Senior Director Standardization Foresight & Delivery (E6092)
IEEE, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
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Senior Director Standardization Foresight & Delivery (E6092) – 260049
Job Summary The Senior Director, Standardization Foresight & Delivery will lead a transformative effort to reimagine how future standards development ecosystems operate and deliver global consensus. This position will champion innovation in collaboration models, tools, and processes by designing, testing, and, with proper support, scaling new ways for stakeholders, organizations, and industries to co‑create standards that shape the future.
Reporting to the Managing Director, IEEE SA, the incumbent will serve as an independent change catalyst—operating with a firewall from day‑to‑day business operations to preserve neutrality and open innovation. The role partners closely across the organization to leverage talent, data, and infrastructure as shared resources. The Senior Director will directly oversee a small, high‑impact team, including two direct reports.
Key Responsibilities
Reimagine collaborative frameworks: Design and prototype next‑generation standards development environments that promote agility, inclusivity, and cross‑sector innovation.
Resourceful & Strategic: Develop approaches that gain market buy‑in and experimentation, resulting in economical and pragmatic ways that enable realization of outcomes through a partnership approach.
Lead disruptive initiatives: Identify and champion new modes of stakeholder engagement, digital collaboration, and knowledge sharing that challenge traditional approaches. With executive and board alignment, turn ideas into reality in an entrepreneurial fashion.
Proof of Concepts: Direct and integrate market intelligence to inform collaboration strategies, emerging trends, and potential disruptions.
Cross‑functional partnership: Engage with internal teams such as technology, policy, stakeholder relations, and operations to align innovation projects with organizational priorities without direct dependency or reporting conflicts.
Innovation governance: Establish frameworks for experimentation, measurement, and feedback within a protected innovation environment.
External ecosystem engagement: Build strategic relationships with thought leaders, startups, research institutions, and international bodies to co‑develop transformative approaches to collaboration.
Thought leadership: Represent the organization in forums, conferences, and working groups as a visionary thinker driving the next paradigm of standards creation.
Team leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop the market intelligence team to cultivate a culture of curiosity and assessment of appropriate references, trends, and relevant use cases.
Intelligence‑led strategy: Direct and integrate market intelligence to inform collaboration strategies, emerging trends, and potential disruptions.
Travel Information
10%-15% Domestic
Qualifications Education
Master's or other advanced degree in Business, Innovation Management, Organizational Design, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Work Experience
15-20 years progressive leadership experience in R&D, innovation strategy, ecosystem development, or standards/governance environments.
Skills and Requirements
Seasoned in presenting to internal and external boards, and securing internal/external funding throughout various experimental and realization stages.
Demonstrated success in leading transformational or experimental initiatives with measurable outcomes.
Strong understanding of global industry dynamics, disruptive technologies, and emerging collaboration platforms.
Exceptional strategic thinking, systems design, and political acumen skills.
Proven ability to operate independently while managing cross‑functional collaborations effectively.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Entrepreneurial and seasoned leader who combines visionary creativity with pragmatic execution.
Excel at connecting diverse stakeholders around future‑oriented goals, and understand how to balance bold innovation with cultural and organizational sensitivity.
A strategist and builder—able to conceptualize a new model for standards collaboration and to guide the organization toward realizing it.
Other Requirements As defined in IEEE Policies, individuals currently serving on an IEEE board or committee are not eligible to apply.
PLEASE NOTE: This position is not budgeted for employer‑sponsored immigration support, this includes all persons in F (both CPT and OPT), J, H, L, or O status.
For information on work demands and conditions required for this position, please consult the reference document, ADA Requirements. This position is classified under .
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Disclaimer: This job description is proprietary to IEEE. It outlines the general nature and key features performed by various positions that share the same job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of all employees assigned to the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or re‑assign duties to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other business reasons.
A non‑profit organization, IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.
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We require all applications online; if you require assistance contact talent@ieee.org
Senior Director Standardization Foresight & Delivery (E6092) – 260049
Job Summary The Senior Director, Standardization Foresight & Delivery will lead a transformative effort to reimagine how future standards development ecosystems operate and deliver global consensus. This position will champion innovation in collaboration models, tools, and processes by designing, testing, and, with proper support, scaling new ways for stakeholders, organizations, and industries to co‑create standards that shape the future.
Reporting to the Managing Director, IEEE SA, the incumbent will serve as an independent change catalyst—operating with a firewall from day‑to‑day business operations to preserve neutrality and open innovation. The role partners closely across the organization to leverage talent, data, and infrastructure as shared resources. The Senior Director will directly oversee a small, high‑impact team, including two direct reports.
Key Responsibilities
Reimagine collaborative frameworks: Design and prototype next‑generation standards development environments that promote agility, inclusivity, and cross‑sector innovation.
Resourceful & Strategic: Develop approaches that gain market buy‑in and experimentation, resulting in economical and pragmatic ways that enable realization of outcomes through a partnership approach.
Lead disruptive initiatives: Identify and champion new modes of stakeholder engagement, digital collaboration, and knowledge sharing that challenge traditional approaches. With executive and board alignment, turn ideas into reality in an entrepreneurial fashion.
Proof of Concepts: Direct and integrate market intelligence to inform collaboration strategies, emerging trends, and potential disruptions.
Cross‑functional partnership: Engage with internal teams such as technology, policy, stakeholder relations, and operations to align innovation projects with organizational priorities without direct dependency or reporting conflicts.
Innovation governance: Establish frameworks for experimentation, measurement, and feedback within a protected innovation environment.
External ecosystem engagement: Build strategic relationships with thought leaders, startups, research institutions, and international bodies to co‑develop transformative approaches to collaboration.
Thought leadership: Represent the organization in forums, conferences, and working groups as a visionary thinker driving the next paradigm of standards creation.
Team leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop the market intelligence team to cultivate a culture of curiosity and assessment of appropriate references, trends, and relevant use cases.
Intelligence‑led strategy: Direct and integrate market intelligence to inform collaboration strategies, emerging trends, and potential disruptions.
Travel Information
10%-15% Domestic
Qualifications Education
Master's or other advanced degree in Business, Innovation Management, Organizational Design, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Work Experience
15-20 years progressive leadership experience in R&D, innovation strategy, ecosystem development, or standards/governance environments.
Skills and Requirements
Seasoned in presenting to internal and external boards, and securing internal/external funding throughout various experimental and realization stages.
Demonstrated success in leading transformational or experimental initiatives with measurable outcomes.
Strong understanding of global industry dynamics, disruptive technologies, and emerging collaboration platforms.
Exceptional strategic thinking, systems design, and political acumen skills.
Proven ability to operate independently while managing cross‑functional collaborations effectively.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Entrepreneurial and seasoned leader who combines visionary creativity with pragmatic execution.
Excel at connecting diverse stakeholders around future‑oriented goals, and understand how to balance bold innovation with cultural and organizational sensitivity.
A strategist and builder—able to conceptualize a new model for standards collaboration and to guide the organization toward realizing it.
Other Requirements As defined in IEEE Policies, individuals currently serving on an IEEE board or committee are not eligible to apply.
PLEASE NOTE: This position is not budgeted for employer‑sponsored immigration support, this includes all persons in F (both CPT and OPT), J, H, L, or O status.
For information on work demands and conditions required for this position, please consult the reference document, ADA Requirements. This position is classified under .
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Disclaimer: This job description is proprietary to IEEE. It outlines the general nature and key features performed by various positions that share the same job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of all employees assigned to the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or re‑assign duties to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other business reasons.
A non‑profit organization, IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.
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