Job title: Head of Services
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Smart World
Salary type: Annual
Salary from: JPY ¥15,000,000
Salary to: JPY ¥200,000,000
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Job published: 20/08/2025
Job ID: 136936

Job Description

🧭 Head of Services – Japan
📍 Location: Tokyo, Japan
💼 Division: Service Operations – Critical Infrastructure
🆕 New Leadership Role

Are you a strategic leader with a strong background in power and thermal infrastructure? Do you thrive in fast-paced, customer-focused environments where operational excellence is key?
A global leader in critical infrastructure and data center solutions is seeking a Head of Services to oversee and elevate national service operations across Japan.

🔧 About the Role As Head of Services, you will lead a growing team of project managers, field engineers, and service technicians, ensuring high-quality delivery of services, customer satisfaction, and business profitability. This is a newly created role, offering the chance to shape and drive the future of service excellence for one of the most important markets in Asia.

📌 Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage all field service operations across Japan
  • Oversee a team of 4 direct reports, plus approved pipeline roles
  • Drive high-performance delivery across installation, commissioning, and post-sales support
  • Take full ownership of P&L and budget management
  • Develop and grow long-term service agreements with key clients
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, product, and regional leadership teams
  • Enhance project management processes, reporting, and operational workflows

🎯 Key Requirements

  • Proven experience managing technical teams in a services or operations environment
  • Strong background in power systems, thermal solutions, or data center cooling
  • Demonstrated project management expertise
  • Hands-on experience managing budgets and P&L
  • Familiarity with service agreements, contracts, and SLAs
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Fluency in English; Japanese proficiency is highly desirable

🚀 Why Consider This Role?

  • High-impact leadership opportunity with full operational ownership
  • Shape a new strategic role in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets
  • Contribute to mission-critical infrastructure supporting global digital transformation
  • Opportunity for long-term growth, influence, and innovation

📩 Interested?
Apply now or get in touch directly to discuss this opportunity in more detail.