DCF APG Leader

Baker Hughes•Houston, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The DCF APG Leader facilitates strategy and drives transformation and continuous improvement initiatives for Drilling & Completions Fluid (DCF). The role aims to deliver sustained EBITDA uplift, stronger free cash flow conversion, and quarterly financial and operational results. Working with business partners, the leader embeds tools, processes, and operating cadences into daily operations, removes delivery barriers, and provides executive reporting across functions and regions. The role oversees initiative execution and adoption, including business-case validation, implementation-owner onboarding, change processes, resource planning, training, and organizational readiness. It monitors milestones, KPIs, data accuracy, risks, and value capture; resolves or escalates roadblocks; and aligns initiative delivery with daily operations and quarterly targets. The leader builds accountability across functions, regions, segments, and APG teams, and represents DCF in executive and C-suite forums. Regular onsite presence at the listed location is required. Valid work authorization in the country of employment is required; the employer is unable to sponsor work authorization. The role is eligible for company-sponsored benefit programs, including health and welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k), and may include bonuses subject to applicable plans or policies. The internal Baker Hughes title is Manufacturing Senior Advisor - Projects & Initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
7+ years in planning, operations, and/or project management.
Deep understanding of oilfield operations and DCF.
Demonstrated end-to-end execution ownership, stakeholder coordination, root-cause problem solving, and structured change management.
Clear communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence accountability across functions and geographies.
Valid work authorization in the country of employment; work authorization sponsorship is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

Experience implementing cross-functional and/or cross-regional projects.

Responsibilities

Implement transformation initiatives, onboard DCF implementation owners, maintain Aha tracking, and establish execution cadences.
Validate business cases and manage delivery of continuous improvement initiatives.
Manage change processes (MOC), resource planning, training, and organizational readiness to enable adoption.
Contribute DCF expertise and subject-matter experts to initiative design.
Monitor milestones, KPIs, data accuracy, and risks; resolve roadblocks with initiative owners and escalate unresolved issues to APG or DCF leadership.
Review progress and incorporate lessons into current and future initiatives.
Align initiative timelines with daily operations, secure field and functional ownership, and adjust resources or schedules when quarterly financial or operational targets are at risk.
Partner with central APG to provide timely executive updates on scope, objectives, milestones, risks, value capture, and outcomes.
Consolidate DCF feedback to inform enterprise decisions.
Build alignment and accountability across functions, regions, segments, and APG teams, and represent DCF in executive and C-suite forums.