Program Manager Venezuela

3595 Baker Hughes Energy Services ESP, S.C.S.; Venezuela; On-site; VES 161,871,000 - 215,827,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Baker Hughes Company in Venezuela is seeking a Program Manager to lead the Integrated Solutions program, driving safe, profitable, and successful execution across multiple projects and opportunities. You will oversee the Program Management Team, align with product lines, and manage readiness, governance, and customer relationships in a complex matrix setup.

The role requires 10+ years in Oil & Gas with strong leadership, financial acumen, and HSE expertise, plus fluency in Spanish and English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, Industrial or related Engineering field.
• 10+ years Oil & Gas experience with operations/project-management exposure.
• Proven leadership of integrated or multi-Product-Line operations/projects.
• Strong experience managing multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.
• Proven financial/P&L management capability.
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding.
• Strong HSE and operational-risk leadership.
• Spanish and English proficiency.
• Ability to operate effectively in a complex matrix organization.

Skills

Leadership

PgMP/PMP

Bilingual Spanish/English

P&L management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's in Petroleum/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Job description

Program Manager – Venezuela | Integration & Solutions Partner with the best Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving customers in more than 120 countries. Our Services organization plays a critical role in ensuring operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and execution excellence across all regions. Lead the Venezuela Integrated Solutions program, with overall accountability for the safe, profitable and successful execution of the portfolio of integrated projects and opportunities. As Program Manager – Venezuela, you will be responsible for:

1. Program & Portfolio Leadership

Own the overall Venezuela I&S program and integrated project portfolio. Lead Project Managers and the broader Program Management Team. Establish common governance, execution standards and performance cadence across projects. Manage priorities, resources and interdependencies across multiple projects. Ensure projects are executed consistently with I&S Management System requirements. The corporate Program Manager description specifically calls for direct management of the Program Management Team and indirect leadership of all personnel assigned to the program.

2. Venezuela Mobilization & Readiness

Lead the overall integrated mobilization and country/project readiness. Coordinate people, equipment, infrastructure, logistics and Product Line readiness. Ensure each project passes appropriate readiness and risk reviews before execution. Identify bottlenecks and elevate critical resource gaps.

3. Financial & Commercial Ownership

Own consolidated financial performance across the program. Drive revenue, margin, cost, working capital and cash collection. Monitor individual project P&Ls and consolidated program performance. Protect contractual entitlement and manage commercial exposure. Drive upsell, cross-PL pull-through and incremental revenue opportunities.

4. Integrated Operations

Ensure seamless integration across Baker Hughes Product Lines. Align PL execution strategies with overall program objectives. Manage operational interfaces between drilling, well construction, completion, intervention and other applicable services. Drive Remote Operations, digitalization and automation where applicable. Standardize execution and lessons learned across projects.

5. Customer & Stakeholder Management

Act as senior Single Point of Contact for the overall Venezuela program. Maintain executive-level relationships with customers. Coordinate project-level relationships through the respective Project Managers. Lead executive program reviews with customers and Baker Hughes leadership. Manage critical interfaces with contractors and third parties.

6. HSE, Quality & Risk

Provide overall HSE leadership across the Venezuela program. Monitor project HSE performance and lead regular reviews. Maintain consolidated program risk and opportunity management. Ensure effective MOC, ERP, well-control and contingency processes. Lead escalation and response for major operational risks or events.

7. Growth & Business Development

Connect execution performance with the future Venezuela opportunity pipeline. Support Sales and Commercial teams in developing additional integrated opportunities. Identify cross-selling and Product Line pull-through opportunities. Ensure new opportunities incorporate lessons learned and execution capability.

Candidate Profile Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, Industrial or related Engineering field.
• 10+ years Oil & Gas experience, with substantial operations/project-management exposure.
• Proven leadership of integrated or multi-Product-Line operations/projects.
• Strong experience managing multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.
• Proven financial/P&L management capability.
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding.
• Strong HSE and operational-risk leadership.
• Spanish and English proficiency.
• Ability to operate effectively in a complex matrix organization.

Preferred

• Previous experience in Venezuela and/or Andean operations.
• Experience leading integrated drilling/well construction projects.
• Strong Well Engineering / Well Construction understanding.
• Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects.
• PMP or preferably PgMP certification.
• Experience starting or ramping up operations in challenging operating environments.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize the importance of collaboration and adaptability. This role requires close coordination with regional teams, leadership, and clients, while enabling flexibility where possible. Working with us Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to fostering inclusion, developing talent, and empowering our teams to deliver their best work. We support continuous learning, leadership development, and employee well-being. Working for you We reward performance and innovation while supporting your personal and professional growth. You can expect:

Benefits

• Work–life balance and well-being programs
• Comprehensive private medical coverage
• Life insurance and disability protection
• Personalized financial programs
• Additional voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Product Management Director - Program Mgmt

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.