Commercial Lead – Directional Drilling & Data-Driven Sales

Connections Education Llc; Neuquén; On-site; ARS 2,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes seeks a Commercial Lead for Directional Drilling Services in the Vaca Muerta basin. You will drive the commercial strategy, manage the full sales cycle, and build strong relationships with operators and drilling contractors to deliver high-value service solutions.

You will collaborate with operations, engineering, and product lines to ensure service excellence, while pursuing cross-sell opportunities across bits, fluids, motors, MWD/LWD and RSS.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Directional Drilling, MWD/LWD, motors or RSS
• Strong wellbore data interpretation and drilling KPI knowledge
• Experience with operators in shale basins such as Vaca Muerta
• Proven ability to manage technical sales cycles and influence stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills translating technical info into commercial value

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing the commercial strategy for Directional Drilling Services in the Vaca Muerta basin
• Managing the full sales cycle from prospecting to contract negotiation
• Building and maintaining relationships with operators and drilling contractors
• Delivering technical presentations and post-well analysis to demonstrate value
• Collaborating with operations, engineering and product lines to ensure service quality
• Identifying cross-sell and upsell opportunities across drilling products
• Supporting tender submissions and contract renewals
• Maintaining accurate opportunity pipelines and customer intelligence in CRM
• Ensuring compliance with local HSE requirements and company standards

Skills

Directional Drilling

MWD/LWD

BHA optimization

Technical sales

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

CRM systems

MS Excel

Job description

Baker Hughes seeks a Commercial Lead for Directional Drilling Services in the Vaca Muerta basin. You will drive the commercial strategy, manage the full sales cycle, and build strong relationships with operators and drilling contractors to deliver high-value service solutions.

You will collaborate with operations, engineering, and product lines to ensure service excellence, while pursuing cross-sell opportunities across bits, fluids, motors, MWD/LWD and RSS.