The Timken Company

Vice President - Corporate Strategy

The Timken Company • $150K — $200K *
North Canton, OH 44720In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
More than 3 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • 12+ years in strategy, commercial, or corporate development roles at senior levels, ideally from a strategic consulting firm.
  • Proven success in developing strategic plans in industrial, manufacturing, or B2B tech contexts.
  • Strong financial acumen with experience in business case development and financial forecasting.
  • Experience leading complex cross-functional transformations involving commercial models and product launches.
  • Excellent communication skills with experience influencing executive leadership and Board members.
  • Ability to navigate and lead in matrixed organizations through influence rather than authority.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and refine enterprise strategy in collaboration with the executive team.
  • Conduct portfolio analysis to formulate strategies for business segments.
  • Analyze industry trends to pinpoint opportunities, risks, and competitive threats.
  • Communicate strategy and drive alignment across all stakeholders.
  • Set growth strategy and multi-year roadmap with clear KPIs and targets.
  • Build business cases and financial models to prioritize investments.
  • Lead cross-functional execution, including piloting initiatives and scaling successful experiments.
  • Create reporting dashboards to track growth performance and present to executive leadership.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Generous paid time off policy.
  • Employee recognition and rewards programs.
Full Job Description
We are hiring a Vice President - Corporate Strategy to build and own Timken's enterprise-wide profitable growth agenda. It is a senior executive position responsible for designing, implementation planning and overseeing Timken's corporate strategy to drive growth, innovation and long-term success- Identifying attractive growth opportunities, recommending where we play and how we win; mobilizing resources and driving enterprise wide execution. You will translate corporate vision into executable, cross-functional programs that accelerate profitable revenue growth, establish repeatable commercialization practices, and create the governance and metrics to measure impact. Key responsibilities
  • Develop and refine the Timken's enterprise strategy in collaboration with the executive team.
  • Do portfolio analysis and help develop a strategy for each of the businesses in the portfolio.
  • Conduct industry, markets and trends analysis to identify opportunities, risks and threats in the competitive landscape.
  • Ensure clear communication of strategy and direction to all stakeholders and throughout the organization to drive alignment, engagement and adoption.
  • Set the corporate growth strategy and multi-year roadmap, aligning priorities across business units with clear KPIs and financial targets.
  • Build and manage business case, financial and scenario models to prioritize investments.
  • Lead cross-functional execution: sponsor pilots, remove barriers, allocate resources, and ensure timely scaling of successful experiments.
  • Develop enterprise-level reporting and dashboards to track organic growth performance, risk, and ROI; present results to Executive leadership and the Board.
  • Foster a culture of test-and-learn-rapid experiments, clear success criteria, and disciplined scale-or-kill decision-making.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • 12+ years of strategy, commercial, product management, or corporate development experience, including significant experience at senior/leadership levels. Experience with a reputed strategic consulting firm will be preferred.
  • Demonstrated track record of creating and delivering strategic plans in industrial/manufacturing or B2B technology environments.
  • Strong financial acumen and experience building investment-grade business cases and rolling forecasts.
  • Experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation programs (commercial models, product launches, pricing).
  • Excellent communicator and influencer with experience presenting to executive leadership and Boards.
  • Comfortable working in matrixed organizations and driving change through influence rather than direct authority.

About The Timken Company

The Timken Company is a global manufacturer of bearings and power transmission products. It operates through two segments: Mobile Industries and Process Industries. The Mobile Industries segment offers bearings, seals, lubrication systems, and related products and services for truck, rail, and other mobile applications. The Process Industries segment provides bearings, power transmission components, and related services for industrial markets, including heavy and general industrial, energy, and food and beverage. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in North Canton, Ohio.
Learn more about The Timken Company
Size
18,029 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$284.5 million
Founded
1899
5 Year Trend
+9.1%
Revenue
$3.5 billion
NASDAQ
TKR
* Ladders Estimates

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