Vice President Technical Business Development, Hyperscale

Vertiv Holdings • San Francisco, CA

66d • $202,000 - $270,000

About The Position

The Vice President, Technical Business Development - Hyperscale Accounts leads Vertiv's technical pursuit with global strategic Hyperscale customers. The Technical Business Development 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. The incumbent will deliver voice-of-customer (VOC) directly into Business Units (BUs) and Product Lines to influence our product & solutions development roadmap. This role involves rapidly building rapport and technical credibility with customers; collaborating to position Vertiv solutions as the basis of design across power, thermal, whitespace and overall data center architectures to drive broad account penetration and share of wallet growth. The incumbent heads a team of technical business development domain experts with credible technical capability and strong communication and influence skills. Strong collaboration and partnership with the Hyperscale GSA leads, thermal chain, power train, whitespace and data center infrastructure solutions teams are critical to deliver a consistent and unified message to advance Vertiv's market position. This position also requires a keen sense of urgency and market approach nimbleness. Hyperscale customers expect speed and technical competence to complement their internal data center engineering teams and executive level advocacy with Vertiv. The size of their projects moves the needle and their projects often demand customization at scale. Early engagement with the Product Line leads and Engineering to fast track new to industry and new to Vertiv solutions may require NPDI funnel tuning at a revolutionary (vs evolutionary) pace.

Requirements

• 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.
• Deep, hands-on understanding of data center power, thermal, whitespace, and prefabricated/modular architectures.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams, aligning with global Product Lines and Business Units, and influencing senior executives across engineering, product management, and sales organizations.
• Established presence in industry forums, standards bodies, or trade publications.
• Exceptional ability to engage at the C-suite level with customers and to articulate a compelling technical and commercial vision.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with strategic Hyperscale customers to influence and design data center architecture to position Vertiv's portfolio as the basis of design.
• Collaborate directly with strategic Hyperscale customers to design overall power, thermal, and whitespace architectures.
• Ensure technical buyers understand Vertiv's capabilities, coordinates solution alignment with product roadmaps, and drive innovative approaches to meet customer needs.
• Drive alignment and collaboration across sr. leadership, sales, product development and engineering to mature and disseminate thought leadership and reference designs.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lead and mentor a team of technical business development experts.
• Foster collaboration, cross-learning, and best-practice sharing across the team and with global peers.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, disability, PTO, holiday pay, and 401k.
• 30% Sales Incentive Plan.
• Opportunities for merit increases, annual bonus, and stock based on individual performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees