Global Product Software Integration Director

The Global Product Software Integration Director will actively manage and drive the business strategy & product development(s) for all Functional Software across the industrial value chain, aligning new products with Global Product Line strategy to customer requirements and market needs, and ensuring integration into and maintenance and rationalization of the existing product portfolio.

Roles & Responsibilities

QUALITY 

• Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford’s Management System 
• Maintains Service Quality as an immediate priority when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement
• Active participation in the investigation and closure of all PC-1 & PC-2 issues related to your product line assuring that these are closed out in a timely manner and that they are reported to line management through the Weatherford process and policy

VISION & LEADERSHIP 

• Participates in global product strategy, research and development requirements, development and integration requirements, development priority, analysis of market research, and manufacturing coordination for new and emerging products
• Maintains effective global product line organizational structure and skill base to meet the needs of the product line grouping in the short and longer-term
• Evaluates and plan for future market conditions and align the strategy to take advantage of any changes or opportunities
• Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, operations, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and operations to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities
• Rationalizes what needs to be built in-house vs 3P integration into the technology platform, oversees build out and integration efforts
• Demonstrates leadership, ethical behavior, and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times

OPERATIONS 

• Oversees product line group operations to ensure service safety, quality, and efficiency, and cost-effective management of resources as per objectives
• Provides technical and operational support to our teams that are located in the operating countries on an as-needed basis utilizing the WISE platform as the conduit for this support
• Manages global technical product development, estimates of potential profits, and commercialization of new products and services
• Conducts market research to develop and maintain the Product Line marketing strategy in order to maximize our market share/ new penetration in this market to improve operating income
• Works with peers in the global team to coordinate the introduction of new technologies, taking ownership of the implementation of procedures, competency and training that are relevant
• Forges excellent working relationships with area/country operations teams. Ensures that lessons learned are shared across the geozones
• Supports all Commercial and Technical Tender and BSA preparations 
• Initiates and supports the development of strategic partners, suppliers, and technology that support the product line strategy
• Demonstrates functional understanding of Software on the Cloud 
• Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of the global Software ecosystem in Oil and Gas.

COMMUNICATION 

• Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external
• Clearly communicates expectations, roles and responsibilities to their reports
• Engage external customers to position products and technologies for application into their assets
• Understand and improve where necessary the perception of this product line, identify potential new products required by the market and establish relationships for future success
• Actively provides Weatherford product line-related presentations at industry events/forums/conferences

FINANCIAL 

• Responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of operational and budgetary objectives
• Provides financial and technical justification for product selection/justification and definition
• Reviews with line management capital & inventory requests
• All employees have an accountability to the organization to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses
• Costs incurred should be within the approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure

PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT 

• Actively engage with employees to support talent management through Weatherford’s performance management process, actively contri