Client Executive 3 (Single Client)

Sodexo’s Healthcare segment seeks a Client Executive to lead client partnerships across Environmental Services and Food & Nutrition Services in the Western U.S. 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. Work is primarily achieved independently but may involve collaboration with a team. The position provides strategic vision and direction, leading a business function or major geography, and holds management accountability for a division or corporate sub-function.

Responsibilities

• Develop, establish, and approve long-term vision and strategy for the managed area.
• Drive operational excellence and deliver predictable, reliable outcomes.
• Forge influential client relationships by aligning services with evolving needs and creating value beyond the contract.
• Lead cross-functional teams with a focus on accountability, development, and performance.
• Make data-driven decisions to 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.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect big-picture goals to actionable plans.
• Proven leadership in complex environments, with a focus on talent development and performance management.
• Strong communication and influencing skills to build trust with senior stakeholders.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement using data and structured problem-solving.
• Resilience and adaptability in dynamic settings.

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 and tuition reimbursement.

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. We improve quality of life for those we serve and contribute to the economic, social, and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Sodexo partners with clients to provide food service, catering, facilities management, and other integrated solutions worldwide. We embrace diversity and inclusion as core values, fostering an environment where all employees are valued and respected.