VP, Controls and Software Management Systems

Vertiv Group•Westerville, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President of Controls and Software Management Systems will spearhead the global development and delivery of Vertiv's Controls and Systems Management Software products. As a key member of the Senior Leadership team, this role will drive the overall business strategy and execute the control and management software strategy worldwide. This role will have high visibility globally and be a key interface with the product, services, and regional teams to drive the product strategy, roadmap for control and management software. Additionally, this role is responsible for driving matrixed software and firmware development teams toward achieving alignment on common architecture, hardware, and solutions. The Vice President of Controls and Software Management Systems leads a centralized software organization that provides overall process control for software and firmware and owns cross-global business unit development. This position will be based onsite in Columbus, OH.

Requirements

18+ years of relevant business experience in leading a product business segment with engineering and product management reports globally.
Bachelor’s Degree in Software, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering discipline (or equivalent of education and experience).
Experience in developing control platforms involving both hardware and firmware development.
Experience in development of management software platforms with understanding and practice of Agile development process.
Experience developing product strategy, roadmaps, positioning, and messaging globally.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
Ability to research, classify, prioritize requirements, communicate among stakeholders, and present ideas in an easily comprehensible manner.
Superior organizational and prioritization skills.
Ability to deal with highly confidential information.
Ability to work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the global Control and Software strategy and roadmap.
Develop and manage OPEX and CAPEX budget for department.
Work with product and regional teams to develop and execute a 3-year revenue plan.
Quarterly regional interlocks to ensure alignment on priorities, resource needs, product launch and control and software business performance.
Lead the establishment and evolution of software architecture, defining a cohesive approach and process across the business to drive consistency, scalability, and innovation.
Develop and manage sales enablement tools in support of controls and software solutions.
Owns the controls and software messaging globally to ensure consistency across regions as well as tailoring to meet specific end market and regional needs.
Management of the controls catalog, software solution portfolio and product life cycle management of controller and software platforms.
Understanding overall control and software market size, Vertiv share, and opportunities to drive growth for the control and software business.
Collecting inputs from regional teams on market trends, opportunities, and customer needs as a key input into overall roadmap, product requirements and overall strategy.
Manage the research efforts for control and software solutions and identify where the market is going to understand where to focus R&D efforts.
Investigate and recommend new technologies or new market opportunities and serve as product visionary to drive game-changing products, strategy, and direction.
Further the advancement, functionality, and manufacturability of existing products.
Ensure Product Development activity is in line with the strategy and direction of the business.