Global Vice President, Product & Business Operations

Ready to Build, Not Inherit? Lead Product, Quality & Supply Chain for a Global Med Tech Company — Reporting Directly to the CEO

Movora is a global company focused on the advancement of animal health. Rooted in veterinary orthopedics, Movora’s foundation is built on three decades of advancements in animal mobility. The group utilizes legacy expertise to deliver a broad range of innovative products by bringing together key leaders in veterinary medical technology to deliver progressive solutions. Collectively, we serve customers in more than 50 markets from 13 offices around the world.

Movora embodies a philosophy of always caring. Alongside education, anticipating consumer needs and offering reliable solutions provides our customers with value beyond products. We are proudly forward thinking and we prioritize reinvention, individuality, and always making the next leap in innovation.

The Global Vice President, Product & Business Operations is responsible for building and leading an integrated global organization spanning Product Management, Research and Development, Clinical Evaluation, Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain, and Quality.

This is a hands‑on executive leadership role for an experienced builder who can bring structure, clarity, accountability, and operating discipline to a decentralized, entrepreneurial organization. The successful leader will establish effective departments, develop strong Directors, implement practical processes and SOPs, and create consistent operating cadences that enable teams to work together as one streamlined organization.

The role owns the end‑to‑end idea‑to‑stock operating model: from product strategy and development through manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and product availability. This leader will ensure that business priorities are translated into executable plans, products reach the market on time and on specification, and the organization is structured to scale.

This role suits an experienced builder who thrives on shaping and strengthening organizations. The successful candidate will bring demonstrated experience building or transforming functions within a start‑up, scale‑up, private‑equity‑backed, multi‑brand, or similarly entrepreneurial organization — rather than only inheriting mature, fully established functions.

• Lead and develop leaders across Product Management, R&D, Clinical Evaluation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality
• Build a capable Director-level structure with clear ownership, reporting lines, accountability, and decision rights
• Establish succession plans and leadership‑development priorities for critical functions
• Foster ownership, collaboration, transparency, and constructive accountability
• Serve as a hands‑on player‑coach who stays close to the work to understand issues and make informed decisions

• Build an integrated operating model across all responsible business functions
• Establish scalable SOPs, workflows, governance structures, and decision rights
• Create consistent leadership, portfolio, supply, capacity, and performance reviews
• Implement meaningful KPIs, dashboards, and accountability measures across each responsible function
• Improve prioritization, resource allocation, issue escalation, and decision‑making.
• Identify and communicate risks, constraints, and trade‑offs early
• Lead annual and long‑range operational planning in partnership with the CEO, Finance, Commercial, and other leadership functions

• Partner with and set direction for the Directors leading Product Management, Research & Development, Clinical Evaluation, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chain
• Hold ultimate accountability for outcomes across all functions, working through these leaders and their teams to:
• Product Management — sustain a prioritized, market‑aligned portfolio and rationalize SKUs while preserving appropriate clinical coverage
• Research & Development — drive disciplined, stage‑gated development, on‑time and on‑specification launches, and a sustainable innovation pipeline
• Clini…