Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!
Cabot Corporation’s Reinforcement Materials segment is seeking an experienced and visionary Director of Global Business Strategy to lead the development of mid‑ and long‑term strategy, drive high‑impact global initiatives, and influence key decisions that shape the segment’s future.
This is a highly visible, senior‑level role at the center of market strategy, competitive intelligence, commercial growth, and enterprise transformation. You will work closely with the Segment President, CFO, CEO, and senior leaders across the company to advance initiatives that accelerate growth, strengthen our competitive position, and expand Cabot’s global footprint.
Your work will directly inform the decisions that shape Cabot’s growth trajectory and strengthen our leadership position in the global materials landscape.
How You Will Make an Impact:
Strategic Planning & Business Direction
- Lead development and articulation of the global long‑range strategy and business plan.
- Provide strategic input to market, technology, and asset strategies across the segment.
- Review existing business activities for Reinforcement Materials and Cabot, evaluate strategic fit, and identify new opportunities to enhance the portfolio.
Business Development & Growth Pathways
- Drive strategic initiatives related to partnerships, acquisitions, and adjacent‑market expansion.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop winning commercial strategies that accelerate profitable growth and strengthen Cabot’s market position.
Strategic Decision Support & Executive Advisory
- Advise senior leadership on critical business matters, presenting scenario analyses, risks, and strategic options.
- Build and validate financial models, investment cases, and business scenarios.
- Partner with finance, technology, sales, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure alignment and sound business outcomes.
Competitive Analysis & Market Insight
- Create and maintain the strategic framework that guides business direction.
- Collaborate with marketing and commercial teams to gather and synthesize competitive and market intelligence to inform strategic choices.
- Monitor global industry dynamics and advise senior leaders on implications and required shifts in strategy.
Execution Leadership & Transformation
- Lead major strategic initiatives and cross-functional projects from ideation through execution.
- Coordinate across Cabot’s corporate, regional, and segment functions to ensure delivery of business case objectives.
- Support and reinforce Responsible Care® and RC14001® requirements as applicable.
What You Will Bring:
Skills & Competencies
- Strong business acumen with the ability to assess new opportunities quickly and strategically.
- Ability to translate complex insights into clear recommendations that influence senior leadership.
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to identify interdependencies, synthesize insights, and develop strategic narratives.
- Skilled at managing complexity and driving results in environments with multiple stakeholders and evolving priorities.
- Ability to develop and manage internal and external relationships in a variety of global contexts, with the capability to adapt approach to accomplish objectives depending on the situation.
- Inspiring people leader with the ability to motivate and develop high‑performing teams.
- Effective at shifting seamlessly between big‑picture strategy and tactical execution.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing capabilities.
- Ability to work across organizational boundaries with a “One Cabot” mindset to achieve the best results for the company as a whole.
- Skilled as a change agent, able to constructively ask questions, generate provocative ideas, and galvanize support for new paths.
- Strong financial fluency, with experience building financial models and business scenarios.
- Practical understanding of project management methodologies and best practices.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or business required; MBA strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in finance, or strategy consulting with a track record of leadership and delivering results; 5+ years of leadership experience managing a team.
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives and driving strategic outcomes.
- Experience in global business environments.
- Strong customer focus and ability to understand how Cabot’s technologies enable performance in customer applications.
How We’ll Support Your Success:
- The pay range for this role is from $192,150 - $278,700. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skill, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, this position is eligible for an annual bonus based on your performance and company performance.
- Benefits, Vacation, Etc . – We offer a competitive package of benefits. Benefits begin on first day of employment. Cabot Benefits
- Dynamic, Flexible, Team Environment – We are working smart, collaborative, and we are doing really meaningful work.
- Growth – While you will be helping other grow through Talent Management and Development programs, you will have opportunity to grow and develop as well. We are passionate about personal development, peer support, and the ability to personally grow skills sets.
- Flexible Work Environment – The autonomy to manage your schedule and ensure you are delivering on meaningful work with a balanced approach.
- Feedback – We are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion that supports and promotes your success.
- Team-Oriented Environment – You will be a part of a highly networked and motivated team that is central to the direction of company strategy. The team builds you up personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.
At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.
Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled/RC14001
Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees’ and applicants’ disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.
Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.
Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay
This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks
Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.
