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Life Cycle Account Executive Services Contracts

Yokogawa


Job Location:

Sugar Land, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 August 2026 (24 days ago)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Not just a job but a career

Yokogawa award winner for Best Asset Monitoring Technology and Best Digital Twin Technology at the HP Awards is a leading provider of industrial automation test and measurement information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition (bio)technology artificial intelligence industrial cybersecurity etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team
Our 18000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission to co-innovate tomorrow. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our return we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect value creation collaboration integrity and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

  • Driving the entirety of theservice contracts year-over-year (YoY)number forYokogawaCorporation of America

  • Identify qualify and close Yokogawa Life Cycle Services contract opportunities including renewals expansions and new multi-year agreements and serve as the principalfocal point for the Plant Stewardship initiative

  • Map installed-base coverage service adoption competitor presence contract status unsupported assets aging platforms and adjacent units to uncover white-space growth opportunities.

  • Develop account expansion plans that align customer priorities with Yokogawa value in reliability uptime cybersecurity obsolescence management modernization and total cost of ownership. The role of a force multiplierfor account solutions expansion.

  • Position Yokogawa lifecycle offerings includingOpreX Lifecycle Maintenance Agreements TAC support Customer Portal access software maintenance system health checks performance reporting spare parts modernization and field service options.

  • Collaborate with North America regional service managers field service lifecycle services engineering operations proposal and leadership teams to coordinate account plans customer messaging proposals pricing and delivery commitments.

  • Help to developaccountmanagercustomerengagementby leading LCA discussions when needed but more importantly coaching AMs to confidently lead those conversations on their own over time.

  • Build relationships with plant leadership maintenance operations reliability procurement IT/OT cybersecurity and executive stakeholders to expand account influence and service penetration.

  • Maintain disciplined pipeline forecast installed-base intelligence white-space maps CRM updates renewal plans and customer business review materials.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in business engineering industrial technology or equivalent experience preferred.

  • Five or more years of successful technical industrial automation or lifecycle services sales experience preferably involving service contracts maintenance agreements or recurring support programs.

  • Demonstrated ability to identify white-space opportunities expand wallet share increase service penetration and develop new buying centers within strategic accounts.

  • Working knowledge of Yokogawa or comparable automation platforms and service models including DCS SIS PLC/SCADA instrumentation industrial networks software maintenance cybersecurity and modernization.

  • Familiarity with CENTUM VP ProSafe-RS PRM CI Server OpreX services Product Maintenance Licenses Annual Maintenance Contracts or installed-base lifecycle planning is a plus.

  • Strong value-selling negotiation presentation CRM discipline and matrixed collaboration skills across sales service technical and operations teams.

  • Experience in chemicals refining LNG power energy mining metals pulp and paper water/wastewater or other process industries; ability to travel regularly.

Measurable KPIs

  • Achieve annual Life Cycle Services contract revenue and gross margin targets including new agreements renewals expansions and multi-year OpreX Lifecycle Maintenance Agreements.

  • Maintain target renewal rate and improve multi-year agreement penetration across assigned Yokogawa installed-base accounts.

  • Generate defined new recurring revenue from white-space opportunities including uncovered assets adjacent process units underpenetrated sites and competitive service displacement.

  • Build and maintain a qualified service opportunity pipeline at an agreed multiple of annual quota with accurate monthly forecast updates and CRM hygiene.

  • Increase adoption of priority Yokogawa lifecycle offerings including TAC support Customer Portal access software maintenance system health checks modernization planning cybersecurity services and performance reporting.

  • Complete regular joint account plans and business reviews with North America regional customer account managers and service managers for targeted strategic accounts.

  • Meet agreed customer engagement activity targets including installed-base reviews white-space assessments executive meetings proposal submissions and renewal plans.

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse equitable and inclusive will actively recruit develop and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience knowledge thinking styles perspective cultural background and socioeconomic will not discriminate based on race skin color age sex gender identity and expression sexual orientation religion belief political opinion nationality ethnicity place of origin disability family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong contribute succeed and demonstrate their full potential.

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Yokogawa is a leading provider of Industrial Automation and Test and Measurement solutions. Combining superior technology with engineering services, project management, and maintenance, Yokogawa delivers field proven operational efficiency, safety, quality, and reliability.

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