Idea to Value Stream Lead

About The Role

We’re seeking a strategic and collaborative Global Fabrics Idea to Opportunity (ITO) Value Stream Lead (VSL) to drive process excellence across Gore Fabrics. This role translates business strategy into actionable goals, fosters cross‑functional alignment, and champions transformation within the ITO domain. The VSL is responsible for optimizing end‑to‑end processes to eliminate waste and increase efficiency. Key duties include analyzing processes, facilitating cross‑functional teams, and driving continuous improvement.

This role requires strong analytical skills, and the ability to influence a cross functional team of stakeholders.

This position will be located in Elkton, Maryland, with the possibility of a hybrid work arrangement.

• $135,000 - $149,000 per year
• Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at

• Strategic Partnership:
  Collaborate with global functional leaders to define business needs, shape and prioritize requirements, user stories, and bridge the gap between functional process owners and digital teams.
• Process Expertise:
  Serve as a subject matter expert in ITO processes, ensuring alignment with application capabilities and industry best practices.
• Future‑State Design:
  Lead the vision development of future‑state processes and documentation in sync with Gore Fabrics’ systems architecture roadmap.
• Digital Enablement:
  Manage scope, document requirements, and oversee delivery of digital capabilities. Support training, testing, and go‑live readiness.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Act as the primary liaison influencing leaders and stakeholders and communicating between the value stream and business functions, ensuring transparency and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Process Modeling:
  Identify and address business impact gaps, prioritizing core process improvements, and coordinating resolution across teams.
• Change Leadership:
  Drive adoption of new processes through functional SMEs and change management strategies.
• Agile Software Development:
  Lead Agile product development by managing roadmaps, prioritizing backlogs based on business value, and guiding cross‑functional teams to deliver iterative, high‑impact solutions across multiple platforms.
• Systems Integration:
  Navigate complex interactions between PLM (Centric), ERP (SAP/legacy E1), CRM (Salesforce), MDM (MDG SAP), Analytics/Reporting (MDE), IMS (ETQ Reliance), and other critical applications.

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, engineering, or computer science
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Idea to Opportunity domain, with deep knowledge of product data used in PLM solutions and process interactions between systems
• Minimum of 3 years of experience driving design and implementation of future‑state processes in alignment with IT systems
• Broad exposure to global business functions and plant operations, with a strong grasp of Gore’s culture and end‑to‑end process thinking
• Proven ability to integrate diverse functions and dismantle organizational silos through exceptional communication and facilitation, fostering alignment and collaboration across complex, cross‑functional teams
• Proven ability to lead change and deliver results in dynamic environments
• Analytical systems‑thinking mindset with strong problem‑solving capabilities
• Experience managing multi‑regional or divisional process and data requirements
• Track record of establishing new capabilities that drive business value
• Strong collaboration and team‑building skills including risk mitigation
• Requires ability to travel approximately 10%

• Hands‑on experience with Centric PLM and/or ERP SAP S/4 HANA solutions and system integration
• Agile Software Development Certification (e.g. SCRUM, SAFe)
• Experience assessing digital readiness and implementing process management strategies building future state business process design by being…