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Product Innovation Lead
Req Id: 1971
State/Province: Shanghai
Business: Gore Performance Solutions
Category: Engineering, Scientists & Technicians
Sub-Category: Science
Work Arrangement: Remote, Hybrid, On-site
Posting Start Date: 7/22/26
Posting End Date: 10/1/26
About the Role
We are looking for a Product Innovation Lead to join our Electronics Venting team. In this role, you will lead customer-validated product concepts through the innovation and new product development process, helping turn differentiated technologies into commercially successful products. This role offers the opportunity to influence future growth platforms and shape products from early concept through commercialization.
The role is located in China, either directly in one of our facilities, or as a remote associate in close proximity to key supply chain partners
Responsibilities
Develop customer-validated product concepts with differentiated value propositions and clear commercialization pathways
Translate customer, end-user, application, and market insights into product requirements, priorities, and decision criteria
Lead product concept development through the new product development process, including validation, fit-for-use determination, and launch
Build and communicate business cases that define customer value, competitive positioning, commercial potential, assumptions, and risks
Partner cross-functionally with Innovation, New Business Development, New Product Development, Product Management, Product Ownership, Application Engineering, and Sales to advance product opportunities
Validate product direction through voice-of-customer activities, market research, competitive benchmarking, and external challenge
Influence strategic customers, end users, and standards groups to shape product direction, adoption, and market relevance
Communicate product strategy, progress, decisions, and risks clearly to technical, commercial, and leadership stakeholders
Required Qualifications
10 bullet points max. Only list qualifications that are required to perform the role; these should be measurable and not a ‘wish list’. Use the following order:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, or a related technical or commercial discipline
Minimum 5 years’ experience in global product innovation, product development, new business development, product management, or application engineering in technology-driven industries
Demonstrated experience converting customer, end-user, application, or market insights into documented product requirements and value propositions
Experience leading new product opportunities through validation, development, or commercialization milestones
Ability to assess technical feasibility, fit-for-use, product performance, commercial risk, and business trade-offs using data and evidence
Experience facilitating cross-functional decisions with technical, commercial, customer-facing, and leadership stakeholders
Ability to communicate product strategy, recommendations, risks, and next steps clearly in written, verbal, and presentation formats
Ability to travel up to 20% both internationally and domestic
Desired Qualifications
Experience building business cases, including market opportunity, customer value, competitive positioning, revenue potential, and key assumptions
Experience working within a formal innovation portfolio or new product development governance process
Experience with venting, electronics and automotive or other performance-critical products and industries
What We Offer
Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.
We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits
Gore is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.
