North American Joint Venture Director (Dallas)

North American Joint Venture Director

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

The Joint Venture Director leads financial oversight and business partnering across our growing joint venture portfolio. This senior role is accountable for delivering rigorous financial governance, accurate reporting, and insightful analysis, while shaping and executing a strategic vision to enhance joint venture performance and governance.

You will directly manage a small team of direct reports and provide leadership, guidance, and performance direction to a broader matrixed team of project controllers embedded within joint venture and regional project teams.

Operating with a high degree of ownership, you will oversee the largest and most complex joint ventures in the portfolio, serving as the primary finance partner to joint venture boards, senior operational leaders, and external partners. You will be expected to anticipate challenges, navigate complexity, and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes with minimal oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct leadership to your immediate team, including performance management, coaching, development, and workload prioritization.
• Provide matrix leadership to a JV community of practice including project controls, project accounting, JV project teams, and finance managers ensuring consistent standards, aligned priorities, and coordinated delivery across geographies.
• Serve as the key finance contact for JV boards, partners, and internal senior leadership, in close partnership with regional finance directors.
• Build strong relationships with geographic financial managers, operational leaders, and corporate functions to resolve complex issues and align on priorities.
• Conduct a gap analysis of current JV processes versus future vision, develop a business case for change (including resource requirements), and secure senior leadership approval for implementation.
• Lead process and technology improvements as structured initiatives, with clear milestones and regular SteerCo engagement.

Financial Reporting

Budgeting & Forecasting

Joint Venture Governance & Compliance

Treasury & Cash Management

Here's What You'll Need

Director-Level Expectations

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried / exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $140,700.00 to $219,800.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Locations :

City State Country Dallas Texas United States