Senior Director, Area Vertical Lead Customer Engagement Group

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.

We are seeking a transformational Senior Director to serve as the general manager of our post-sales organization across the Americas. This is a rare opportunity to own the full customer lifecycle from implementation through expansion — leading a unified organization spanning Customer Success, Professional Services, and Support Services for a rapidly growing SW/AI company.

This leader will be the single accountable executive for customer outcomes, services growth, and AI adoption at scale. You will operate with significant autonomy and influence, partnering closely with Sales, Product, and the Global COO to shape how our customers realize value and how we evolve our business model.

What You'll Own:

Customer Success

• Own GRR and net retention as primary accountability metrics, driving proactive risk management and expansion motions
• Build and scale high-touch and tech-touch CS coverage models tuned to customer segment and consumption behavior
• Establish executive-level relationships with strategic accounts, serving as the escalation point and trusted advisor
• Drive software adoption programs that convert license entitlement into measurable business outcomes

Professional Services

• Oversee the delivery and commercial performance of professional services, including services revenue and margin targets
• Build a services attach motion that accelerates time-to-value and deepens platform dependency
• Partner with pre-sales to position services offerings that accelerate deal velocity and reduce implementation risk
• Develop repeatable delivery frameworks and accelerators that support scale without proportional headcount growth

Support Services

• Lead a high-performing support organization accountable for NPS and customer satisfaction across all support tiers
• Drive continuous improvement in case deflection, resolution velocity, and self-service adoption
• Ensure support capacity, tooling, and coverage models align with customer entitlement and segment expectations

AI Consumption & Commercial Model

• Own AI Consumption as a strategic KPI — partnering with Product and CS to design adoption journeys that drive measurable consumption growth
• Develop frameworks that translate AI capability into customer value narratives and expansion opportunities
• Partner with Sales leadership and Finance to align post-sales incentives with Net New ACV and consumption revenue targets
• Lead the CEG organization's transition to consumption-based success metrics and motion design

 

Experience

• 15+ years in post-sales leadership with at least 5 years managing multi-functional teams (CS, PS, and/or Support) at a SaaS or enterprise software company
• Demonstrated track record of owning GRR, NPS, and services revenue simultaneously — not just one function
• Experience navigating a transition from traditional SaaS to consumption or usage-based revenue models strongly preferred
• Proven ability to lead organizations of 50+ across geographically distributed teams
• Background working with AI/ML platform products or driving AI adoption programs a significant differentiator

Leadership & Operating Style

• General manager mindset — you think in P&L terms, not just headcount and customer health scores
• Builder of operating systems: you create frameworks, forums, and feedback loops that scale beyond your direct involvement
• Data-driven and commercially sharp — equally comfortable in a QBR with a strategic customer and a revenue review with your CFO
• Executive presence with the ability to influence peers in Sales, Product, and Finance without formal authority
• High accountability culture — you set bold targets, hold the team to them, and create an environment where performance is celebrated and gaps are addressed directly

What Sets You Apart

• You have built or redesigned a post-sales organization — not just inherited and maintained one
• You can speak fluently to AI business outcomes, not just AI product features
• You have personally led through a commercial model transition and know what breaks when the incentive structure changes
• You have a point of view on the future of post-sales and can articulate it compellingly to a board, a customer, and a frontline team

Education

• Relevant Bachelor's degree, MBA or advanced work experience is acceptable.

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For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $185,200 - $333,400, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

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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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