Director of Automation & Digital Services

Wabtec Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Annual bonus

Retirement plan

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation in the United States seeks a Director, Services Lead – Automation & Digital Transformation to drive delivery and adoption of automation and analytics for rail customers. You will lead cross-functional programs, partner with engineering, product, data, and services teams, and ensure value realization through sustained service improvements.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in program management or digital transformation, strong customer engagement, and experience with data

Qualifications

• 10+ years in program management, service delivery, customer-facing solutions, or digital transformation roles.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional programs involving software, data, analytics or connected technologies.
• Strong customer engagement and stakeholder management across operational and technical leaders.
• Ability to manage execution across multiple stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Financial and commercial awareness, with forecasting, margin, and value realization experience.
• Technical fluency in data platforms, cloud, analytics, or automation solutions.
• Experience in rail, transportation, industrial automation, or industrial IoT environments.
• Preferred: familiarity with Azure or similar cloud platforms; PMP/Agile certifications.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve automation service strategy aligned with analytics, telematics, and asset performance.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to customer stakeholders across operations, maintenance, and engineering.
• Build long-term relationships focused on value realization and continuous improvement.
• Partner with engineering to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Lead the delivery and ongoing optimization of automation and digital service programs across the customer lifecycle.
• Manage complex, multi-workstream initiatives across operations, engineering, data, and product teams.

Skills

Program leadership

Customer engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial awareness

Data analytics

Cloud technologies

Tools

Azure cloud

Job description

Wabtec Corporation in the United States seeks a Director, Services Lead – Automation & Digital Transformation to drive delivery and adoption of automation and analytics for rail customers. You will lead cross-functional programs, partner with engineering, product, data, and services teams, and ensure value realization through sustained service improvements.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in program management or digital transformation, strong customer engagement, and experience with data