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Implements and executes capacity and capability strategies.\nReviews project status, project management, ensures operational delivery, and closes any gaps.\nSuccessfully translate customer needs into an operational plan to fulfill projects with the right resources (availability, skillset).\nDrives a high performing team by managing the performance and development of team members.\nOperates effectively in the UL matrix to actively support and drive high performance culture changes, transformation efforts and people engagement.\nHolds team and self accountable for results, defines accountabilities and establishes performance objectives and metrics to execute strategy.\nDevelops and coaches by providing, training, career counseling, feedback, guidance to drive high performance and morale.\nEnsures understanding of and compliance with all established policies and requirements.\nCommunicates and exemplifies UL's Vision and Mission.\nLeads, promotes and embraces change for self and team.\nCollaborates and builds trust within the organization and with customers to meet or exceed their expectations.\nDevelops strong, flexible cross-functional networks and global relationships to promote becoming the fastest, highest quality and most customer-friendly organization. Coaches and mentors employees to do the same.\nRead and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.\nPerforms other duties as directed.\n Develop and drive an integrated Latin America strategy for Engineered Materials, aligning technical capabilities, laboratory capacity, customer needs, regulatory developments, and commercial priorities. \nPartner closely with Sales and Product Management to identify growth opportunities, strategic accounts, new services, and capability gaps across Mexico, Brazil, and the broader Latin American market. \nBring strong commercial acumen to engineering decisions by understanding customer economics, market opportunities, pricing and value propositions, competitive alternatives, and return on investments in new capabilities. \nTranslate market and customer insights into prioritized initiatives that grow revenue and strengthen UL Solutions' position in Latin America.\nCandidate will function as an operations manager, responsible for the revenue and performance management of Brazil and Mexico Engineering teams. Primary scope of responsibilities includes the management of new work and follow up service project profiles and the career pathing of these teams;\nCandidate must have background in financial P&L reporting, as well as experience in revenue budgeting and delivery. Must be able to understand and address off-target revenue performance;\nHeavy customer interaction required to establish relationships, understand customer needs and assure on time delivery of our new work and follow-up services work streams;\nCandidate must have familiarity with Wire and Cable testing requirements as they relate to UL Solutions Standards, national country standards and international requirements. Wire and Cable products / offerings include AWM, cord sets, low voltage cables, building wire and medium / high voltage cabling products;\nCandidate will be required to communicate with new and existing subcontractor laboratories to establish service level agreements and respond to any off-target subcontractor lab service delivery issues;\nCandidate will be required to regularly collaborate with Mexico laboratory when engineering resources are needed to host customers, train laboratory staff and as needed, flex engineering staff into the laboratory to support our customers;\nCandidate will be required to interact with regulatory bodies in Latin America to grow our global market access offerings, including understanding any international / national scheme requirements applicable to a given country. Candidate will also be required to present UL Solutions’ capabilities to these regulatory bodies;\nCandidate will be required to lead and facilitate any UL Solutions meetings with internal stakeholders related to the governance of our global market access programs;\nWorking with affected UL Solutions stakeholders, the candidate must be able to interact with Mexico government authorities regarding sample importation regulations and resolving delays in sample importation. Candidate must be able to present UL Solutions’ service offerings, as well as the purpose of our Engineering and Laboratory presence in Mexico to these authorities;\nCandidate will be required to work with UL Solutions stakeholders like Lab, Product Management, Sales etc. as part of Sales and Operations Planning efforts to sustain and expand UL’s core safety, global market access and High Voltage / Medium Voltage offerings;\nRepresenting UL Solutions at key industry tradeshows and when called upon, presenting UL Solutions service offerings;\n Mexico based candidate preferred, Queretaro based is a distinct advantage for any prospective candidate;\nBachelors degree in Engineering or related field plus generally ten years directly related experience, including at least five years of relevant management/leadership experience. Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering preferred;\nEnglish and business-level Spanish language fluency required. Fluency in Portuguese is not a pre-requisite, but Portuguese fluency is a distinct advantage for any prospective candidate;\nThis is a hybrid role, requiring three in-office days and two remote. Travel to customers and subcontractors is expected to be 25%. Travel will be primarily in the Latin America Region, but some EMEA travel may be required; \nRequired skills for any candidate include MS Office, Analytics / Power BI, verbal/written communication and public presentation;\nSolid experience as lead or participant in cross-functional or global projects or worked in multiple functions or regions.\nLean Sigma Green Belt or Lean Leadership Training, Gage R& R experience or equivalent preferred.\nDemonstrates an advanced understanding of how decisions impact business results, management concepts such as effectively building a diverse team and planning and thinking strategically.\nDemonstrates the ability to manage employee performance through development of performance expectations and goals, managing employee relations issues, identifying and addressing training needs, planning and executing against required staffing levels and assisting in operational planning.\nDemonstrates the ability to effectively manage employees and other team leads 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