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Global Product Director, DigitalWeatherford • Houston, TX, US
Global Product Director, Digital

Global Product Director, Digital

Weatherford • Houston, TX, US
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Global Product Director, Digital

The Global Product Director, Digital is responsible for shaping and executing Weatherford's digital product strategy, driving innovation across cloud, edge, data, and industrial automation domains. This role ensures that products such as CygNet SCADA, RTUs, ALS automation, power management, drilling optimization, production optimization, asset integrity, surveillance, and control solutions are sustained, modernized, and positioned to deliver measurable value to customers worldwide. New product deployments will be a key accountability, ensuring the portfolio evolves with market needs and technological advances.

The Director will lead and mentor a team of Product Managers, each responsible for specific disciplines within the digital portfolio, to ensure alignment, collaboration, and accountability across the product lifecycle. By aligning technology roadmaps with customer needs and market trends, the Director will guide global teams in delivering scalable, data-driven solutions that enhance operational efficiency, unlock production gains, strengthen asset integrity, and enable new commercial models. Acting as a bridge between technology, operations, and commercial functions, this role drives Weatherford's digital transformation and ensures sustained growth and differentiation in a competitive energy landscape.

Roles & Responsibilities

SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

  • Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company's Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards, and industry practices and complies with the Company's Rules to Live By
  • Places Quality, Health & Safety, Security and protection of the Environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes, customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk
  • Seeks continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security & protection of the Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best business practices to exceed customer expectations
  • Leader should demonstrate effective safety leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and for any persons visiting them while on the Company premises

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 immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement
  • OPERATIONS

  • Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of digital products, from strategy and roadmap development through design, build, launch, and sustainment.
  • Oversee the integration of edge technologies (RTUs, SCADA, ALS automation, power management) with cloud-native platforms to deliver scalable and reliable solutions.
  • Ensure operational excellence in production optimization workflows, driving measurable improvements in uptime, efficiency, and energy use.
  • Drive deployment of Asset Performance Management (APM) and Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM) solutions to enhance asset integrity, reliability, and lifecycle management.
  • Leverage Vision AI technologies to strengthen safety, security, and operational assurance, enabling proactive monitoring and risk mitigation.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, commercial, and service delivery teams to align product capabilities with customer and market needs.
  • Define and monitor key product performance indicators, ensuring continuous improvement in adoption, value creation, and financial results.
  • Maintain compliance with Weatherford's governance, cybersecurity, and HSE standards across all digital operations.
  • COMMUNICATION

  • Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external.
  • Supervisors & Managers should clearly communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities to their reports.
  • Actively engage with customers, partners, and industry forums to articulate Weatherford's digital vision, product strategy, and value proposition.
  • Ensure transparent and timely communication across global teams to align priorities, share best practices, and accelerate execution.
  • FINANCIAL

  • All employees have an accountability to the organisation to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses.
  • Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure.
  • Manage the budget for product development, sustaining, and lifecycle support, acting as an internal customer and ensuring efficient use of resources.
  • Partner with engineering, operations, and finance teams to prioritize investments that deliver maximum value and align with strategic roadmaps.
  • Ensure accurate tracking, reporting, and forecasting of development expenditures in compliance with corporate financial standards.
  • PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT

  • Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience
  • Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential
  • Supervisors are expected to actively engaging their employees to support talent management through Weatherford's performance management process, including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning & regular coaching opportunities
  • Supervisors should collaborate with Human Resources & Training Development to drive strategies for the recruitment & retention of key personal & to foster an environment that supports the attraction & retention of a high performing talented workforce
  • VISION & LEADERSHIP

  • Demonstrates leadership, ethical behaviour and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times
  • Provide strategic leadership in defining and executing Weatherford's digital product strategy, aligned with enterprise objectives and customer needs.
  • Drive innovation in cloud, edge, and data-driven solutions, fostering agility and collaboration to accelerate product modernization and differentiation.
  • Inspire cross-functional teams with a clear vision for digital transformation, enabling scalable growth and long-term value creation across global markets.
  • Experience & Education

    REQUIRED

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
  • 15+ years of progressive experience in product management, digital transformation, or technology leadership roles.
  • Proven track record of delivering digital platforms, SaaS products, or cloud-native solutions at scale.
  • Strong background in energy, industrial automation, or adjacent technology sectors with demonstrated business impact.
  • PREFERRED

  • MBA or advanced degree in Business, Technology Management, or related field.
  • Experience leading global product portfolios, with exposure to cloud, edge, AI / ML, and data-driven solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and drive customer-focused innovation across geographies.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    REQUIRED

  • Deep expertise in digital product management, including SaaS, cloud-native architectures, and edge / IoT solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of industrial automation technologies such as RTUs, SCADA platforms, artificial lift systems (ALS) automation, power management, and production optimization workflows.
  • Proven ability to define and execute product strategies that integrate edge computing with cloud and data-driven workflows.
  • Knowledge of Asset Integrity Management and deployment of Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM) solutions to improve reliability and lifecycle performance.
  • Familiarity with Vision AI applications for enhancing safety, security, and operational assurance.
  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate customer needs into scalable product strategies and revenue growth.
  • Demonstrated leadership in driving cross-functional collaboration across engineering, product, sales, and customer success teams.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executive decision-making.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; adept at using data to drive insights, prioritization, and product decisions.
  • High adaptability to emerging technologies such as AI / ML, advanced analytics, and digital twin modeling.
  • Hands-on knowledge of cloud and ecosystem platforms, including AWS, GCP, and Accure, with proven ability to leverage them in product development and scaling.
  • PREFERRED

  • Deep expertise in digital product management, including SaaS, cloud-native architectures, and edge / IoT solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of industrial automation technologies such as RTUs, SCADA platforms, artificial lift systems (ALS)
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