Data Centers System Segment Lead

Hitachi • Raleigh, NC

8d • Remote

About The Position

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Data Centers System Segment Lead to spearhead the Data Centers and AI Factories segment. This role involves leading a core and extended team, owning governance, and serving as the primary escalation point. The position is accountable for the commercial and tendering execution of non-transactional systems business. The lead will collaborate with other Business Units (BUs) and the Hitachi Group, and partner with Hitachi Energy Marketing and Sales to define system-level value propositions and strategies. Key objectives include enhancing the pipeline and business growth for solutions, increasing Hitachi Energy product pull-through via systems, defining the system-level roadmap with Product Management, driving innovation through R&D collaboration, ensuring an integrated portfolio (e.g., energy hubs, BESS), and identifying partners for expansion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Power Systems, Business, or related field; MBA or postgraduate qualification is a plus.
• 10+ years of experience in product management, portfolio leadership, system offering or commercial roles within the energy, grid, power electronics, or related technology sectors.
• Experience working with Hyperscalers, Co-locators, AI Foundation Models and AI infrastructure providers desired.
• Proven ability to lead global, cross-functional, and cross-cultural teams in matrix organizations.
• Experience working in highly technical business environments with diverse stakeholders and proven leadership by influence.
• Strong understanding of grid technologies, power electronics, inverter‑based resources, control systems, and industrial hardware/software development processes.
• Collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset with executive communication and relationship‑building skills.
• High level of agility, openness to experimentation, and comfort operating in dynamic, rapidly evolving environments.
• Passion for innovation, sustainability, and enabling the global energy transition.
• High level of fluency in English.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or postgraduate qualification is a plus.
• Experience working with Hyperscalers, Co-locators, AI Foundation Models and AI infrastructure providers desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead the core and extended team for Data Centers and AI Factories, own the governance and serve as the escalation point.
• Accountable for the commercial and tendering execution of non-transactional systems business.
• Collaborate with other BUs and Hitachi Group, and partners with Hitachi Energy Marketing and Sales to define system-level value proposition and system-level strategy for Hitachi Energy.
• Enhance pipeline and business growth offering for solutions.
• Increase HE product pull through systems.
• Defines system level roadmap with Product Management.
• Drives innovation through direct collaboration with R&D at Business Unit level.
• Ensures integrated portfolio (energy hubs, BESS, etc.).
• Identifies partners for volume, technology, and scope expansion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior