Valvoline Global Operations

Vice President, Technology-Core Products

LocationLexington, KY
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job


Why Valvoline Global Operations?


Valvoline Global is a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, creating future-ready products and best-in-class services for partners around the globe. Established in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, claiming our position as The Original Motor Oil. As an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we continue to invest strategically and expand globally, driving unparalleled product innovation and sustainable business solutions.

Our corporate values of care, integrity, passion, unified, and excellence shape everything we do. Living out our values is what makes our company, our employees, our partners, our customers, and the communities we serve great.


When you join Valvoline Global, you join a culture that is committed to: treating all people with care, operating with integrity, striving for excellence in everything we do, showing passion about delivering on our commitments, and being unified in all our enterprise endeavors.


Careers for the Driven

Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as a VP Technology-Core Products. We whole-heartedly adopt a ‘never idle' mindset. We also know that outstanding service begins and ends with our employees. So, we’re looking for good people to join our team. You bring your skills, talents, and drive. We will give you a great place to work, a competitive salary and benefits, and the resources and support to develop and advance within our global company.


How You’ll Make an Impact

The VP Technology-Core Products will oversee Valvoline's full portfolio of products across automotive, industrial, driveline, and coolant segments. This role is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the performance, market relevance, and compliance of each product line to meet global standards. With a focus on ensuring product consistency, quality and sustainability, the role demands a strategic approach to product lifecycle management, aligning product offerings with customer needs, OEM requirements, and competitive benchmarks. This position will lead global product teams, collaborating closely with engineering, sales, marketing, supply chain and technical teams to drive business growth and ensure Valvoline’s leadership position in the industry. In this role you will be responsible for:


Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of product line technical leads, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, sustainability, and accountability.
Develop and execute product management strategies that ensure relevance, competitiveness, and profitability across global markets.
Oversee the product lifecycle from conceptualization through to phase-out, focusing on performance optimization and market alignment.
Continuously assess and refine the product portfolio across automotive, industrial, driveline, and coolant lines to maximize market impact.
Identify and address gaps in the current product offerings and align with emerging market trends and customer demands
Partner with technical organization, marketing, product strategy and regional commercial teams to integrate feedback and ensure product quality and performance
Coordinate with global product teams to maintain consistent product standards and drive improvements across all regions.
Ensure that all products meet regulatory, environmental, and OEM standards, staying ahead of any changes that impact product requirements.
Collaborate with quality control and compliance teams to guarantee that all product lines maintain the highest levels of quality and reliability.
Other duties and responsibilities as determined by Valvoline from time to time in its sole discretion.


What You’ll Need

Minimum B.S. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
10+ years direct lubricant industry experience
Direct experience in lubricant product development
Strong technical background in engineering fundamentals including lubrication, thermodynamics, tribology, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics is required.
Lab environment, must be able to lift 25 pounds.
Travel is required to perform some responsibilities of position.


What Will Set You Apart

Masters or PhD preferred
Experience in Intellectual Property generation and control is a plus.


Benefits That Drive Themselves

Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
HSA and flexible spending accounts
401(k)
Incentive opportunity
Life insurance
Short and long-term disability insurance
Paid vacation and holidays
Employee Assistance Program
Employee discounts
Tuition reimbursement Adoption assistance


Valvoline Global provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Are you good at what you do? Join us.


The Company has put a process in place to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at 1-800-Valvoline or email 1-800Valvoline@valvoline.com to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. The contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.


Requisition ID: 1078


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