Director, Expert Services

Company Description
It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today - ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500®. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.
Job Description
Practice Directors mentor and lead teams of technical and business process consultants, providing both strategic direction and hands-on guidance to address complex customer challenges and ensure successful outcomes. They act as trusted advisors on Expert Services capabilities, managing expectations around skills, development, and delivery excellence. By leveraging their experience, they guide teams in overcoming challenges, aligning efforts with organizational goals, and driving long-term organizational strategies to enhance practice capabilities.
The role of the Director, Expert Services will oversee managers and consultants who are responsible for supporting customer and partners with the delivery of solutions involving the Technology Workflow, Core Business Workflow and Platform, Data & AI portfolios. The role reports to the Sr Director, Customer Delivery APAC.
What You Get to Do in This Role

• Develop and lead a team of consultants, fostering growth, enablement, and professional development.
• Mentor technical and business process consultants by contributing expertise to guide delivery efforts and support the resolution of complex escalations.
• Mentor technical and business process consultants to promote accountability, innovation, and operational excellence while addressing team and customer challenges.
• Champion customer transformation, ensuring solutions align with business goals and drive measurable outcomes.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership to customers, partners, and internal teams.
• Drive a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning within the team, including the development and refinement of service offerings and best practices.
• Support teams in optimizing delivery operations by ensuring resources, processes, and solutions are effectively aligned with customer goals.
• Support business development efforts, including pre-sales, scoping, and proposal development. • Partner with internal teams-Product, Sales, Enablement-to align delivery capability and methodology with broader ServiceNow objectives. Key Performance Measurements • Contribution to professional services business outcomes (revenue, etc.).
• Team productivity and billable utilisation.
• Customer satisfaction scores and project business impact.
• Product consumption and/or adoption.
• Talent development and team growth.
• Readiness and capability building within the team.
• Driving innovation and adoption in ServiceNow deployments.

Qualifications
Qualifications and Experience Leadership & People Development

• 5+ years leadership experience in a professional services environment.
• Ability to inspire, mentor, and develop diverse teams in technical and business domains.
• Experience managing teams and leading large-scale customer engagements.
• Strong relationship-building skills with internal teams, partners, and customers.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace, valuing diverse perspectives.

Consulting & Delivery Experience

• 15+ years in a consulting or professional services role with a focus on enterprise-wide business transformation solutions.
• Strong problem-solving mindset, focused on transformation and measurable business value.
• Experience with Now Create, Agile frameworks, or similar methodologies.
• Comfort engaging with executive and senior stakeholders, with a track record of distilling customer needs to provide prescriptive guidance and direction on their business transformation.

Technical Expertise

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
• Experience in SaaS platforms, enterprise architecture, or digital transformation.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow or similar enterprise platforms is beneficial but not mandatory.
• Willingness to pursue relevant certifications and continuous learning in the ServiceNow ecosystem.

Other Qualities That Will Help You Succeed

• A transformation mindset, focused on delivering long-term business impact. • Strong communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Passion for driving innovation and continuous improvement. A determination to make things better each day.
• Ability to foster collaboration within a diverse team.

Additional Information

• Travel requirements will vary based on business needs.
• ServiceNow is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace.
• We offer professional development, mentorship, and career growth opportunities.
• Benefits include health and wellness programs, remote work flexibility, and employee resource groups.

Additional Information
Work Personas
We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work. Learn more here .
Equal Opportunity Employer
ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.
Accommodations
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Export Control Regulations
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