new product commercialization and market expansion.
• Strong financial acumen with experience driving margin improvement, productivity initiatives, and working capital optimization.
• Experience leading transformation, organizational change, and business integration initiatives.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and strategic planning skills.
• Ability to travel globally as required.

Key Competencies

• General Management & P&L Leadership
• Strategic Agility
• Commercial Excellence
• Operational Excellence
• Global Business Leadership
• Customer-Centric Leadership
• Innovation & Product Strategy
• Financial & Business Acumen
• Change Leadership
• Organizational Development
• Executive Communication & Influence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Talent Development & Succession Planning