Overview
Engineering Business Director Jobs in Colombia at Insight Global
Title: Engineering Business Director
Company: Insight Global
Location: Colombia
Position Title: Engineering Business Director
Location: Remote with Travel – Must reside in Columbia
Duration: Full-Time, Direct Hire
Compensation: COP $32,000,000-$43,000,000/month
Job Description:
Insight Global is partnering with a leading geosynthetics manufacturer to hire an Engineering Business Director to lead commercial and technical strategy across Latin America.
This role sits at the intersection of engineering, sales, and product innovation, with full ownership of regional performance. You will lead a team of Sales Engineers and play a critical role in shaping how engineered solutions are delivered to infrastructure and construction projects across the region.
This is a highly visible leadership position with direct impact on market growth, product strategy, and customer adoption.
Day-to-Day:
- Lead and develop a regional team of Sales Engineers, driving technical selling excellence
- Own and manage LATAM P&L, focusing on revenue growth and profitability
- Align closely with Product, Engineering, and Technical Services to bring solutions to market
- Support teams in designing and delivering custom, engineering-driven solutions
- Build and execute regional technical sales strategy
- Oversee pipeline performance and optimize project-based sales cycles
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Marketing, and Finance
- Develop strong relationships with clients, consultants, and engineering stakeholders
- Represent the company at industry events, technical forums, and trade shows
- Ensure alignment between design, application, and project execution
Must-Haves:
- 10+ years of commercial leadership within engineering-driven or technical product environments
- Proven experience integrating engineering, technical services, and sales strategy
- Strong P&L ownership with demonstrated revenue and margin growth
- Experience managing Sales engineers or related
- Geosynthetic's industry experience (required)
- Fluency in Spanish & English
- Background in industrial, construction, or infrastructure-related markets
- Strong ability to translate technical solutions into commercial value
- Ability to travel 50–70% across LATAM
Plusses:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product Development & Technical Services teams
- Exposure to engineered solutions sales cycles (project-based or specification selling)
- Executive-level client engagement and consultative/solution-selling expertise
- Strong understanding of infrastructure projects, environmental solutions, or geotechnical applications
