Director of Lifecycle Services

Emerson Group

$120K — $150K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or a related technical field
  • 7+ years of lifecycle service management experience
  • 5+ years in a senior leadership role overseeing after-market services
  • Experience in industrial automation, flow control, or petrochemical industry
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 60%

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a strategic Lifecycle roadmap for the Americas
  • Drive performance for the services division focusing on revenue and margin growth
  • Identify market trends for service offerings, emphasizing predictive maintenance
  • Standardize service delivery protocols for consistency in customer experiences
  • Collaborate with Product Management for service integration in product development
  • Manage spare parts strategy and logistics for timely service delivery
  • Lead Service Sales team to convert unattached installed bases into active agreements
  • Develop and oversee training for internal technicians and external partners

Benefits

  • Support for the development and extension of service capabilities for channel partners
  • Opportunity to lead significant strategic initiatives in service business transformation
  • Exposure to diverse, high-level customer relationships and engagements
  • Potential to modernize service delivery through innovative technologies
Full Job Description
Job Description

Do you think like a strategist, an analyst, or a builder? Do you reflect on what the most satisfying insight you've ever uncovered in a sales environment is-and what changed because of it? Do you feel energized with the thought of redesigning a plan to improve long-term customer value instead of short-term revenue? The Director of Lifecycle Services & Training is your next opportunity! This is a strategic leadership position responsible for the growth, profitability, and operational excellence of the after-market service business and customer education programs across the Americas. This role focuses on transitioning the business from a transactional product-sale model to a recurring, service-led partnership that maximizes the total cost of ownership (TCO) for customers.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will be:
  • Develop and execute the Americas "Lifecycle" roadmap, focusing on installed base (IB) penetration, maintenance contracts, and digital service adoption.
  • Drive P&L performance for the services division, ensuring aggressive revenue growth and margin expansion.
  • Identify market trends to pivot service offerings toward predictive maintenance and high-value consulting.
  • Standardize service delivery protocols (e.g., Turnarounds, Outages, and Shutdowns) to ensure consistent customer experiences.
  • Collaborate with Product Management to integrate "Serviceability" into the product development lifecycle.
  • Manage the regional spare parts strategy and logistics network to ensure rapid response times.
  • Partner with regional sales vice presidents to embed service contracts into new capital project (CAPEX) proposals.
  • Lead the "Service Sales" team in identifying and converting unattached installed bases into active service agreements.
  • Support channel partners in developing their own service capabilities to extend the brand's reach.
  • Oversee the regional training centers and digital learning platforms for both internal technicians and external channel partners.
  • Design curriculum focused on technical proficiency, safety compliance, and advanced diagnostic capabilities.
  • Establish "Certification Centers of Excellence" to standardize service quality across all North American territories.


Who You Are:

You proactively develop relationships with a wide variety of people. You use customer insights to drive and guide the development of new offerings. You serves as a strategic partner to build, grow, and maintain profitable and long-lasting relationships with key accounts. You enjoy the challenge of unfamiliar tasks. You enjoy multi-tasking; applies knowledge of the organization to advance multiple objectives. You keep the end in sight; puts in extra effort to meet deadlines.

For This Role, You Will Need:
  • Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Business, or a related technical field
  • 7+ years of experience of lifecycle service management; previous experience as an STO Manager, Field Service Manager, working with industrial automation, flow control, or in the petrochemical industry
  • 5+ years in a senior leadership role overseeing after-market services
  • Must be able to travel domestically and internationally, up to 60%
  • Legal authorization to work in the US - visa sponsorship will not be provided


Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
  • Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related technical field
  • Proven track record of managing a multi-million-dollar P&L and driving year-over-year growth in service revenue.
  • Ability to modernize traditional service models through digital transformation (IoT, remote monitoring, and asset management software)

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