Client Executive 3 (Single Client)

Sodexo’s Healthcare segment seeks a Client Executive 3 (VP of Operations) to lead Environmental Services and Food & Nutrition partnerships across the Western U.S., driving operational excellence, contract performance, and client success. Ideal candidates will reside in Northern California, Los Angeles, or the Central Valley. This role supports the Western U.S. and requires regional travel throughout California, Nevada, Washington, and Oregon.

About the role

Step into a pivotal executive leadership role where you’ll oversee a high-impact portfolio and serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders. You'll drive operational excellence, cultivate meaningful partnerships, and lead innovative strategies that fuel sustainable growth, safety, and service delivery at scale—all while empowering teams and creating measurable results.

This individual-contributor role focuses on completing specialized technical tasks and projects to support operations, primarily achieved independently but may involve collaboration with a team. You will provide strategic vision and direction, leading a business function or major geography, and hold management accountability for a division or corporate sub-function. Responsibilities include developing and approving long-term vision and strategy, with goal achievement accomplished through direct and/or indirect reports.

Responsibilities

• Take the lead in shaping and executing enterprise-level strategies that deliver reliable, repeatable, and scalable outcomes
• Forge influential client relationships by aligning services with evolving needs and creating value beyond the contract
• Lead cross-functional teams with purpose, championing a culture of accountability, development, and performance
• Make confident, data-driven decisions that boost operational results and support long-term business goals
• Fuel innovation by driving change, embedding best practices, and promoting continuous improvement
• Partner across organizational lines to unlock growth, strengthen service delivery, and protect contractual integrity
• Create safer, more efficient environments by embedding a proactive safety culture and prioritizing people-centered operations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 10 years of management experience
• 10 years of related experience
• A strategic mindset with the ability to connect big-picture goals to actionable plans, driving results through business insights, market awareness, and sound financial acumen
• Proven leadership in complex environments, with a focus on talent development, performance management, and cultivating inclusive, high-performing teams
• Strong communication and influencing skills, adept at building trust with senior stakeholders and inspiring collaboration across functions and levels
• A passion for innovation and continuous improvement, using data and structured problem-solving to guide decisions and elevate service delivery
• Resilience and adaptability in dynamic settings, maintaining focus and professionalism while navigating change, pressure, and competing priorities

Pay

Pay range: $171,870 – $222,420 per year. Eligible to participate in Sodexo's incentive plan and earn variable compensation in addition to base salary.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care
• Wellness programs
• 401(k) plan with matching contributions
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Career growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement

More extensive information is provided to new employees upon hire.