This position can be anywhere within EMEAI with 50% travel.
Are you a strategic technical leader with a passion for innovation, product qualification, and global certifications? Do you thrive at the intersection of technology, commercialization, and market access?
We are seeking an Associate Director, Global Testing, Certifications & Qualifications to lead and transform our global testing and certification capability across the Protective Coatings business. This highly visible leadership role will establish the strategy, governance, systems, and external partnerships that enable product innovation, accelerate commercialization, strengthen specification positioning, and support long-term portfolio growth.
The initial focus of this role will be our Passive Fire Protection (PFP) portfolio, creating scalable processes and tools that can be leveraged across the broader Protective Coatings business worldwide.
Global Testing, Certifications & Qualifications Strategy
Set the global testing, certification, and qualification strategy for the Protective Coatings Business.




Build testing and qualification roadmaps aligned with portfolio priorities, market needs, customer requirements, and growth opportunities.
Prioritize testing and certification investments based on business value, market access impact, risk, cost, and speed to commercialization.
Improve testing efficiency, reduce cycle time, and increase reuse of existing test data, approvals, and certification assets.
Testing Program Leadership
Own the global portfolio of testing programs supporting product development, certification maintenance, product qualification, portfolio expansion, and market access.
Develop annual testing plans and budgets with R&D;, Product Management, Engineering, Commercial, and regional teams.
Manage regional and global testing budgets, including prioritization, cost tracking, spend visibility, and alignment to business priorities.
Coordinate internal and external testing activity to ensure schedu

📌 Associate Director, Global Testing (Italia)
🏢 The Sherwin-Williams
📍 Italia