Global VP of Technology

Title Global VP of Technology Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Global Vice President of Technology will serve as the architect of the company's next era of innovation - ensuring MFS remains competitive, relevant, and industry-leading in a constantly evolving industrial landscape . This executive role is responsible for anticipating how advanced materials, automation, sustainability pressures, and next-generation machining technologies will reshape the cutting fluids and industrial lubricants industry, and for positioning the company at the forefront of that transformation.

The Global Vice President of Technology will drive a bold, future-focused technical strategy that accelerates innovation, strengthens global technology platforms, and positions the company as a leader in emerging areas such as fluids for aerospace materials, bio-derived chemistries, circularity, digital monitoring, and ultra-high-performance machining. The Global VP of Technology will identify and build new technology platforms at the intersection of advanced materials, sustainability, and digital manufacturing, while embedding rapid learning cycles across the organization- using science, analytics, and process innovation to tightly connect Operations, R&D, and Finance to global markets, while overseeing R&D, product development, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing scaling.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES:

1. Provides leadership to the executive team in developing future-focused technology, product, and process platforms.
2. Shapes business models and processes that generate competitive, next-generation product lines.
3. Strengthens current capabilities while building strategies for emerging markets and advanced materials.
4. Drives development of new technology, product, and service platforms aligned with future machining and sustainability trends.
5. Ensures core and novel technology objectives are prioritized and achieved.
6. Guides global profitable growth plans, both organic and acquisition-driven.
7. Plays a key role in evaluating M&A opportunities with emphasis on technical synergies and future-readiness.
8. Contributes to enterprise value creation through innovation and IP leadership.
9. Leads global recognition, protection, and deployment of intellectual property.
10. Expands the company's use of analytics, chemistry, and process innovation as core differentiators.
11. Builds and sustains a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
12. Identifies organizational capability gaps and drives targeted remediation.
13. Works closely with portfolio management and technology scouting to maintain a robust, future-aligned innovation pipeline.
14. Balances resources across formulation, raw materials, quality, and long-term platform development.

Position Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Ph.D. or Masters degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Material Science.
10+ years of leadership in industrial chemical R&D.
Proven success commercializing advanced or complex chemical technologies.
Experience managing multi-million-dollar technology budgets.
Expertise in global chemical regulatory frameworks.
Strong executive presence and communication skills.

Relocation Travel Salary Range About the Organization Master Fluid Solutions is a well-established, international chemical company in the metalworking industry, offering fully competitive benefits and a matching 401(k).

Master Fluid Solutionsa Great Place to Work
Follow the Golden Rule
Tell the truth
Support Innovation: we must innovate to thrive and survive
Make a commitmentkeep a commitment
Continuously Improve - plan, do, check, act (PDCA)
Outcome driven - not activity driven
Start with the end in mind
Creativity before capital

A Bright Future

Master Fluid Solutions is a transitioning organization that is experiencing a new chapter of growth on a world wide basis. We are a strong company that has aggressive goals and expectations to grow our company 100% over a five-year periodand we are well on our way to meeting those goals. The culture is entrepreneurial, responsive, adaptive, and fast moving.

A Proud History

Master Fluid Solutions was founded by Clyde A. Sluhan in 1951 not simply as a business for the sake of making profit but as a company dedicated to the improvement of manufacturing productivity to benefit mankind with a higher standard of living at an ever lower cost. He believed that he was put on the earth not to "pursue happiness", but to help others, and in the words of philosopher Leo Rosten, "to have it make some difference that (he) lived at all."

A Great Company

Our commitment to environmental responsibility and product stewardship is supported by extensive training of our associates, distributors, and end-users. We believe sound environmental practices that contribute to less waste, lower costs, and higher efficiency make good economic sense. We attract, retain, and develop Great People by fostering a culture that enhances creativity, continuous learning and improvement, teamwork, responsibility, and mutual trust.

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