GM - President, Stellar Energy Americas

CFO Trane U.S. -CFO•Cypress, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, Trane Technologies is committed to putting the planet first. Through its businesses, including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how they do business—it is their business. The General Manager of Stellar is responsible for the full business — P&L ownership, product strategy, commercial execution, manufacturing performance, talent, and culture — across a business that is redefining what Trane can be in the data center market. This role reports to the President, Data Centers CHVAC Americas and leads all commercial, product, operations, and people functions within the Stellar business unit. It is a full P&L general management role with accountability for revenue growth, margin expansion, product portfolio development, manufacturing readiness, and talent development. The GM will serve as the external face of Stellar to hyperscaler and colocation customers, industry partners, and the broader data center market.

Requirements

Experience in data center infrastructure, thermal management, liquid cooling, HVAC, or closely adjacent industrial markets.
Familiarity with hyperscaler or colocation customer procurement and specification processes.
Knowledge of data center market standards and ecosystem: ASHRAE TC 9.9, Open Compute Project (OCP), ETSI.
12+ years of progressive leadership experience, including demonstrated P&L ownership in a product or business unit general management role.
Proven track record of growing a business — through new markets, new products, or competitive share gain — in an industrial, commercial equipment, or technology-adjacent environment.
Deep cross-functional fluency: able to lead and integrate commercial, product, engineering, operations, and finance functions simultaneously.
Financial astuteness — understands how to connect operating decisions to P&L and cash flow outcomes; experienced in AOP, MOR, and strategic planning processes.
Demonstrated ability to build and develop high-performing teams; intentional about talent development and retention.
Comfortable operating with speed and ambiguity in a fast-growing, high-priority business.

Responsibilities

Own the Stellar P&L with full accountability for revenue, operating income, and cash flow; relentlessly scan and proactively address situations where P&L impacts and customer opportunities are identified.
Develop and execute the Stellar business strategy — including market segmentation, product portfolio roadmap, go-to-market model, and competitive positioning — with a clear long-term vision and the agility to reprioritize as the market evolves.
Lead preparation for and active participation in Monthly Operating Reviews (MOR), Annual Operating Plans (AOP), Critical Strategic Decisions (CSD), and Long-Range Plans (LRP).
Balance the interests of the Stellar business with the broader Trane Technologies enterprise — identifying where Stellar can create disproportionate value and where enterprise leverage accelerates competitive advantage.
Own the customer experience end-to-end — know the journey, identify unmet needs, and drive the organization to solve them proactively.
Serve as the senior commercial leader for Stellar’s most strategic customer relationships, including hyperscalers, colocation providers, and key OEM and channel partners.
Compel connections between functions, teams, and external partners to continuously improve the customer experience and accelerate time to value.
Rapidly prototype and test commercial innovations — new service models, pricing approaches, channel strategies — learning and scaling what works.
Drive a disciplined product roadmap that addresses current portfolio gaps, improves existing CDU and thermal product performance, and anticipates next-generation customer requirements.
Take calculated risks by experimenting quickly, learning, and scaling what’s working — including evaluating build vs. buy vs. partner options for filling strategic product gaps.
Represent Stellar at key industry forums, standards bodies and customer advisory sessions as a technical and strategic thought leader.
Ensure Stellar’s manufacturing operations — including plant performance and CDU production capability — are aligned to the speed, quality, and cost expectations of data center customers.
Embed the Business Operating System to achieve results that are bold and sustainable by reinforcing lean enterprise behaviors across the Stellar business.
Partner with supply chain on component sourcing strategy, supplier qualification, and lead time management calibrated to the compressed delivery cycles of the data center market.
Participate in operational initiatives to identify and collaboratively address continuous improvement opportunities across manufacturing and field service.
Build a competitive advantage for the enterprise through the Stellar team’s talent and culture — enhancing unique-to-business capabilities in team members to execute the strategy.
Attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent across the Stellar business; model intentional talent development and create clear career growth pathways within and beyond the business unit.
Connect with talent within Stellar and across Trane Technologies to spotlight experiences that support career growth in the enterprise.
Engage externally as an ambassador for Trane Technologies — representing the company on industry boards, customer advisory councils, and with external partners to promote Trane as a destination for the best talent in data centers.