Director, Data Center Cooling Strategy & Partnerships

HP•Corvallis, OR

1d•$166,050 - $249,100

About The Position

HP is seeking a senior strategy and business leader to engage with industry partners, evaluate emerging opportunities, and help shape the company’s direction at the intersection of semiconductors, liquid cooling, and data center technologies. The role focuses on advanced microfluidics technologies as potential solutions to the power and cooling challenges of future AI infrastructure. It combines strategy, ecosystem development, and business creation in a rapidly growing technology market.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in business development, product strategy, product management, technology commercialization, consulting, or related fields.
Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, AI systems, semiconductors, liquid cooling, or adjacent hardware technologies.
Demonstrated success bringing new technologies, products, or platforms to market.
Proven ability to develop and execute growth strategies in complex technology markets.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across organizations.
Four-year or graduate degree in engineering, business administration, finance, economics, or another related discipline.
Strong business acumen and ability to build business cases and communicate effectively with executives.
Senior-level business development or account management experience.
Passion for data centers and associated technologies such as liquid cooling systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience working at or with hyperscalers, semiconductor companies, server OEMs, AI infrastructure providers, and/or cooling technology suppliers.

Responsibilities

Define market opportunities, customer segments, business models, and growth strategy; monitor competitive, technology, and ecosystem trends across AI infrastructure.
Develop and strengthen relationships with semiconductor companies, hyperscale cloud providers, server OEMs, contract manufacturers, and cooling solution providers; identify opportunities to accelerate ecosystem adoption and create long-term strategic value.
Translate customer requirements and market insights into product and portfolio recommendations, aligning business, technology, and customer priorities to maximize market impact.
Work across engineering, business development, finance, operations, legal, and executive leadership teams; drive alignment and communicate progress, risks, and opportunities to executive leadership.
Engage customers, partners, analysts, and industry leaders; represent HP’s AI infrastructure cooling initiatives and help shape HP’s long-term position within the evolving AI ecosystem.
Develop business cases and communicate effectively with executives.
Apply business development or senior-level account management experience to the role.