Director, Thermal Chain Technical Business Development

3 ore fa

monzabrianza, lombardia, Italia Vertiv Holdings Tempo pieno
Overview

In this role you drive pre-sales technical engagement for Vertiv’s thermal management portfolio with global hyperscale and data-center customers. You lead a team of thermal experts to position Vertiv as the basis of design for cooling architectures, from air to liquid cooling. You’ll influence design decisions early in the customer journey and collaborate across sales, product, and engineering to deliver scalable, innovative solutions. This is a chance to shape how high-density data centers address evolving thermal challenges and sustainability.

Responsabilità
  • Lead technical engagement with identified GSA customers to influence and design thermal architectures
  • Collaborate with strategic GSA customers to address current and future density requirements
  • Whiteboard system-level thermal architectures with CTOs and engineering leadership, comparing air, liquid, and hybrid approaches
  • Drive early engagement in the design cycle to shape thermal requirements prior to RFPs
  • Develop and align system-level thermal design concepts across product roadmaps and engineering teams
  • Engage external design firms and consulting engineers to influence thermal specifications
  • Capture market needs and feedback to influence product lines and future thermal strategies
  • Represent Vertiv at industry events and in standards bodies to showcase thought leadership
  • Lead and mentor a geographically dispersed team of thermal experts
  • Build cross-BU capabilities to understand power/space interdependencies with thermal design
Requisiti fondamentali
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline; MBA/MS preferred
  • 10+ years in technical business development, thermal/HVAC solution engineering, or pre-sales leadership
  • Proven track record steering cooling architecture decisions at global or strategic accounts
  • Strong ability to translate thermal strategies into revenue growth and market impact
  • Deep hands-on understanding of data center cooling technologies (air, liquid cooling, economizers, controls) and integration into data center architecture
  • Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and influencing senior executives across functions
  • Established presence in industry forums or trade publications; credible representation at conferences and with analysts
  • Excellent ability to engage at C-suite level and articulate a compelling technical and commercial vision
  • Willingness to travel extensively
  • Collaborative leadership
  • Strategic communication
  • Influence and stakeholder management
  • Precision air cooling, in-row/perimeter cooling
  • Chillers, economizers
  • Direct liquid cooling (DLC), immersion cooling, rear-door heat exchangers