Vice President , Technical Support, APAC

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies. Job Title: Vice President - Technical Support, APAC Location: Singapore Employment type: Full-time regular We are searching for a seasoned Technical Support leader from a global software organisation, ready to make a meaningful impact across APAC. This is an opportunity to lead at scale, working with complex enterprise software and some of our most strategic customers. The job The Vice President, Technical Support provides executive leadership for the day-to-day performance, operational rigor, and continuous improvement of the APAC Technical Support organization. This role is accountable for delivering high-quality, predictable support outcomes that protect revenue, strengthen customer trust, and enable long-term retention and growth across the region. As a core member of the APAC Commercial Leadership Team, this role shapes and executes regional commercial strategy, ensuring Technical Support is fully aligned with customer outcomes, renewal performance, and expansion priorities. The VP serves as the senior APAC authority for support operations, escalations, and major incidents. In addition, this role owns the operational transformation of APAC Technical Support into an AI-ready organization, ensuring that processes, data, tools, governance, and skills are designed to safely and effectively adopt automation, AI assisted support, and self-service at scale. Ideal Profile Senior leadership experience within a global software organisation is required , supporting complex, enterprise‑grade products and customers. Proven track record leading large, multi‑country technical support teams in a technology‑driven environment. Strong incident and escalation management experience, working in close partnership with Product and Engineering. Data‑driven leader able to align support outcomes with commercial and customer objectives. Principle Accountabilities: Operational Leadership Own APAC support operations, ensuring consistent execution of global support processes and standards. Drive accountability for daily performance across SLAs, backlog, response times, and resolution quality. Lead regular operational reviews (weekly, monthly, quarterly) focused on performance, risks, and improvement actions. Incident & Escalation Management Act as the senior APAC escalation point for critical customer issues and major incidents. Ensure disciplined incident management, customer communication, root cause analysis, and corrective actions. Partner with the Product organization to drive timely resolution and prevention of recurring issues. Team & People Management Lead and develop APAC Tech Support Team Leads. Drive clear role ownership, performance management, and succession planning. Ensure teams are equipped with the skills required to operate in an increasingly automated and AI-enabled environment. Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. Performance Management & Metrics Own APAC KPIs including SLA attainment, CSAT, backlog health, escalation trends, and cost efficiency. Use data to identify operational bottlenecks, regional risks, and improvement opportunities. Ensure accurate forecasting for demand, staffing, and capacity planning. Provide clear, actionable reporting to commercial leadership. AI Readiness & Support Transformation Lead the operational transformation of APAC Technical Support into an AI-ready organization. Ensure support data (case quality, categorization, knowledge content) is structured, accurate, and usable for automation and AI initiatives. Drive process standardization required to enable AI-assisted workflows and self-service capabilities. Define clear success metrics for AI adoption (e.g., deflection, productivity, resolution quality). Ensure responsible, secure, and compliant use of AI within support operations. Commercial & Cross-Functional Leadership Actively contribute as a member of the APAC Commercial Leadership Team. Align support priorities with regional revenue retention, expansion, and customer satisfaction goals. Partner with Sales and Customer Success leadership on strategic accounts and customer outcomes. Represent APAC Support in regional planning, forecasting, and executive decision-making. Ideal Experience: Understanding of AVEVA’s products, customers, and support operations. Proven operational leadership within a technical environment. Strong incident, escalation, and cross-functional coordination experience. Data-driven mindset with experience driving process and tooling improvements. Ability to operate effectively as part of a regional commercial leadership team. Clear, concise communicator at executive and operational levels. Benefits: Competitive package with an attractive bonus incentive plan, regionally specific benefits ranging from above the norm paid vacation, contributions to retirement investment plans or pensions, insurances and a many other memberships and perks designed to enhance the workplace experience, your health, and wellbeing. Commercial at AVEVA Our Commercial team, comprised of over 2,000 dedicated colleagues, is the backbone of our customer relationships and business growth. From industry experts and solution architects to sales, support, success managers, and business operations, everyone shares a common goal: to deeply understand our customers' needs and deliver tailored solutions. If you're passionate about driving growth, tackling complex business challenges, and fostering strong customer relationships, you'll find success and fulfilment in our Commercial team. Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/ #LI-DY1 Singapore Benefits include: Parental leave, additional leaves including emergency leave, childcare leave and extended childcare leave, well-being support, flexible benefits, group insurances, car Allowances (depending on the role), company’s gift. It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive. Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/ Hybrid working We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process. Hiring process Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process. Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process About AVEVA AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably. We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. 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