Director, Service Operations – South East Asia
Company: Vertiv
Business Unit: Services
Location: Asia (Regional)
Reports To: Vice President, Operations and Service Operations – Asia
Direct Reports: Country Service Directors / Regional Operations Leaders
Job Summary
The Director, Service Operations – SEA is responsible for leading Vertiv’s regional service delivery organization across SEA, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient execution of lifecycle services supporting critical digital infrastructure.
This role drives operational excellence across field service, commissioning, maintenance, and technical support operations while ensuring strong financial performance, customer satisfaction, and service delivery consistency across multiple countries. The Director partners closely with Service Sales, Supply Chain, and regional leadership to scale service operations in support of Vertiv’s growth across hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and telecommunications markets.
Key Responsibilities
Service Operations Leadership
- Lead the regional service operations strategy across SEA to ensure consistent execution of Vertiv service standards.
- Oversee field service operations including installation support, commissioning, preventive maintenance, and emergency service response.
- Ensure service operations are aligned with regional growth priorities and customer requirements.
Operational Performance
- Establish and monitor operational KPIs including safety performance, SLA compliance, technician utilization, and customer satisfaction.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve service efficiency, productivity, and operational quality.
- Standardize operational processes and best practices across countries.
Workforce Leadership
- Lead and develop a geographically distributed service workforce across SEA including field engineers, technicians, and service operations teams.
- Implement workforce planning strategies to support increasing service demand.
- Ensure strong technical competency through training and certification programs.
Customer Experience
- Ensure delivery of high-quality lifecycle services supporting mission-critical infrastructure uptime.
- Support executive customer engagement for key strategic accounts.
- Lead escalation management for major service incidents.
Financial Performance
- Drive operational discipline to support service revenue growth and margin improvement.
- Partner with Service Sales leadership to ensure profitable execution of service contracts.
- Optimize service delivery cost structures including labor productivity and parts utilization.
Safety & Compliance
- Promote a strong safety culture across all field service operations.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, environmental, and company safety standards.
- Implement operational risk management practices for service delivery.
Technology & Digital Tools
- Drive adoption of digital service platforms including remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and workforce management systems.
- Utilize data analytics to improve service performance and operational visibility.
Organizational Relationships
Internal
- VP Operations & Service Operations – Asia
- Regional Service Sales Leadership
- Regional Service Offering team.
- Country Sales leaders
- Technical Service Group
- Global Services Leadership
- Supply Chain and Logistics
- Product Business Units
External
- Strategic enterprise customers
- Hyperscale and colocation operators
- Channel partners and service providers
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related discipline required
MBA or advanced degree preferred
Experience
- 15+ years experience in service operations, field service management, or technical operations
- Significant experience managing large multi-country teams
- Experience supporting mission-critical infrastructure environments preferred (data centers, power systems, thermal systems, telecommunications)
Skills & Competencies
- Strategic leadership and operational management
- Strong financial and commercial acumen
- Customer-focused mindset
- Change leadership and organizational transformation
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Travel
This role requires regional travel across SEA (approximately 20–30%) to support operational oversight, customer engagement, and leadership alignment.
About the Team
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