Imaging Manager - North America

The Imaging Manager leads a team of geophysicists responsible for delivering high-quality seismic processing and imaging projects — from time processing through depth imaging and velocity model building — on schedule, on budget, and to TGS's technical standards. This role balances hands-on technical leadership with people management: guiding project execution, developing staff, managing client interactions, and driving continuous improvement in workflows and technology adoption across the team.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Technical Leadership

• Oversee execution of multiple concurrent seismic processing and imaging projects (multi-client and proprietary), ensuring technical quality, timeline, and budget targets are met
• Review and approve key project deliverables, QC milestones, and final imaging products
• Guide teams on advanced imaging workflows, including velocity model building, FWI, RTM, and Kirchhoff/beam migration, and support adoption of new technologies and machine-learning-enabled workflows
• Coordinate resource allocation and project scheduling across the team, balancing priorities and compute resources
• Serve as technical escalation point for complex processing and imaging challenges

People Management & Development

• Directly manage a team of processing/imaging geophysicists, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development
• Set clear objectives, conduct regular one-on-ones, and complete annual performance and compensation reviews
• Identify skill gaps and build development plans, mentoring, and training opportunities for team members
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive team culture aligned with TGS values

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as primary point of contact for clients on assigned projects: kickoff meetings, progress updates, technical reviews, and final delivery presentations
• Partner with Sales and Business Development on proposals, bid support, technical scoping, and cost estimation for new projects
• Collaborate with other Imaging teams, R&D, and IT/HPC groups to align on workflows, software, and compute needs

Operational & Business Management

• Monitor project financials, forecast resource needs, and report status to Imaging leadership
• Contribute to departmental planning, budgeting, and strategic initiatives
• Ensure compliance with company policies, HSE standards, and data confidentiality requirements

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Geophysics, Geoscience, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field (Master's or PhD preferred)
• 10+ years of experience in seismic data processing and imaging, with demonstrated expertise in depth imaging and velocity model building
• 3+ years of experience leading projects and/or supervising technical staff
• Strong working knowledge of industry-standard processing/imaging software and workflows
• Proven track record of delivering complex imaging projects to external clients on time and on budget
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience interfacing directly with clients
• Legal authorization to work in the United States

Preferred

• Experience with land, marine (streamer and OBN), and multi-client project environments
• Familiarity with FWI, least-squares migration, and machine-learning applications in seismic processing
• Experience with HPC/cloud compute environments
• Prior formal people-management experience, including hiring and performance reviews
• Experience supporting proposals, bids, and cost estimation