Vice President, Data Center Solutions

Position Summary

The Vice President, Data Center Solutions leads Vertiv’s pre-sales technical pursuit for integrated modular solutions across the global strategic Hyperscale, NeoCloud and MTDC customers.  This is a critical engagement from both an internal and external customer perspective.  Those solutions can range from stick built configurations to skids and containers to full data center deployments.  They have a wide variety of subsystems including power, thermal, containment, busway and gear.  Customers of these solutions may or may not be versed in data center design and best practices and may not conform to industry norms for project design and execution.  They want to deploy these solutions at scale to achieve improved cost, quality and speed.

The Data Center Solutions team positions Vertiv as a trusted partner through deep product and solution expertise, industry leadership, and customer consultation to design solutions that meet our customers’ unique needs. The goal is to “get up and to the left” – engaging higher in the customer organization to the decision maker level and earlier in the process to position Vertiv as the basis of design.  Since data center solutions cut across all Vertiv product lines the incumbent and their team will apply what exists within Vertiv and devise either an internal or external sourcing strategy when they do not.  They are the VOC to help define for the Business Units (BUs) and Product Lines what is needed for an end-to-end Vertiv solution.

The incumbent heads a team of data center solutions experts with credible technical capability and strong communication and influence skills. Strong collaboration and partnership with the Hyperscale, NeoCloud, and MTDC account managers, thermal chain, power train, and whitespace solutions teams are critical to deliver a consistent and unified message to advance Vertiv’s market position.

This position requires invention on a daily basis with a keen sense of urgency and market approach nimbleness.  Today’s data center customers expect speed and technical competence.  They may or may not have internal engineering teams and may shift that responsibility to CSEs.  They typically expect snap your fingers response at their exec level.

Success Measures

• Design Specification: Achievement of VRT product/solutions as customer basis-of-design across overall data center architecture.
• Share-of-Wallet Penetration: Measurable orders & sales share gain for target GSA customers.
• Thought Leadership: Collaboration with Product Lines to develop reference designs and disseminate solutions thought leadership to customers, industry events, and market publications.
• Account Strategy: Collaboration with GSA and NAM Sales counterparts to define and execute overall account-level growth strategies.
• Capability Maturity: Expansion of team capabilities; evolution of BU-specific technical skills expanded to broad data center solution capabilities.   

Responsibilities

Customer Solution Engagement:

• Lead collaboration with identified and emerging GSA customers to influence and design data center solutions to position Vertiv’s portfolio as the basis of design.
• Collaborate directly with strategic GSA customers to design overall power, thermal, and data center architectures. 
• Work closely with the Integrated Solutions BU to qualify and refine modular solutions requirements to streamline design and build.

Technical Product & Solutions Expertise:

• Understanding of Vertiv Infrastructure Solutions capabilities like OneCore, modular data centers, power modules and skids to be able to steer those opportunities in Vertiv’s direction.
• Be able to develop and present the nuts and bolts benefits of modular solutions like TCO, trade-offs of modular/pre-fab vs.stick-build, factory vs site built labor advantages, etc.
• Ensure technical buyers understand Vertiv’s capabilities, coordinates solution alignment with product roadmaps, and drive innovative approaches to meet customer needs.  This might involve product development that crosses thermal, power and gear boundaries.
• Drive alignment and collaboration across sr. leadership, sales, product development and engineering to mature and disseminate thought leadership and reference designs.  One Vertiv.
• If external design firms are used engagement with those entities is critical to success.

Voice-Of-Customer (Voc):

• Capture and communicate market needs, product gaps, and emerging trends to Product Lines and BUs. 
• Drive feedback loops to shape future products and solution strategies.

Industry Engagement:

• Represent Vertiv in trade shows, conferences, and industry publications to showcase technical thought leadership. 
• Build visibility into Vertiv’s strategic direction and reinforce its market posture. 

Team Leadership & Development:

• Lead and mentor a team of data center solution development experts 
• Foster collaboration, cross-learning, and best-practice sharing across the team and with global peers. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering or equivalent; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive responsibility in technical business development, solution engineering, or pre-sales leadership roles, with at least 5 years at a senior or executive level influencing enterprise customers and shaping solution strategy.
• Recognized expertise in data center or mission-critical infrastructure markets, with a demonstrable record of steering large-scale architecture decisions and establishing basis-of-design at global or strategic accounts.
• Demonstrated success translating technical strategies into revenue growth, market share expansion, or measurable P&L impact. Experience collaborating directly with sales leadership to develop multi-year account strategies.
• Deep, hands-on understanding of data center power, thermal, and prefabricated/modular architectures, combined with the ability to synthesize across domains to create integrated solutions.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams, aligning with global Product Lines and Business Units, and influencing senior executives across engineering, product management, and sales organizations.
• Foster CSE engagement where and when needed
• Established presence in industry forums, standards bodies, or trade publications; capable of representing Vertiv’s technical direction credibly at conferences and with analysts.
• Exceptional ability to engage at the C-suite level with customers and to articulate a compelling technical and commercial vision to both internal and external stakeholders.

Travel

• Ability to travel up to 50% to strategic customers, regional teams, and global BU locations.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities. 

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS:  Safety.  Integrity.  Respect.  Teamwork.  Diversity & Inclusion.

Our Strategic Priorities

•  Customer Focus

•  Operational Excellence

•  High-Performance Culture

•  Innovation

•  Financial Strength

Our Behaviors

•  Own It

• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Learn and Seek Out Development

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a $6.9 billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers’ vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services.  Our portfolio includes power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more. 

The anticipated salary range for this role in the CA locality is between $202k to $270k per year salary ranges for other geographic localities may vary. In addition the is a 30% Sales Incentive Plan.  Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are role based. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. The role is eligible to participate in a comprehensive and competitive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, disability, PTO, holiday pay, and 401k. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.   

The anticipated salary range for this role in the State of Washington locality is between $202k to $270k per year salary ranges for other geographic localities may vary. In addition there is a 30% monthly sales incentive on quota.  Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are role based. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. The role is eligible to participate in a comprehensive and competitive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, disability, PTO Flex, holiday pay (9 days), and 401k. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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