VP, Global Busbar Product Line

Vertiv•Anderson, SC

2d•Remote

About The Position

The VP, Global Busbar Product Line will lead the offering and product development of Vertiv’s Global Busbar business. This role is responsible to develop the overall Busbar business strategy and drive the Busbar strategy and execution globally. This role will have high visibility globally and be a key interface with the functional teams to drive the product strategy, roadmap for Busbar products globally.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering discipline.
15+ years of relevant business experience in leading a product business segment with engineering and product management reports globally, ideally in the Busbar business.
5+ years financial and business leadership experience.
Experience developing product strategy, roadmaps, positioning, and messaging globally.
Ability to research, classify, prioritize requirements, communicate among stakeholders, and present ideas in an easily comprehensible manner.
Superior organizational and prioritization skills - ability to multi-task in a fast-paced dynamic environment while managing associated stress.
Ability to deal with highly confidential information.
Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the Busbar strategy and business plan in cooperation with functional and regional teams.
Directly oversees the global engineering, product management, and program management teams for the Busbar business.
Direct responsibility to manage the product portfolio globally, development roadmap and prioritization, and oversees the New Product Development and Introduction process.
Understanding overall Busbar market size globally, Vertiv share, and opportunities to drive growth for the Busbar business.
Work with regional offering and sales teams to develop 3-year revenue plan.
Quarterly regional interlocks to ensure alignment on priorities, resource needs, product launch and business performance.
Develop and manage OPEX and CAPEX budget for Busbar global team.
Owns the Busbar business market messaging globally to ensure consistency across regions as well as tailoring to meet specific end market and regional needs.
Ensure timely execution of new capabilities and customer projects on budget and hit product cost targets.
Understanding competition and differentiation of Vertiv Solutions. Developing tools for sales to support selling against competition. Work with regional offering teams to develop and manage sales enablement tools to support including configuration and product performance selection tools.
Investigate and recommend new technologies or new market opportunities and serve as product visionary to drive game-changing products, strategy, and direction.
Collecting inputs from market stakeholders, regional product offering and sales teams on market trends, opportunities, and customer needs as a key input into overall roadmap, product requirements and overall strategy.
Further the advancement, functionality, and manufacturability of existing products.
Regularly present the status of the business and programs at quarterly team updates and executive business reviews.