Global PL Manager Intelligent Completions

Job Summary

Analyze, plan, organize, and commercialize assigned Product line products and/or services, based on the needs expressed by the product line, from inception (Research and Development) into implementation, commercialization, training, and

sustaining through product life cycles to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial and corporate growth objectives.

Responsibilities

· Define and direct specific product strategy by gathering input and business needs from customers and then creating a product-based solution to generate revenue and/or create value

· Direct any research and development projects or efforts required in order to create the products and/or services required as per above. Work with RD&E on all ongoing sustaining efforts to progress Product Line products and/or services quality improvement initiatives forward

· Evaluates and prioritize requests for new technology changes, enhancements, and new features; participate in product requirements through interviews with stakeholders, collaboration with product designers and other methods as needed

· Work with the Project Management and Engineering teams to implement feasible solutions that meet the timeline and budget of the stakeholders

· Continually review progress through the product life cycle to ensure the attainment of objectives

· Responsible for ensuring publishing and distributing product improvement content including tech alerts, updated field procedures and work instructions.

· Liaise with SMEs in service lines to generate training materials and deployment plans for commercialization; responsible for effectively communicating product features, value propositions, and roadmaps

· Work closely with WISE and Engineering team to recommend and prioritize sustaining projects to keep technology current and fit for purpose

· Work closely with the operations team to highlight technology gaps and prepare business justifications to address those gaps or recommend an alternate approach to address those gaps

· Analyze Repair & Maintenance data and work with RD&E to drive the improvements (including field trial) required for the effective reduction of cost/circulating hour

· Define and direct specific product strategy by gathering input and business needs from customers and then creating a product-based solution to generate revenue and/or create value

· Engage with customers and seek feedback on our technology and seek recommendations for improvements

· Resolves conflicts between competing stakeholders by prioritizing requirements and products for development and commercialization; tracks project issues to completion, such as outstanding questions, decisions or changes

· Maintain communication and contacts to collect and analyze technical, financial, marketing, schedule, and sales information for product line

· Creates clear and thorough acceptance criteria to ensure that the team understands when work is complete; participates in the retrospective

· Provide direct, high-level support to customers for critical new technology services

· Promote Weatherford’s new technology within the industry by writing technical papers, attending industry conferences, contributing to the development of technical marketing material, making technical sales presentations to customers, and providing other technical support to sales and operations

· 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

· Define and monitor relevant KPIs to identify areas of improvement and drive operational improvements

· Prepare business plans for relevant technologies in consultation with the business unit managers. Execute plans and monitor progress internally or via PD&C process

· Provide input to the tendering process and BSA when involved

· Provide operational technical support for all globally active operations to ensure tools are ran within specification and following best practices and lessons learned

· Maintain the Global Product Line’s training requirements in line with competency assessments

Skills/Education Required

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Scientific discipline or equivalent experience

· 10+ years of oilfield experience

· Strong Production Logging, Well Integrity, Ballistics and third-party technology knowledge.

· Strong organizational and communication skills

· Familiarity with reading, analyzing, and interpreting common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents

· Familiarity with mathematical operations such as frequency distributions, test reliability and validity, variance analysis, correlation techniques, and factor analysis.

· Skill in examining tenders, market conditions and operational requirements

· Demonstrated ability to effectively train and mentor personnel in classroom and field environments

· Complex problem-solving and analytical skills

· Work effectively across a diverse multicultural multilingual community

· The physical ability to immediately respond to emergency situations

· Proficient Microsoft Office and computer skills

Skills/Education Preferred

· Experience in strategic planning and execution. Knowledge of contracting, negotiating, and change management.

· Experience in sales and marketing

Travel Requirement: This role may require domestic and potentially international travel of up to: 10-25%