Job Description
We are seeking a highly strategic, technically fluent, and collaborative leader to drive FBIN’s Technology Alliances, Standards Engagement, and IoT Platform Partnerships across our Security, Water, and Outdoors businesses. This leader will represent Fortune Brands Innovation (FBIN) at the highest levels of industry alliances—including CSA (Matter), Thread, and Z-Wave—and lead strategic engagement with the Big 4 IoT platforms (Amazon, Google, Apple, Samsung).
They will be responsible for advocating FBIN’s interests externally while ensuring constant internal alignment with product, engineering, legal, and executive teams. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking, technical depth, and relationship management to influence the future of smart home connectivity.
Core Responsibilities
Strategic Alliance Leadership
- Represent FBIN on the Board of Directors and Executive Committees for CSA/Matter, Thread, and Z-Wave.
- Participate in and influence working groups, technical specifications, and certification initiatives.
- Act as FBIN’s voice in standards discussions—while continuously circling back with internal stakeholders to align positions, share insights, and drive roadmap clarity.
- Identify and pursue new business development opportunities that emerge through alliance engagement.
IoT Platform & Partner Engagement
Lead senior-level integration and partnership discussions with Amazon Alexa, Google Nest, Apple HomeKit, and Samsung SmartThings.
Scope and prioritize technical and commercial opportunities, aligning ecosystem roadmaps with FBIN’s business objectives.
Maintain strong external relationships while coordinating internally to ensure technical readiness and commercial support.
Product & Ecosystem Enablement
Champion FBIN products as the gold standard for:
Ease of integration
System performance
Engineering and business support
Serve as the subject matter expert on integration and certification requirements.
Provide proactive input into device classes, data models, and interoperability standards that benefit FBIN’s product development.
Qualifications
10+ years in IoT, smart home, or connected product ecosystems
Deep understanding of Matter, Thread, Z-Wave, and related smart home protocols
Proven success managing strategic alliances and industry relationships at the executive and working group levels
Experience in embedded systems, connectivity standards, and device certification
Strong executive presence and ability to navigate technical, product, and business teams with influence
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in matrixed environments, ensuring alignment between external engagements and internal execution
Additional Information
Additional Information:
Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $200,000 USD - $352,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.
At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.
Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.
Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN
Equal Employment Opportunity:
FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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