About this position

About Robert Bosch GmbH

Headquartered in Germany, Robert Bosch GmbH is a premier global supplier with four primary business sectors: Automotive Technology, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Over 400,000+ associates generate sales of over €90 billion. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The special ownership structure guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant investments in safeguarding its future. In North America, Robert Bosch LLC supplies automotive original equipment and aftermarket products, industrial drive and control technology, power tool, security and building technology, thermo-technology, household appliances, solar energy, healthcare, and software innovations. Bosch established its regional presence in North America in 1906 and now employs 41,000 associates in more than one hundred locations.

Bosch Building Technologies Integrator Business

The regional system integration business called Bosch Building Technologies offers solutions and customized services for building security, energy efficiency, and building automation for commercial buildings and infrastructure projects Bosch started its Integrator Business in North America through the acquisition of Climatec in 2015. Climatec expanded Bosch’s role as a comprehensive supplier of energy, building automation and security solutions. Climatec is recognized in the building industry as an independent single-source integrator of critical building systems including energy services, building automation and security & life safety in the U.S. market. The company provides consulting, planning, implementation and 24/7 remote management. Climatec is active in several market segments and industries including data centers, commercial real estate buildings, and federal, state, and local government. Climatec has operated as an independent entity, maintaining its offices in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, New York, and New Jersey. Climatec continues to represent and integrate numerous leading manufactures’ product lines across its wide range of services, including Bosch products. In 2023, Bosch acquired Canadian-based security integrator Paladin Technologies. Merging Paladin Technologies and Climatec will significantly expand Bosch’s Integrator Business in North America. Today the combined entity of Bosch Building Technologies (previously Climatec and Paladin Technologies) represents over $800M in revenues and 2800 associates. Utilizing the strengths of both companies, Bosch offers its customers a complete portfolio of networked and efficient energy, building automation and security solutions.

Job Summary:

The Senior Vice President of Operations plays a critical role in translating strategy into consistent, high quality execution across the organization. This role is responsible for operational excellence, delivery performance, and the systems, standards and capabilities required to scale the business safely and efficiently. The Senior VP of Operations ensures alignment between commercial priorities and operational capacity while driving predictable outcomes across cost, quality, schedule and safety. This position can be located from any of our offices in major North America cities.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Execution

Collaborate with senior leaders to translate enterprise strategy into executable operating plans
Design and deploy operating models, governance and execution frameworks
Ensure alignment between central standards and regional / branch execution

Operations Management

Oversee operational execution across projects, services and programs
Lead the Operations Centre of Excellence to define standards, playbooks and KPIs
Drive consistent delivery performance across cost, quality, schedule and customer service

Risk & Control Infrastructure

Strengthen operational risk management, safety, and compliance across the organization
Lead Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) to embed a safety – first operating culture
Proactively identify and mitigate execution, capacity, and delivery risks

Leadership & Collaboration

Lead and develop operational leaders and program managers
Foster collaboration across central functions, regions and branches
Act as escalation point for critical delivery and execution issues

Professional Competencies:

Strong customer and stakeholder orientation with focus on reliable execution

Conviction and comfort with influencing peers without authority

Mindset or persistence and resilience

Collaborative approach

Excellent negotiating skills.

Excellent interpersonal skills including customer service skills

Ability to adapt as the external environment and organization evolves while leading with confidence and positivity

High degree of discretion and confidentiality

Required Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in operations, delivery, or execution-focused leadership roles

5+ years of leading large, distributed operations teams; multi region, multi branch, and or 200+ field / operational staff

Proven experience overseeing project and service delivery in building technologies; BAS, Security, Fire & Life Safety or adjacent technical services

Demonstrated ownership of end to end operational performance, including cost, margin, schedule, quality, and customer outcomes

Hands-on leadership experience establishing or scaling programs / project management disciplines, operating models and or centers of excellence

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous experience in directly managing or overseeing the management and delivery of multi-million-dollar projects
Previous direct commercial sales, estimating, or design experience
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 a plus

Skills & Knowledge:

Operations & Delivery Management: deep, demonstrated understanding of project service and program-based delivery models
Operating Model Design: demonstrated experience designing, implementing and improving operating models, governance and decision rights
Performance Management: experience designing and running KPI frameworks, operating cadences, and performance reviews across distributed organizations
Leadership & Communication: proven ability to articulate operational value, risks and trade-offs to senior executives and nonoperational stakeholders
Financial & Commercial Acumen: solid, hands-on understanding of estimating, cost control, margin drivers, and execution trade-offs in project and service delivery
Healthy, Safety & Environment (HSE): demonstrated leadership in safety-critical operations; formal HSE certification or equivalent experience preferred

Essential Job Functions (Office/Sales) :

Be able to lift and carry, drawings, personal computers, material, and spend significant time sitting etc.

Be able to effectively communicate, (ie see, hear, speak and write clearly) in order to communicate with associates and/or customers

Be able to lift up to 30lbs.

Be able to spend significant time standing and walking.

Be able to climb flights of stairs throughout a typical day.

Maintain a satisfactory driving record which, per the vehicle policy, if driving a company vehicle or participating in an auto allowance program.

Physical Demands: In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Must be able to effectively communicate in English, (ie see, hear, speak and write clearly) in order to communicate with colleagues and/or customers

Manual dexterity required for occasional reaching, lifting of light office objects, and operating office equipment

Sitting, standing, walking in office environments and construction sites

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and may be required to work at heights over 1.8m (6 feet)

Working Conditions: In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The office is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate

Will be required to be on site with customers or contractors, with or without Paladin colleagues to manage the expectations and deliverables. Sites range from general office environments to new construction.

Driving to customer sites is required

Limited overnight travel may be required

Additional Information:

Compensation: $240,000 - $290,000 (DOE)

This position generally works Monday- Friday, overtime and on call when necessary

Travel Requirements: 30-40% (Canada, USA & Germany)

Benefits: Associates and their eligible family members are offered comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plan options as well as company-provided basic life insurance, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, and access to the employee assistance program. Voluntary benefit options include supplemental life and AD&D insurance, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance plans, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and HSA and FSA account options. Associates also have the option to enroll in the company’s 401(k) plan. In addition, associates receive PTO (paid time off), state-mandated sick leave, and 9 paid holidays.

Application Process:

Please submit your resume along with a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and how you meet the qualifications outlined above. Additionally, please include any relevant certifications or examples of successful project implementations.

Additional Information:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans.

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Reasonable Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing a job application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, you can reach out to our HR team for support at 602-944-3330 or email talentacquisitionteam@climatec.com. Please note our HR representatives do not have visibility of application or interview status.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.

Salary Information

$240000.0 - $290000.0 Annual Salary