Chief Transformation Officer - Vice President ā Executive Platform & Transformation Leader
Locations: Santa Clara, NYC
Overview
We are seeking an accomplished executiveālevel technology from a $5B+ company to serve as a strategic leader within the Chief Transformation Office. Reporting directly to the GVP of the CTO Organization, this leader will engage C-suite executives at our largest global customers to elevate awareness of the ServiceNow Platform and demonstrate, through firsthand operational experience, how breakthrough business outcomes are achieved at scale.
NOTE: The ideal candidate is a former CIO, CTO, or senior enterprise technology leader who has served as an executive operator and transformation leader and owning and operating large scale platforms as part of their remit, ideally and preferably, including ServiceNow as a part of their scope. We are seeking deep transformation expertise, long-term operational perspectives, and the ability to articulate platform-driven value creation to other industry leaders.
Your Role
In this highly visible, externally facing executive role, you will:
Executive Engagement & Customer Influence
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 C-suite leaders, empathetically translating your own operational experience into clear, actionable strategies for enterprise transformation.
- Lead high impact conversations that illuminate how the ServiceNow AI Platform enables largescale, measurable business outcomes.
- Partner with customer CXOs to develop and refine their transformation strategies, frameworks, and modernization roadmaps.
Strategic Alignment & Internal Leadership
- Champion the customer by marshalling resources across Sales, GTM, Product, and Partner organizations to elevate value across the customer lifecycle.
- Advise internal executives across Strategy, Sales, and the broader leadership ecosystem to shape product direction, GTM strategy, and global field enablement.
Thought Leadership & Market Presence
- Establish and elevate industry thought leadership by creating frameworks, narratives, and methodologies that help strategic customers accelerate their transformations.
- Lead executive level field marketing activities including CXO roundtables, keynote engagements, and strategic events that expand our platform impact and extend our influence in target markets.
Pipeline Acceleration & Business Growth
- Accelerate strategic sales cycles by aligning transformation opportunity with customer priorities and executive sponsorship.
- Influence prospective customer pipelines by articulating platform vision and demonstrating operational excellence through your own experiences.
What You Bring
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Executive Background & Industry Expertise
- 20+ years of senior leadership experience guiding largeāscale, modern technology organizations and delivering transformational business outcomes.
- Prior experience as a Cālevel or large-scale VP/SVP level technology leader, ideally with direct e2e accountability for enterprise platform operations, including security, risk, delivery and user adoption.
- Deep knowledge and practical expertise in the ServiceNow and/or competitor ecosystem, including emerging AI technologies.
Transformation & Innovation Capability
- Proven success leading complex, enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
- Experience leveraging AI-driven tools, insights, and automation to enhance workflows, decision making, and operational performance.
- Strong understanding of SaaS/PaaS operating models and modern AI enabled platforms.
Executive Communication & External Presence
- Exceptional presentation and communication skills, including keynotes, executive briefings, and small executive roundtables.
- Extensive experience engaging with external customers as a trusted advisor and platform ambassador.
Collaboration & Leadership Skills
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across Engineering, Sales, Strategic Partners, ISVs, and cross functional transformation teams.
- Adaptability, executive presence, and the ability to thrive in a high growth, meritocratic environment.
Why This Role Matters
This is a rare opportunity to influence digital transformation at the highest levels of the worldās most important organizations. You will combine your operational and business Chief expertise with platform leadership to drive meaningful change, shape customer strategy, and help define the future of enterprise transformation on the ServiceNow AI Platform.