Job Description
About Us:
Innovapptive is a category-defining SaaS company building the world’s most advanced AI-powered Connected Worker Platform for the industrial sector. Headquartered in Houston, TX, and backed by Vista Equity Partners, Innovapptive is on a mission to reimagine how industrial work gets done — connecting frontline workers, back-office systems, and assets in real time to drive higher safety, reliability, and productivity.
Our platform is trusted by some of the world’s largest enterprises — including Shell, Hess, Cenovus Energy, W.R.Grace, Westlake Chemicals, UNICEF, Kimberly Clark, Scott Miracle Gro, and Newmont Mining to name a few, and across chemicals, energy, mining, and manufacturing industries. These customers have achieved tangible, hard-dollar results, such as:
- Over $40 million in annual EBITDA savings at a single enterprise.
- 10× frontline productivity improvements through mobile-first and AI-enabled workflows.
- 15–20% maintenance cost reductions and significant uptime gains across plants and sites.
Innovapptive is recognized by leading industry analysts for its differentiated value creation model:
- Named a Leader in the Frost & Sullivan Industrial Connected Worker Radar.
- Featured by Gartner in “Connected Factory Worker” research and the Hype Cycle for Manufacturing Operations Strategy.
- Cited by LNS Research for delivering 3–5× greater value than point solutions through unified OT–IT execution, AI/vision innovation, and field-proven ROI.
Our growth is backed by Tiger Global Management and Vista Equity Partners, one of the world’s premier software investors, known for scaling high-performance SaaS companies. Together, we are building the next-generation AI Powered Connected Worker Platform, combining cutting-edge technologies — SLM’s, Generative AI, Computer Vision, and Intelligent Orchestration — into a unified system that transforms plant operations globally.
Today, with over 300+ employees across the U.S., India, and ANZ, Innovapptive stands at a pivotal inflection point: with an ambition to scale to $100M ARR within the next 3-4 years by industrializing every aspect of our product, engineering, and customer delivery systems.
The Role
We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven leader to head our EAM Implementation Consulting team. This role is responsible for leading a team of 15+ consultants delivering digital transformation projects in the asset-intensive industries, using Innovapptive’s Connected Worker Platform and our proprietary Value360™ Delivery Framework.
The ideal candidate will bring deep domain expertise in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), strong program delivery skills, and a passion for driving measurable outcomes in Reliability, Safety, and Cost Optimization.
If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications:
How You Will Make an Impact:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Leadership & Team Management
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 15+ EAM implementation consultants, ensuring high performance and professional growth.
- Align individual consultants to specific project needs based on skillset, industry experience, and customer complexity.
- Build a scalable consulting model by developing a Center of Excellence (CoE), knowledge repository, and onboarding frameworks.
Delivery Excellence & Governance
- Ensure consistent delivery of EAM transformation projects aligned to the Value360™ 4-phase methodology – Discover, Design, Deploy, Govern.
- Oversee quality and consistency in Solution Design Documents, user stories, process mapping, and SAP/Maximo integration specifications.
- Implement governance routines such as weekly KPI reviews, Monthly Value Scorecards, and Executive Steering Committees.
Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the primary delivery escalation point for critical EAM accounts.
- Partner with customer leadership (Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, IT) to align solution delivery with business value outcomes.
- Drive adoption strategies, end-user coaching, and executive alignment on KPIs such as backlog reduction, schedule compliance, wrench time, OT %, contractor spend, and spares optimization.
Value Realization & Financial Impact
- Embed financial accountability into delivery by linking consulting outputs to KPIs and EBITDA impact (as defined in customer Value Scorecards).
- Track leading and lagging indicators across multiple programs and align delivery teams to corrective action plans.
- Collaborate with the Value Realization Office and Product teams to ensure solution enhancements reflect customer value needs.
What You Bring to the Team:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 10–15 years of experience in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) consulting, with at least 5 years in a leadership or delivery head role.
- Deep domain expertise in asset-intensive industries (Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Energy, Utilities).
- Strong understanding of SAP PM, IBM Maximo, or other EAM platforms.
- Experience with mobile work execution, maintenance planning & scheduling, and AI/ML enablers for reliability.
- Familiarity with performance KPIs: MTTR, PM/CM Ratio, Wrench Time, Permit Delays, Inventory Accuracy, etc.
- Demonstrated success managing large-scale teams and transformation programs ($1M+ in services value).
Why Join Us?
- Lead a high-impact team transforming frontline work execution for global industrial customers.
- Work on cutting-edge digital transformation programs delivering measurable EBITDA outcomes.
- Be part of a mission-driven team committed to safety, reliability, and empowering frontline workers.
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation and equity tied to measurable impact on AI accuracy and performance.
- A platform to shape the semantic intelligence layer of a category-defining industrial SaaS company.
- Access to cutting-edge AI, data, and observability toolchains for continuous learning and innovation.
Innovapptive does not accept and will not review unsolicited resumes from search firms.
Innovapptive is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, genetic disorder, genetic predisposition, carrier status, military status, familial status, or domestic violence victim status and any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.
Top Skills
What We Do
At Innovapptive, our mission is to help improve the working life of front line worker. We are the only Connected Worker Platform that combines ERP (SAP, IBM Maximo) operational data with digital, visual, & step by step guided work instructions on mobile and smart glasses to empower front-line workers to get jobs done faster, better, cheaper & safer.
By engineering a platform that fuels innovation & collaboration, we are transforming the experience of the industrial worker to bridge the skills gap and further helping our customers increase revenues & margins. Together, with our employees, customers and partners across the globe, we are growing economies of some of the world's largest brands.
We recently closed our Series A Fund Raise of $16.3M with Tiger Global Management, a Global Marquee Fund with over $30 Billion of Assets Under Management (AUM). Tiger Global Management has a reputation of investing and building some of world's "Unicorn" brands such as Spotify, Netflix, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, Peloton, Harry's, Ola, Flipkart, Freshworks and many more!
Come join an Incredible company that is on a mission to improve working life of front line workers by enriching the experience of every single field worker, back office and executives to help grow our customer's revenues and profitability!
