Vice President, Global Account Activation & Remediation

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We are seeking a transformational, visionary executive to serve as the Global Head of Account Activation & Remediation for the Life Sciences Activation & Adoption (A&A) division. Sitting at the helm of the Account Activation & Remediation pillar, this role owns the global strategy, governance, and ultimate execution of account-level interventions across the multi-billion dollar AFLS portfolio. This executive is the singular authority on global account triage, holding full accountability for transforming high-risk, critical enterprise crises into stabilized, high-growth accounts.

The role goes beyond reactive remediation; you will architect the predictive methodologies, resource allocation strategies, and cross-functional feedback loops necessary to neutralize delivery risk before it impacts revenue. You will command a matrixed global delivery apparatus, drive product/engineering alignment, and serve as the executive sponsor for our highest-value enterprise accounts in distress.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

• Define, architect, and continuously evolve the Global Governance Framework for Account Triage, Activation, and Remediation, establishing industry-leading risk-modeling, entry/exit criteria, and escalation thresholds.
• Direct the strategic deployment and monetization strategy of Customer Success Acceleration Teams, Product Sponsors, and specialized Success Architects across the global portfolio.
• Hold ultimate operational authority over the FDE Strike Team PODs, establishing the global standards for high-risk interventions, engineering-led rescues, and critical-path milestone attainment.
• Drive systemic root-cause analysis from portfolio failures to influence and transform upstream Product Roadmaps, Sales scoping guardrails, and System Integrator (SI) certification programs.
• Serve as the final executive escalation point and corporate arbiter for all active rescue engagements globally, making definitive macro-level resourcing and financial prioritization trade-offs.
• Partner directly with C-suite stakeholders (SVP, EVP, and Executive Steering Committees) to deliver strategic portfolio-wide health briefings, risk forecasting, and revenue protection transparency.
• Govern global exit standards and long-term stability metrics, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer and organizational capability building back within BAU delivery teams.
• Exert executive influence over the Global Partner Ecosystem Lead, directly addressing systemic SI compliance failures, partner capabilities, and co-delivery risk structures.

REPORTING & ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

• Reporting Line: Reports directly to the SVP, Global Life Sciences Activation & Adoption, with a dotted line to the Executive Steering Committee.
• Organizational Scope: Head of the Account Activation & Remediation Pillar. Directs a core team of senior strategists and maintains dedicated/prioritized resource allocation rights over global SWE, Product, and FDE Strike Team resources.
• Collaboration: Serves as the primary executive peer to the Portfolio Strategy & Intelligence and Ecosystem Leads; acts as an executive escalation partner to Regional VPs of Customer Success, Professional Services, and Field Sales.

FINANCIAL & BUSINESS ACCOUNTABILITY

• Directly safeguard and retain Global Net New Annual Order Value (NNAOV) across the AFLS enterprise portfolio, minimizing churn and contraction.
• Own OpEx optimization and ROI of high-cost intervention assets (FDE Strike Teams, Success Architects), ensuring maximum financial efficiency of the rescue apparatus.
• Accountable for macro portfolio KPIs: Time-to-Stabilization (TTS), Net Promoter Score (NPS) post-remediation, and the continuous reduction of portfolio-wide re-escalation rates.
• Authorize financial trade-offs and concessions required during critical account remediations to secure long-term customer lifetime value (LTV).

SUCCESS METRICS (KEY SUCCESS OBJECTIVES — KSOs)

• Global Portfolio Retention Rate: Percentage of high-risk revenue successfully stabilized and retained annually.
• Systemic Risk Reduction: Measurable year-over-year decrease in accounts transitioning from moderate to high-risk due to predictive intervention framework efficiency.
• Operational Velocity (TTS): Reduction in average Time-to-Stabilization across the global portfolio without compromising delivery quality or customer satisfaction.
• Capital & Resource Efficiency: Optimization of cost-to-serve/cost-to-rescue ratios across specialized technical teams.
• Upstream Mitigation Impact: Successful implementation of programmatic changes (product fixes, enablement upgrades) derived from remediation root-cause insights.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Global Enterprise Governance & Strategy: Master-level expertise in designing global risk, triage, and delivery frameworks within Fortune 500 SaaS or enterprise technology ecosystems.
• Executive Crisis Management: Exceptional executive presence, emotional intelligence, and command authority under extreme pressure; proven capability to navigate confrontational, high-stakes negotiations with C-level clients and partners.
• Macro Resource Optimization: Advanced capability in directing matrixed, multidisciplinary technical teams across competing global priorities.
• Cross-Functional Systemic Influence: Proven track record of influencing Product Management, Engineering, Sales Leadership, and Global System Integrators to drive structural operational changes.
• Data & AI-Driven Leadership: Expert-level capability in leveraging CRM Analytics, predictive modeling, and AI productivity architectures (e.g., Agentforce, GenAI, Einstein) to build automated early-warning risk systems and streamlined executive reporting.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Several years of progressive executive leadership experience in Professional Services, Customer Success, Enterprise Program Management, or Corporate Turnaround—explicitly within the Enterprise Cloud and Life Sciences technology domain.
• Proven experience commanding a global function or division dedicated to enterprise risk mitigation, escalation management, or critical delivery rescue.
• Demonstrated history of direct accountability for revenue retention/protection at the nine-figure scale.
• Deep foundational knowledge of cloud infrastructure, enterprise software lifecycles (SDLC), complex integration architectures, and global partner ecosystem dynamics.
• Academic: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.

ACCOMMODATIONS

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POSTING STATEMENT

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