Senior Director Operations Installation Services

exyte Management GmbH; Stuttgart; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Exentec, leading the Installation Services organization across Europe, seeks a Senior Director Operations to drive strategic direction, financial performance, and governance for high-tech installations in Germany and neighboring markets.

You will lead senior management, ensure cross-functional alignment with Exyte Group, and oversee budgeting, forecasting, and governance. Travel within the region is required as part of a broad, project-driven role.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in project-driven environments with P&L responsibility.
• Strong strategic, entrepreneurial and financial acumen with hands-on leadership.
• Experience in global/matrix environments and stakeholder management.
• Fluency in English and German; willingness to travel within the region.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategic direction of the Installation Services business in alignment with Exentec's strategy and regional objectives.
• Hold full global P&L responsibility, including budgeting, forecasting and governance.
• Lead, develop and maintain high-performing management teams with clear organizational structures across the region.
• Drive operational excellence and scalable processes, improving delivery, quality and subcontractor management.

Skills

P&L leadership

Strategic leadership

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

English & German

Job description

Company Description

Your vision is ambitious. Just like ours. Our people are our success. As one of us, you will contribute to engineering excellence for the high-tech markets of the future, including semiconductors, batteries, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and data centers. At Exyte, you will be part of a global community of challenge seekers who are ambitious and passionate about innovation. Together, we will build on our company's long history and keep on leading the way to a better world

Exyte is dedicated to bringing the future of technology to life and delivers design, engineering, and construction expertise for high-tech industries such as semiconductors, batteries, biopharma, and data centers. As a distinct entity within the Exyte Group, Exentec provides mission-critical technologies and services for high-tech industries, combining technological excellence, expertise, and experience to support clients in rapidly evolving markets.

Discover your exciting role

As Senior Director Operations Installation Services, you will lead the strategic business direction and financial performance of Exentec's Installation Services organization across Europe, based in Germany. In this role, you will carry end-to-end P&L accountability and lead a senior management set-up with multiple direct reports in a project-driven environment.

The position is designed as a business leadership function with accountability for strategic direction, reporting, operational project execution, current client management, HR, finance, and subcontracting governance.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategic direction of the Installation Services business in alignment with Exentec's corporate strategy and long‑term objectives, including portfolio priorities and market development across the region.
• Hold full global P&L responsibility, including budgeting, forecasting, financial performance steering, and capital allocation, while ensuring transparency through clear governance and reporting.
• Lead, develop, and maintain high‑performing management and leadership teams, ensuring strong leadership quality and effective organizational structures across the region.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement at business level by enabling efficiency, quality, and delivery performance through scalable processes and effective subcontractor management.

Show your expertise

• Experience: 15+ years of relevant experience in project‑driven environments, with proven leadership in MEP / mechanical and high‑tech buildings, and a track record in comparable senior roles with full P&L responsibility.
• Leadership and capabilities: Strong strategic, entrepreneurial, and financial acumen, paired with a hands‑on leadership style, high accountability, and the ability to inspire and manage senior teams in complex stakeholder settings.
• Business perspective: Excellent stakeholder management skills, strong problem‑solving ability for complex operational and organizational topics, and experience operating in global/matrix environments.
• Languages and mobility: Fluency in English and German is required; Willingness to travel regularly within the region.