Advanced Materials Manager, Golf Ball R&D

ABOUT THE BRAND:

Callaway Golf is the leading manufacturer of premium golf clubs, balls, performance gear and accessories worldwide.  Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, we push the limits of performance and create demonstrably superior products designed to make every golfer a better golfer.

Our company is a blend of experience and diverse backgrounds, and together we look to move the game forward, and we want top-notch people to join us in that mission!

By joining Callaway Golf, you also join part of the portfolio of brands within Topgolf Callaway Brands, an unrivaled tech-enabled Modern Golf and active lifestyle company delivering leading golf equipment, apparel, and entertainment, with a portfolio of global brands including Topgolf, Callaway Golf, TravisMathew, Toptracer, Odyssey, OGIO, Jack Wolfskin, and World Golf Tour (“WGT”). “Modern Golf” is the dynamic and inclusive ecosystem that includes both on-course and off-course golf. For more information, please visit https://www.topgolfcallawaybrands.com

How you'll make an impact:

Callaway Golf is seeking an Advanced Materials Manager to lead a highly specialized materials innovation team within our golf ball R&D department. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for managing and mentoring materials engineers, driving cutting-edge research into new materials, polymers, and processing techniques that directly impact golf ball performance.

This position offers a unique opportunity to reshape and expand the team’s capabilities, bringing fresh perspectives to a high-impact area of our business. You will play a critical role in developing next-generation materials, collaborating with top-tier suppliers like Dow and DuPont, and working cross-functionally with product development, research, and engineering teams to integrate innovative material solutions into our designs.

Success in this role requires deep expertise in materials science, particularly in polymers and their application to product performance, along with the ability to translate laboratory discoveries into scalable manufacturing solutions. We are looking for a highly collaborative leader who can drive technical direction while fostering a team culture of innovation, exploration, and problem-solving.

If you have a background in aerospace, printing, advanced manufacturing, or a related field, and thrive on pushing the boundaries of material science, this is your chance to make a lasting impact on the future of golf ball technology!

Responsibilities:

• Lead a technical team through the exploration of new materials and the influence on processes and designs that lead to innovative technologies related to golf ball. 
• Promote the learning mindset with fundamental understanding materials research that drive our project objectives.    
• Utilize the entire Callaway capability to help generate new insights that can define our new materials approach and goals. 
• Develop innovation, product and people strategies to support business objectives.
• Collaborate closely with other teams to support design and manufacturing implementation. 
• Lead capital projects focused on research and innovation as it pertains to golf ball development, and provide guidance in the selection of vendors, including visits to potential suppliers as required.
• Contribute to overall department planning, priorities and foster teamwork.  
• Develop goals and measures in order to support team objectives and manage resources so progress aligns with key milestones. 
• Manage innovation calendar and align with various departments to meet future technical objectives. . 
• High level of engagement within the RD team and departments across the business. 
• Seek and advise R&D Leadership of new intellectual property opportunities.
• Meet with personnel to review progress on projects, assign new projects and reprioritize existing projects as needed.
• Provide appropriate feedback to individuals on an on-going basis to manage performance, and also conduct annual performance reviews, goal setting, and tracking.

What we're looking for:

• Ability to manage cross-functional technical teams, individual contributors and align around key objectives. 
• Strong interpersonal effectiveness, project management and data-based decision making.
• In-depth understanding of polymer science, material properties and how these properties influence performance and processing limitations. 
• Working knowledge of material measurement and analysis including:  RPA, DSC, DMA, tensile and m