Ergon, Inc. is seeking a strategic and hands-on Senior Director, Innovation & Insights. The Senior Director - Innovation & Insights leads Ergon's enterprise innovation capability: a disciplined, data-led, and collaborative system that turns segment knowledge, technical capability, and market insight into measurable organic growth. Operating as a service and facilitation function, the role leads a small corporate Center of Excellence that helps segments innovate together while retaining ownership of execution and results. The role also owns enterprise foresight and long-term opportunity assessment.
Major Duties & ResponsibilitiesEnterprise Innovation Leadership- Build and lead enterprise innovation strategy aligned to organic-growth priorities.
- Establish a business-centered innovation narrative tied to measurable growth.
- Lead through collaboration and influence rather than centralized control.
Enterprise Innovation System, Pipeline & Metrics- Build visibility into innovation pipeline, timing, value, and risk.
- Develop common stage-gate and prioritization processes.
- Define innovation scorecard and reporting cadence for ELT and Board.
Cross-Segment Collaboration & Execution- Identify opportunities to leverage knowledge and assets across segments.
- Convene cross-functional teams around high-potential opportunities.
- Support transition of long-term initiatives into business-unit execution.
Foresight & Insights- Monitor economic, energy-transition, and demographic trends.
- Identify adjacent markets and long-term opportunities.
- Translate insights into innovation pipeline and strategy implications.
Long-Term Platforms, Funding & Intellectual Property- Steward long-term cross-business platform work.
- Partner with Finance on innovation funding model.
- Support enterprise intellectual-property strategy.
Center of Excellence Leadership & Team Development- Lead a lean innovation Center of Excellence.
- Provide program leadership and analytical support.
Executive Engagement & Culture- Prepare updates for ELT and Board.
- Promote enterprise-first thinking while respecting segment ownership.
- Build trust through transparency and disciplined follow-through.
Qualifications & Experience- 7+ years of leadership in innovation, strategy, commercialization, or related roles.
- Proven success leading cross-business initiatives through influence.
- Experience improving innovation or product-development operating models.
- Strong strategic foresight, commercial, financial, and analytical skills.
- Executive presence and ability to build trust across the enterprise.
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
Job Role: Accounting Director
Location: Flowood, MS
