Senior Director, Customer Excellence Group, Scale Leader EMEA
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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
As a member of the Geo Leadership Team, the Scale Leader plays a critical role in shaping and executing the regional customer success strategy. This leader brings the voice of scaled delivery into strategic discussions, ensuring that the needs of Guided CSMs and Success Guides are represented in decision‑making. They collaborate closely with peers across Sales, Expert Services, Renewals, and Customer Health Assurance to drive cohesive customer experiences and contribute to the overall health and performance of the geo. The Scale Leader also acts as a thought partner in regional planning, talent development, and transformation initiatives, helping to align operational execution with strategic priorities.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership
* Lead and develop a team of managers who oversee Guided CSMs and Success Guides within the geo.
* Deliver shared services to Major Area leaders ensuring adherence to quality standards and SLAs.
* Ensure consistent execution of the Guided Impact Delivery Model across all Geo delivery teams, aligned to customer segmentation and package entitlements.
* Ensure consistent execution of non‑paid Guide offerings across all teams.
* Focus and drive critical business KPIs for all teams and for the Geo, including GRR, Undeployed backlog and NPS.
* Provide transparent and timely performance reporting to both Major Area and Geo leadership.
* Drive performance and career management, resource planning, and operational governance through manager accountability.
* Collaborate with Geo Leads and cross‑functional partners to ensure joined‑up customer experiences.
* Member of the Geo leadership team; drives Geo Success strategy, fosters cross‑Geo partnerships, and promotes best practices and consistency.
* Work in close partnership with the Renewals team to align customer success activities with renewal cycles, proactively addressing risks and opportunities to maximise retention and growth.
* Collaborate with the Customer Health Assurance organisation to monitor, report, and improve customer health metrics, ensuring interventions are timely and effective.
* Share insights and feedback from scaled delivery teams to inform renewal strategies and health assurance programmes, driving continuous improvement across the customer lifecycle.
Transformation & Organisational Evolution
* Activate and embed geo‑specific role mandates and org design principles for CSM and CSG teams.
* Identify opportunities to automate and develop role activities across the teams.
* Lead the transition from legacy structures to integrated, customer‑centric teams, ensuring alignment with global CEG transformation goals.
* Partner with the Transformation Office and Strategy Core to drive enablement, communications, and adoption of new ways of working.
* Support managers in leading change conversations with empathy, clarity and coaching.
* Champion the use and innovation of tiered offerings and digital experiences to enhance customer satisfaction and internal efficiency, leveraging technology and data to deliver differentiated value to customers at scale.
Strategic Influence
* Represent the geo in global forums to influence strategy, share insights, and advocate for regional needs.
* Align regional delivery strategy with platform capabilities and customer transformation goals.
Key Qualifications
* 15+ years of proven experience leading managers in scaled customer success or service delivery functions.
* Deep understanding of customer segmentation, success metrics (GRR, NPS, NNACV), and operational governance.
* Strong change leadership and transformation experience, ideally within a matrixed organisation.
* Ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and influence at executive levels.
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.
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