Director, Strategy & Planning-Hyperscale

Vertiv • Westerville, OH

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About The Position

Hyperscale and AI infrastructure investment is accelerating, creating a
significant growth opportunity for Vertiv across our robust portfolio—power
train, thermal chain, and whitespace solutions, including prefabricated and
odular system-level offerings. The Director, Strategy & Planning – Hyperscale
is critical to ensuring we focus on the right opportunities and convert that
focus into executable growth programs.

This role drives the front-end “where to play” work: building a fact base on
customer capex and demand signals, defining decision criteria, and leading
analysis, prioritization, and governance to
determine
which hyperscale growth
programs Vertiv should pursue (and why). Once priorities are set, the role helps
translate them into programmatic plans that align the enterprise to win.

As hyperscale customers demand speed, scale, and flawless execution, Vertiv must
align Technology & Business Development, Global Account Directors, Product
Lines, Capacity Planning, Operations, Supply Chain, Pricing, and
Industrialization around a single, credible plan. Acting as the strategic glue
between commercial leadership and operational execution, you will design the
program architecture and governance rhythms that turn prioritized opportunities
into coordinated action—surfacing risks and trade-offs and driving decisions
across teams without formal authority.

A critical
component
of this role is
maintaining
visibility into the
hyperscale
program funnel,
continuously qualifying and shaping opportunities,
updating the fact base, and driving disciplined prioritization as market and
customer signals evolve. This ensures Vertiv
allocates
scarce resources
effectively and equips executive leadership with clear visibility into what to
pursue, why, and what it will take to win.

This role is designed for individuals who thrive in ambiguous, high-impact
environments, enjoy owning outcomes without formal authority, and want direct
exposure to enterprise-level decision making
to build industry knowledge and
foundational capabilities for future
leadership roles.
You will have visibility
from senior leadership as this is on the most important growth vectors for
Vertiv.

Why This Role

Direct exposure to the world’s
largest
& most advanced
hyperscale customers
Influence where to play and how to win strategy formulation and execution
Broad enterprise visibility across strategy, sales, and operations
A launchpad
role for future leadership roles

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in growth strategy, program management, management consulting, corporate strategy, operations, or complex B2B environments.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating large, cross‑functional initiatives with significant operational complexity.
• Strong executive communication and storytelling skills; able to influence without authority.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; strong analytical rigor.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to hyperscale data center companies, power infrastructure, large‑scale manufacturing, or complex capital programs.
• Experience working at the intersection of sales, product, and operations.
• Background in consulting, strategy, or rotational leadership programs is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead Hyperscale Growth Programs Serve as the central program lead for priority hyperscale initiatives, coordinating cross‑functional inputs into a single, executable plan. Translate large‑volume opportunities (e.g., multi‑GW deployments) into integrated strategies spanning product, capacity, cost, and delivery. Identify interdependencies and constraints early, drive resolution across functional leaders. Establish KPIs, governance, and cadence to track progress and enable timely course correction.
• Enable Customer & Commercial Wins Partner with Global Account Directors to strengthen program management discipline on hyperscale pursuits. Build customer‑ready content that clearly demonstrates Vertiv’s coordination, scalability, and execution confidence. Support major customer reviews by aligning internal readiness with external commitments.
• Drive Cross‑Functional Alignment & Industrialization Act as the connective tissue between commercial strategy and operations / industrialization teams. Pressure‑test assumptions related to capacity, supply chain, cost‑to‑serve, and ramp timing. Support long‑range planning for hyperscale programs to ensure Vertiv can scale profitably.
• Executive Communication & Leadership Support Develop & present concise executive‑level materials for senior leadership decision‑making. Surface risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations with clarity and credibility. Help leadership teams align around a single version of the plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees