VP Engineering

Lincolnshire, Illinois

Full time

JR103821

Overview:

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For:

The Vice President of Engineering for Print & Encode is responsible for the overall vision, execution, and long-term success of the Print & Encode engineering organization. This leader will direct product development activities for the Print & Encode business unit, delivering innovative products that meet or exceed quality, reliability, dependability, durability standards, development schedules, and budgets.

This leader will drive the business forward by championing customer-centric innovation, evolving the portfolio from standalone products to fully connected, data-driven ecosystems, and executing growth strategies aligned with the broader Asset Visibility Solutions (AVS) business unit. This involves directing the end-to-end lifecycle of the portfolio—from technology incubation and development to go-to-market collaboration—while also capitalizing on new revenue streams and strategic partnerships.

The ideal candidate is a commercially astute, technically credible, and inspirational leader with a proven track record of scaling global engineering teams, developing world-class talent, and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and impact.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strategic & Technical Leadership: Shape and communicate a compelling technical vision and long-term strategic direction for the Print & Encode engineering organization. Define where to invest to ensure competitive advantage, balancing core business needs with the pursuit of new growth opportunities

• Ecosystem & Solutions Development: Lead the strategic shift from horizontal products to purpose-built vertical solutions across hardware, firmware, and software. Drive the development of fully connected ecosystems that integrate printers, scanners, smart supplies, and unifying software to solve key customer challenges in manufacturing, transportation & logistics, healthcare and retail verticals.

• Innovation & Roadmap Execution: Contribute to the end-to-end product strategy, from roadmap definition and technology to full lifecycle management. Ensure the development of unique, innovative solutions by leveraging the organization's technical capabilities, deep customer relationships, and strategic JDM/ODM partnerships.

• Operational Excellence & Growth: Provide leadership, strategic direction, and operational guidance for the global product development team. Use strong organizational leadership skills to lead, motivate, and inspire multiple teams of engineers to deliver high-quality hardware, software, and solutions, driving accountability for performance, budget, and schedule.

• Talent & Culture Leadership: Build a world-class, high-performance engineering organization by recruiting, retaining, and developing top talent with both hardware-centric and digital/solution-led profiles. Cultivate a diverse, inclusive, and agile culture where teams are empowered to think creatively, collaborate effectively across functions, and deliver exceptional results.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interface closely with Product Management, customer-facing teams, and other AVS leaders to understand emerging trends and customer requirements. Act as a primary technical evangelist for the business, engaging directly with key customers, channel partners, and industry stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate engineering discipline required.

• Bachelor’s degree + 20 years’ experience

• 15+ years of experience in engineering leadership with 10+ years’ experience leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree preferred.

• Master’s degree + 18 years’ experience

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Exposure working across multi-disciplinary teams

• Experience managing teams in a global footprint

• Experience in managing multi-million+ budgets and engineering business / operational plans, including ROI-driven planning and cost-benefit analysis

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Zebra is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability and protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at [email protected].

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation at [email protected] .

Pay Range:

$264,720.00 - $397,080.00 Annual

Incentive Compensation:

In addition to base pay, Zebra offers this role the opportunity to earn a performance-based annual cash incentive, at a target equal to 40% of base pay, in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.

Zebra Total Rewards:

Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent. We are committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive – including healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings. We offer community service days, in addition to the traditional insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.

Salary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience.

Additionally, all Zebra roles are eligible for cash incentive programs. For example, sales roles have additional opportunity to earn substantial variable compensation tied to quota achievement. In most other roles, the Zebra annual cash incentive program links Company and individual performance together. Some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.

Benefits:

We understand the importance of work-life balance and wellbeing, which is why we offer flexibility for our teams including: hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day to promote revitalization and success.

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To protect candidates from falling victim to online fraudulent activity involving fake job postings and employment offers, please be aware our recruiters will always connect with you via @zebra.com email accounts. Applications are only accepted through our applicant tracking system and only accept personal identifying information through that system. Our Talent Acquisition team will not ask for you to provide personal identifying information via e-mail or outside of the system. If you are a victim of identity theft contact your local police department.

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Zebra provides the foundation for intelligent operations with an award-winning portfolio of connected frontline, asset visibility and automation solutions. Organizations globally across retail, manufacturing, transportation, logistics, healthcare, and other industries rely on us to deliver outcomes today while driving innovation for what's next. Together with our partners, we create new ways of working that improve productivity and empower organizations to be better every day. Learn more at zebra.com .

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