**Job Description:**

The Software Solutions Director provides strategic leadership and oversight of a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business within the Industrial Equipment and Automation Division. This role offers a unique opportunity to define and scale a new SaaS business to support the welding segment, shaping strategy, building critical capabilities, and driving expansion into a high-growth, evolving market.

**Key Responsibilities include:**

**Strategic Leadership:**

+ Create and lead a new strategic growth platform, software as a service, establishing vision, priorities, and a scalable operating model aligned with organizational goals and emerging market opportunities.
+ Identify and develop the core capabilities, talent, and partnerships required to successfully enter and compete in the Saas space.
+ Develop and implement long-range and annual plans for the SaaS business unit aligned with organizational goals and market opportunities focu...