Regional Operations Marketing Director

ChampionX has an immediate need for a Regional Operations Marketing Director in our Chemical Technologies business group located in Sugar Land, Texas. This position will serve as the Marketing and Technology Business Partner (MTBP) and work directly with our Upstream US Land Sales Leadership as well as Marketing and Technology Leadership.

This is a key management position that reports to the Director of Western Hemisphere Regional Operations for Chemical Technologies. The candidate will be responsible for developing and executing near-term business and marketing strategies while aligning with Chemical Technologies' core goals and vision.

If you are a dedicated professional with a proven, successful track record we invite you to apply. This is your opportunity to join a large growing company offering competitive base rates and benefits.

What’s in it For You:

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and has been recognized as one of the most ethical companies in the world
• Comprehensive benefits package starting Day 1 of employment- medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, company paid pension and more!

What You Will Do:

In this role as Marketing and Technology Business Partner (MTBP), your primary responsibility is the understanding of our market and customer needs and values, and to deliver and execute a strategy that enables us to strengthen leadership position in the market

Main responsibilities:

• Collaborate with various stakeholders to align technology initiatives with business goals
• Identify technology gaps by analyzing market trends and understanding customer needs
• Manage the technology pipeline, work closely with Product Marketing and Sales teams to prioritize and develop new technology solutions
• Validate the business case and commercialization plan for any product development
• Determine overall product catalog and pricing based on market needs and pricing analytics (manage technology portfolio)
• Work closely with Upstream Onshore Segment Marketer to develop and ultimately execute on near-term strategies for the Region
• High level understanding of industry trends, drivers and leading indicators. Extrapolate that knowledge to provide recommendations and high level summary to regions
• Prepare sales and marketing plans for segment
• Understand segment P&L and business financials. Combine with business specific data to make business recommendations
• Evaluate adjacent technology opportunities to market
• Analyze market SWOT analysis to evaluate needs and gaps in segment portfolio

Position Details: This position is located in Sugar Land, Texas. The role is deemed safety-sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree, plus 8+ years of experience in sales, technology or marketing
• Broad knowledge of the upstream production chemical industry
• Demonstration of strategic and tactical sales and marketing capabilities
• Ability to lead without assigned authority
• Strong communication skills laterally, and vertically
• Ability to think strategically, while also anticipating short term challenges and solutions
• Experience inspiring a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to provide enhanced and/or faster service, safer working conditions and reduced risks
• Proficient knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and document management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage well with stakeholders to translate their needs into effective outcomes.
• Experience leading large global teams who have diverse range of skills and abilities, without assigned authority
• Experience building and maintaining a SharePoint Online site
• Detail oriented with excellent time management skills
• Experience with specialty chemicals in the Oil & Gas industry
• Knowledge of ChampionX business and processes

About ChampionX:

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At ChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.