Service Manager

Daktronics; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Daktronics is seeking a Region Service Manager to lead the service team across the Middle East, Eurasia, and Africa from Dubai. You will coordinate service delivery, allocate resources, and work with Sales to align service plans with regional needs. The role requires onsite leadership, strong customer focus, and travel (20–25%).

Based in Dubai, you will drive service excellence, develop personnel, and ensure high-quality support for installations, events, and service calls across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience required.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Engineering, Market, or Service experience preferred.
• Ability to learn quickly and grasp technical concepts.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and data entry systems preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee service delivery, allocate resources, and ensure projects meet timelines.
• Collaborate with Sales to recommend service plans and pricing.
• Provide technical support for customer demonstrations and sales presentations.
• Direct on-site service, coordination, account management, repairs and inventory.
• Lead field service within the region and improve employee experience and customer satisfaction.
• Support personal development via performance development program.
• Assess growth of field engineers and service partners using skills matrix.
• Drive business results using leadership development tools.
• Set workload expectations for field engineers; balance assignments.
• Ensure timely, quality completion following SOPs.
• Foster teamwork linking quality work with customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with HR on escalated issues and staffing needs.
• Interview and hire employees aligned with culture and growth potential.
• Follow onboarding and training plans for new hires.
• Respond quickly to escalations and provide direction.
• Lead or participate in large improvement projects.
• Communicate changes to build consensus.
• Ensure safety for employees and contractors.
• Travel regularly (20-25%) to build relationships and resolve issues.

Skills

Fluent in English

Strong technical writing

Verbal communication skills

Leadership experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, technical, or related field

Job description

Position Summary

When you work at Daktronics, you’ll be part of something amazing. We design, engineer, manufacture and support bold, eye-catching digital LED display technology and audio systems.

Our products bring excitement to professional, college and high school games. They attract customers for businesses around the world, and even provide direction for people as they travel, work and play.

As part of the Daktronics team, you’ll have interesting, impactful work with flexible opportunities. You can learn and grow at a company that provides competitive compensation and meaningful benefits – and the people are second to none.

What will the work look like for me?

We are currently seeking a Service Manager that will Working closely with project managers and the Service team, the Region Service Manager reviews project requirements, allocates resources, and coordinates service delivery to meet project timelines. The role also partners with Sales to recommend suitable service plans and pricing and provides technical support for customer demonstrations and sales presentations as needed. The role combines service business planning, support for product introductions and lifecycle changes, service sales, escalation management, and leadership of the service team.

• Responsible for service excellence, client satisfaction, and entitlement/contract performance by directing the team members who provide customer service including onsite technical services, service coordination, account management, repairs and inventory management.


• Manage field service responsibilities within region, focusing on employee experienceand customer satisfaction.


• Proactively encourage and support employees’ personal development plans through facilitating experiences, timely feedback and reflection. Utilize our performance development program.


• Utilize a comprehensive skills matrix to assess and document the growth of field engineers and service partners.


• Utilize Daktronics leadership development tools and methodologies to drive business results.


• Set workload expectations with Field Engineers to ensure workloads are balanced and assignments align with onsite support strategies.


• Ensure all assignments are completed on time and with high quality, following standard operating procedures and properly documented.


• Foster teamwork by emphasizing the relationship between quality work, customer service and satisfaction.


• Collaborate with HR on escalated issues and recommend staffing needs based on workload projections.


• Interview and hire employees aligned with company culture, compatibility, and growth potential.


• Follow established onboarding and training plans for new hires and existing team members.


• Delegate tasks and arrange corresponding work duties for service team.


• Swiftly respond to escalations and provide direction to effectively support the team.


• Lead and/or actively participate in larger improvement projects.


• Communicate changes and their importance to build consensus among the team and stakeholders.


• Ensure Employees and Contractors have a safe working environment.


• Travel on a regular basis (estimated 20-25% of time) to proactively build relationships and resolve issues with customers.


• Other duties as assigned.

Where is this opportunity located?

Position located in Dubai, U.A.E, the Region Service Manager leads the Daktronics Service team across the Middle East, Eurasia, and Africa. The role drives customer success by aligning resources and services with regional needs, delivering service excellence, and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction. The Dubai-based team provides installations, event support, and a wide range of service calls across the region.

Qualifications

To be considered for the Service Manager position, we require the following:

• Bachelors degree in engineering, business, technical, or a related field, or equivalent experience.


• Demonstrated experience interacting with a variety of individuals in a positive, professional manner; prefer previous leadership experience.


• Engineering, Market, or Service experience preferred.


• Ability to learn quickly; prefer previously demonstrated ability to pick up technical concepts quickly.


• Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills required.


• Basic computer skills required; prefer experience with Microsoft Office programs and applicable data entry systems.


• Demonstrated ability to successfully participate as a member of a team and be able to work collaboratively.


• Effectively exercise discretion and independent judgement.


• Ability to travel by air and ground. Valid driver’s license and good driving record.


• Fluent in English, written and verbal.


• Daktronics does not sponsor, renew, or extend immigration visas for this position.