Director, Global Lead, PI and Digital Twin
About the role
The Director, Global Practice Lead — PI Data Infrastructure & Digital Twin role is a key position within AVEVA's Global Practice and Services organization. This role is based in Lake Forest, CA, Houston, TX, San Leandro, CA, and Philadelphia, PA, with a hybrid work schedule.
Responsibilities
Full ownership of PI DI practice goals, including reference architecture, consulting, estimation, repeatable content, industry-specific use cases, PI integration, and CONNECT value add.
Drive Digital Twin, AI strategic pillars with PI DI. Ensure the practice spans PI Data Infrastructure into the broader AVEVA stack — System Platform, AVEVA Connect, Operations Control, and Predictive Analytics, AIM.
Develop pre-built, verticalized PI AF templates and integration blueprints, and establish industry reference architectures.
Lead global service targets, gross margins, utilization metrics, and sustainable growth. Ensure meeting or exceeding operational KPI targets annually.
Standardize remote engineering and delivery processes, including architecture, estimators, industry-specific templates, Digital Twin library, PI Integration, AI-focused use cases, or faster delivery.
Develop comprehensive offerings spanning AVEVA PI DI, AVEVA Predictive Analytics, AVEVA Operations Control, AIM, and CONNECT, integrating real-time (OT) and non-real-time (IT) systems at scale.
Drive innovative initiatives and out-of-the-box tools to optimize the delivery cycle, and build practice capabilities through structured training programs, specialization tracks, and collaboration frameworks.
Support PI DI Business development, Industry Principles, and sales and technical sales organizations through pursuits. Act as a technology and use case enabler function through solution enablement development.
Ensure on-time project delivery with global services or partners within acceptable quality standards, and maintain good understanding of stakeholder relationships with emphasis on customer satisfaction across regions and sub-regions.
Support cross-functional delivery teams with guidance on complex implementations, leveraging deep domain knowledge and delivery experience.
Requirements
18+ years of progressively responsible experience handling large teams in Industrial Automation or Engineering Software firms with global experience and customer-facing roles.
Deep PI/AVEVA Data Infrastructure hands-on background (AF, PI Vision, PI Web API, Event Frames, Data Hub, SDK, Install/Administration, Reporting, Cloud deployment, Aggregated data, Connectivity to 3rd party systems).
Industry depth in at least one of: oil & gas, power utilities, or manufacturing to realize value using PI Server.
Proven experience integrating real-time (OT) and non-real-time (IT) systems at enterprise scale or Control Room systems.
Deep hands-on experience delivering customer solutions involving AVEVA PI Proven experience integrating real-time (OT) and non-real-time (IT) systems at enterprise scale or Control Room systems.
Experience managing cross-functional stakeholders and developing vision and mission for the growth of large global teams.
Ability to manage virtual teams across global regions with flexibility across multiple time zones.
Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation Engineering, Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical or related field.
Fluency in English (read, write, speak).
Able and flexible to travel up to 40%.
Qualifications
Strong critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills and proven leadership presence.
Builder’s mindset for talent, teams, and capability.
Ownership mentality with a positive attitude and bias toward action.
Deep understanding of the process industry and enterprise solution delivery.
Skills
PI DI Install, Security, Configuration, Aggregated tasks.
Applied AI and machine learning in industrial settings.
Cybersecurity in OT environments.
Benefits
USA Benefits include: Flex work hours, 20 days PTO rising to 25 with service, three paid volunteering days, primary and secondary parental leave, well-being support, medical, dental, vision, and 401K. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.
Pay
$168,900.00 - $281,700.00
Schedule
Hybrid