Global Product Line Sr. Director (Tubular Running Services)

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Houston, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Energy
The Role
Lead global strategy and execution for a tubular running services product line across development, commercialization, operations, finance, and people. Drive profitability, market leadership, product launches, lifecycle management, and cross-functional alignment while ensuring QHSSE compliance, supporting regional teams, and managing global P&L and resources. Requires international travel and stakeholder engagement.
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Job Purpose

The Global Product Line Senior Director is responsible for the strategic planning, execution, and performance of a global product line from concept through full life cycle. This role drives profitability, growth, and market leadership by aligning product strategy with corporate, financial, and regional objectives. The position provides global leadership across product development, commercialization, operations, marketing, financial performance, and organizational capability, while supporting regional management and leading change initiatives.

Key ResponsibilitiesSafety, Security & Compliance
  • Uphold the highest standards of corporate governance, ethics, and compliance with all company policies, management systems, and applicable laws and regulations.
  • Ensure Quality, Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (QHSSE) principles are core to all decisions and activities.
  • Promote a culture of continual improvement in safety, environmental protection, and risk management.
  • Demonstrate effective safety leadership for teams and visitors across all locations.
Quality
  • Maintain a working knowledge of company Quality policies and actively support compliance and continuous improvement of the Management System.
  • Ensure service and product quality remains a top priority across all business activities.
Vision & Leadership
  • Establish and maintain an effective global organizational structure and capability model for the product line.
  • Support development and execution of regional and country business plans.
  • Assess market trends and competitive dynamics to define and adjust long-term product line strategy.
  • Execute global product strategies to achieve or exceed growth, revenue, and profitability targets.
  • Define geographic participation strategies aligned with the business plan.
  • Lead global product strategy, R&D prioritization, market analysis, and manufacturing coordination.
  • Develop product definitions, launch strategies, and pricing models based on customer and market insight.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, operations, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing.
  • Consistently demonstrate ethical leadership and adherence to company standards.
Operations & Commercial Execution
  • Lead planning, operation, and growth of the product line group globally.
  • Partner with manufacturing and operations to optimize inventory, assets, and resource utilization.
  • Ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of products and services.
  • Oversee technical product development, commercialization, and lifecycle performance.
  • Review product life cycle performance and implement improvement actions.
  • Support customer engagement, tenders, and Business Service Agreements (BSAs).
  • Execute strategic marketing initiatives and participate in customer-facing activities.
  • Maintain strong market intelligence across technical, financial, and commercial dimensions.
People Leadership & Communication
  • Build and lead a high-performing, motivated, and disciplined global workforce.
  • Inspire and influence teams across a matrix organization, including indirect reports.
  • Drive performance management, objective setting, feedback, and development discussions.
  • Make talent decisions aligned to business value, succession planning, and capability needs.
  • Support development and delivery of technical and product line training programs.
  • Ensure personnel meet competency requirements and are aligned to role expectations.
  • Maintain effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Clearly communicate expectations, roles, and responsibilities across teams.
Financial Accountability
  • Own and optimize product line financial results, including P&L, assets, inventory, capital expenditure, and cash performance.
  • Develop revenue and profit forecasts in alignment with company guidelines.
  • Establish and control operating, capital, and cost-of-goods budgets.
  • Provide financial and technical justification for product and investment decisions.
  • Ensure financial discipline, budget compliance, and timely expense processing.
People & Development
  • Support employee career development through training, coaching, and performance management.
  • Actively engage in talent management processes including succession planning and assessments.
  • Partner with HR and Learning teams to recruit, develop, and retain critical talent.
  • Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture that attracts and retains top talent.
Experience & EducationRequired
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a Scientific discipline; or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in strategic planning and execution.
  • Strong working knowledge of oilfield product lines, applications, and operations.
  • Broad technical expertise in oilfield products and services.
  • Proven experience in new technology development or application.
  • International operations experience, including deep-water developments.
  • Sales and marketing experience.
Preferred
  • Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent).
Knowledge, Skills & AbilitiesRequired
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Experience with contracting, negotiation, and change management.
  • Solid understanding of financial principles including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
  • Ability to analyze financial data and prepare business cases and projections.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively across multicultural, multinational environments.
  • Strong leadership, influence, and decision-making skills.
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage tight and complex timelines.
  • Willingness to challenge established practices and drive innovation.
  • Willingness to travel internationally.
Preferred
  • Product management experience within an oilfield services environment.
  • Commercial experience as a supplier and/or customer in the oilfield sector.
  • Offshore operational experience.
  • Remote or international assignment experience.
Travel Requirement
  • Domestic and international travel required up to 25–50%.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a Scientific discipline or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in strategic planning and execution.
  • Strong working knowledge of oilfield product lines, applications, and operations.
  • Broad technical expertise in oilfield products and services.
  • Proven experience in new technology development or application.
  • International operations experience, including deep-water developments.
  • Sales and marketing experience.
  • Master's degree (MBA or equivalent).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Experience with contracting, negotiation, and change management.
  • Solid understanding of financial principles including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
  • Ability to analyze financial data and prepare business cases and projections.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively across multicultural, multinational environments.
  • Strong leadership, influence, and decision-making skills.
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage tight and complex timelines.
  • Willingness to challenge established practices and drive innovation.
  • Willingness to travel internationally (up to 25-50%).
  • Product management experience within an oilfield services environment.
  • Commercial experience as a supplier and/or customer in the oilfield sector.
  • Offshore operational experience.
  • Remote or international assignment experience.
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The Company
HQ: Houston, TX
27,515 Employees
Year Founded: 1987

What We Do

Weatherford International plc (Nasdaq: WFRD) is a leading global energy services company. Operating in approximately 75 countries, the Company answers the challenges of the energy industry with its global talent network of approximately 17,000 team members and approximately 350 operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities

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