Global Head of Service Operations

As a Global Head of Service Operation (GSO) for our client, you will have the exciting opportunity to lead a global engineering support team and play a strategic leadership role with high influence on future energy systems. The client, a global energy technology leader, is known for delivering advanced engineering solutions, modernization programs, and digital innovation across power generation assets. Your key responsibilities will include: - Leading and inspiring a Global Service Operation team supporting service engineering, product integrity, and remote diagnostics. - Driving strategic initiatives to enhance responsiveness, technical expertise, and productivity across the service fleet. - Overseeing modernization, upgrades, and decarbonization projects for global power plant assets. - Integrating advanced digital technologies and maintaining state-of-the-art data connections to high-value power infrastructure. - Engaging with global partner networks to ensure successful implementation of engineering and service projects. - Shaping long-term business direction aligned with emerging technology, market, and regulatory conditions. - Building a service-oriented culture, ensuring governance, customer-centric operations, and accelerated decision-making. - Championing organizational development, talent growth, change management, and innovation ecosystems. To be successful in this role, you should have: - 10+ years in the power generation industry with proven management/leadership experience. - A Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or related fields). - Technical Skills: Gas turbine technology, combined cycle systems, process engineering, decarbonization technologies, and plant maintenance concepts. - Domain Exposure: Design, analysis, service, and maintenance of turbomachinery; modernization and upgrade projects. - Strategic planning, transformation leadership, people development, team empowerment, and stakeholder engagement. - Strong decision-making, project management, communication, and the ability to challenge the status quo constructively. - An innovation-driven & customer-oriented mindset, and comfort in leading cultural and digital transformation efforts. As a Global Head of Service Operation (GSO) for our client, you will have the exciting opportunity to lead a global engineering support team and play a strategic leadership role with high influence on future energy systems. The client, a global energy technology leader, is known for delivering advanced engineering solutions, modernization programs, and digital innovation across power generation assets. Your key responsibilities will include: - Leading and inspiring a Global Service Operation team supporting service engineering, product integrity, and remote diagnostics. - Driving strategic initiatives to enhance responsiveness, technical expertise, and productivity across the service fleet. - Overseeing modernization, upgrades, and decarbonization projects for global power plant assets. - Integrating advanced digital technologies and maintaining state-of-the-art data connections to high-value power infrastructure. - Engaging with global partner networks to ensure successful implementation of engineering and service projects. - Shaping long-term business direction aligned with emerging technology, market, and regulatory conditions. - Building a service-oriented culture, ensuring governance, customer-centric operations, and accelerated decision-making. - Championing organizational development, talent growth, change management, and innovation ecosystems. To be successful in this role, you should have: - 10+ years in the power generation industry with proven management/leadership experience. - A Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or related fields). - Technical Skills: Gas turbine technology, combined cycle systems, process engineering, decarbonization technologies, and plant maintenance concepts. - Domain Exposure: Design, analysis, service, and maintenance of turbomachinery; modernization and upgrade projects. - Strategic planning, transformation leadership, people development, team empowerment, and stakeholder engagement. - Strong decision-making, project management, communication, and the ability to challenge the status quo constructively. - An innovation-driven & customer-oriented mindset, and comfort in leading cultural and digital transformation efforts.