Business Manager - FactoryTalk MES

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life‑saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

We're defined by the growth and transformation we deliver - for our customers, for our business, and for the market. We don't exist to build software. We exist to power manufacturing, the world's most important business sector, to run better: more competitive, more productive, more efficient, safer, and with higher quality. That's why we call ourselves MPX - Manufacturing Performance Excellence.

Factory Talk MES is a leading industry‑focused MES portfolio focused on Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device and Automotive, Tire, and EV markets.

Rockwell Automation is looking for a Business Manager
- Factory Talk MES in our Manufacturing Performance Excellence group.

You will lead a team of 3-4 direct reports. You will define and accelerate the growth of Rockwell Automation's Factory Talk MES portfolio through long‑term strategy, growth, and transformation. Additionally, you will oversee the realization of Rockwell Automation's Autonomous Operations mission.

Reporting to the VP/GM, Manufacturing Performance Excellence, you will work a hybrid office schedule from either our Milwaukee HQ or Mayfield Heights, OH.

• Factory Talk MES as a core execution layer for Connected Manufacturing, advanced analytics, AI‑enabled operations, and future autonomous manufacturing capabilities.
• Execute the long‑term strategy and roadmap for the Factory Talk MES platform and associated industry solution suites.
• Use customer feedback, market trends, competitive intelligence, industry requirements, and Voice of Customer (VOC) inputs to guide investment decisions and roadmap priorities.
• Evaluate future platform strategies and business cases that balance new growth opportunities, modernization investments, and installed‑base protection.
• Partner with Global Sales and Industry Management to understand evolving industry challenges, regulatory trends, customer use cases, competitive dynamics, and emerging market opportunities that may influence portfolio priorities.
• Lead the evolution of the portfolio toward secure, scalable, AI‑ready architectures that support analytics, reporting, and autonomous operations.
• Balance investments between platform capabilities, modernization programs, and industry‑focused solution opportunities to maximize long‑term business value.

• Oversee portfolio growth, profitability, recurring revenue expansion, investment planning, and market leadership.
• Lead adoption of enterprise MES platforms across leading manufacturers in Life Sciences/Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Battery, Tire, and other target industries.
• Use industry insights, customer value assessments, business cases, and market opportunities to inform portfolio investments, commercialization strategies, and growth priorities.
• Evolve the software and services business model to increase ARR, improve margins, and expand scalable platform offerings.
• Develop commercialization, pricing, packaging, and go‑to‑market strategies that maximize customer and shareholder value.
• Ensure…