Regional Early Engagement Leader

Driving Strategic Opportunity Capture Through Early Engagement and Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Do you enjoy shaping commercial strategy from the earliest stages of customer engagement?

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Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company operating in more than 120 countries. Our Subsea Systems business delivers innovative technologies and integrated solutions that help customers optimize field development and offshore performance. By engaging early in the project lifecycle—from concept select through FEED—we position Baker Hughes to influence customer decisions, shape competitive strategies, and secure long‑term growth opportunities.

Fuel your passion

The Regional Early Engagement Leader drives the early‑phase strategy for subsea opportunities across the region. This role identifies and prioritizes opportunities, leads early engagement with customers, and develops comprehensive capture strategies in alignment with Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Project Management, and Sourcing. By shaping technical, commercial, and execution strategies ahead of ITT release, the leader ensures Baker Hughes is positioned with the most competitive and value‑driven solutions.

As a Regional Early Engagement Leade r, you will be responsible for:

• Working closely in alignment with the Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Project Management, Sourcing and other internal stakeholders.

• Work closely with Region Segment Directors, SP&S Regional Sales Directors and Geo Zone Directors to ensure opportunities are correctly prioritized and resourced

• Align with Sales & Commercial global and regional leadership from the earliest feasibility assessments and conceptual studies, into front end design (FEED) through to tender and contract closure

• Creating and owning Capture plan along with Regional Sales team

• Work closely with their commercial counterparts to develop and implement commercial strategies to improve and simplify the bidding cycle.

• Drive Subsea tender strategies.

• Work closely with Early Engineering and Product Management to deeply understand Product Portfolio and support the deployment of the most competitive and cost-effective solutions.

• Be visible externally and develop relationship with the industry to understand supply chain movement and subsea environment dynamics

• Implement a robust operating rhythm using digital systems and tools to monitor opportunity pipeline and developing appropriate strategies aligned to the ITT schedule

To be successful in this role you will:

• Bachelor's degree.

• Proven team leadership skills, demonstrated ability to effectively develop, influence and motivate others

• 7+ Years of experience in Subsea is a must

• Substantial commercial leadership experience

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively with all levels

• Change agent with demonstrated ability to drive sustainable change

• Willingness to travel globally, estimated 25%

Desired characteristics

• Leadership and people management

• Strategic mindset

• Thorough understanding of customer requirements and market conditions.

• Knowledge of products / systems.

• Good business acumen.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• Excellent negotiating and leadership skills.

• Excellent knowledge of commercial and contract language.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found

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• The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Sales Director
• Sales Operations