Head of Market & Service Line Strategy Lingen; DE) Professionals

Head of Market & Service Line Strategy (all genders welcome)

Head of Market & Service Line Strategy is the senior strategic leader responsible for shaping, defining, and driving the global market and service line strategy in its respective division . The role provides authoritative market insight, strategic guidance, and commercial direction to ensure the portfolio remains competitive, customer-centric, and aligned with regional market needs and long-term business priorities. Working closely with the VP Service Line, regional stakeholders, and cross-functional teams, this role leads the strategy-development process and translates market intelligence into clear strategic priorities, which support the divisions portfolio direction, and triggers growth initiatives.

• Lead the development and continuous refinement of the global market and service line strategy, aligned with customer needs, market trends, and business objectives
• Analyze market developments, customer demand, competitor positioning, regulatory drivers, and technology trends to identify strategic opportunities and risks
• Define strategic priorities for the portfolio, including market focus areas, service line positioning, value propositions, and growth initiatives
• Translate market and customer insights into recommendations for portfolio evolution, service enhancement, regional priorities, and go-to-market approaches
• Define commercial frameworks including pricing principles, value-based positioning, and commercial steering guidelines
• Provide strategic commercial input into business cases for new and existing services, focusing on market potential, value creation, pricing logic, and differentiated positioning
• Lead development of global messaging, value propositions, and market communication frameworks
• Drive customer and competitor intelligence to support differentiated positioning and ensure portfolios evolve in line with market expectations
• Collaborate with regional teams and global service line stakeholders to ensure strategy alignment, practical execution, and consistent prioritization across markets and service lines
• Support Service Line leadership in strategic planning, portfolio steering, and decision-making through structured analysis and strategic proposals

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or related field required
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, Strategy, or related field preferred
• 10+ years of experience in strategic, commercial, or market leadership roles in relevant industries
• Strong experience influencing across service lines in a global environment
• Experience in divisions portfolio is strongly preferred
• Market analysis, competitive intelligence, and strategic planning
• Commercial strategy, pricing logic, and value-based positioning
• Strong understanding of industrial diagnostics and integrity applications
• Value proposition development and market communication frameworks
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and stakeholder management skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English

• Development opportunities and career opportunities in aglobal, innovative and long-term oriented group of companies with family character
• Flexible working hours & working time accounts as well as partial home office for a good work-life balance (38 hours/week)
• An open, informal corporate culture, where we celebrate success with social events
• Compatibility of work and family through our company-owned bilingual day care center ROKIDS as well as our bilingual elementary school ROBIGS (optional: day care during the holiday)
• Employer funded pension and capital accumulation benefits
• Company Restaurant (only in Lingen) and fresh fruit is available daily
• Various in-house…