Liquid Cooling - Product Offering Manager (Asia)

Vertiv Co; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Vertiv Co is seeking a Liquid Cooling – Product Offering Manager to own the end-to-end lifecycle of CDU products for data center environments. This role drives strategic direction, pricing and profitability while bridging engineering and market needs for high-density cooling solutions like CoolChip.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop multi-year roadmaps, enable sales with technical briefings and collateral, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of product management experience, preferably in data center cooling, HVAC, or liquid cooling.
• Strong technical understanding of liquid cooling systems, fluids, and heat exchangers.
• Experience with New Product Development (NPD) processes.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the long-term CDU product roadmap aligned with AI, HPC, and sustainability goals.
• Conduct VoC and competitor analysis to identify requirements for new features.
• Manage full product lifecycle from concept to launch and phase-out.
• Develop business cases, pricing strategies, and manage profitability of product lines.
• Collaborate with engineering, R&D, manufacturing, quality, and sales to ensure on-time delivery.
• Create sales tools, presentations, and training for sales teams.
• Ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Product management

Market analysis

Voice of Customer

Cross-functional leadership

Pricing strategy

NPD processes

Data center cooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Thermal preferred) or Business

Job description

Position Summary/Objectives of Incumbent:

A Liquid Cooling – Product Offering Manager is responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle, strategic direction and commercial success of Liquid Cooling products within Data Center environments. They bridge the gap between technical engineering teams and market needs, focusing on high-density cooling solutions like CoolChip.

Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy and Roadmap Development: Define and maintain the long-term roadmap for CDU products, aligning them with market trends in AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and sustainability goals.
• Market Analysis and "Voice of Customer" (VoC): Conduct competitor analysis and gather customer feedback to identify requirements for new features or products, ensuring the offering meets specific industry needs.
• Product Lifecycle Management: Manage the entire product lifecycle from conceptualization and development to launch and eventual phase-out, ensuring profitability and market relevance.
• Business Case and Financial Ownership: Develop business cases for new products, set pricing strategies, and manage product line profitability, including volume forecasts and margin analysis.
• Technical Product Positioning: Act as the subject matter expert (SME) on CDU technology, providing technical insights to cross-functional teams and translating complex technical features into clear value propositions for marketing and sales collateral.
• Cross-functional Leadership: Collaborate with engineering, R&D, manufacturing, quality, and sales teams to ensure successful product development and on-time delivery.
• Sales Enablement and Support: Create sales tools, presentations, competitive comparisons, and white papers. Provide SME (Subject Matter Expert) training program and act as a technical escalation point for complex client opportunities.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure products comply with industry standards and safety regulations

Employees reporting to Incumbent

Main contacts within Company

R&Ds, Sales & Pre-Sales Team, Asia Product & Solution team, Pricing, Supply Chain, Planner, Channel Team, Quality, Supply Chain and Service Team

Main contacts outside the Company

Channel Partners, Customers, Contractors, Strategic partners, Consultant, & Government Agencies.

Education/Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Thermal preferred) or Business
• 5–10+ years of experience in product management, with a strong preference for background in data center cooling, HVAC, or liquid cooling technologies.
• Strong technical understanding of liquid-to-liquid and liquid-to-air cooling systems, fluid dynamics, and heat exchangers.
• Experience with New Product Development (NPD) processes.

Specialist Knowledge:

Deep understanding of:

• Loop Management: Separation of facility water loops (FWS) from technology cooling loops (TCS).
• Coolant Quality: Filtration requirements and water chemistry management to protect server components.
• Control Systems: Precision regulation of flow, pressure, and temperature to prevent condensation and overheating

Practical Experience:

• Proven track record of taking complex hardware products from concept to market launch
• Experience developing multi-year product roadmaps and data-driven business cases that align with market shifts like AI-driven rack densities
• Hands-on experience or deep technical familiarity with Liquid Cooling CDUs, and secondary loop (TCS) management

Personal Characteristics:

• Holistically system mindset on entire data center ecosystem.
• Confidence to commit to a roadmap or pricing strategy even market standards are evolving.
• Persuasive communication skills, “translator” between deep-level engineering and commercial decision making.
• Obsessive focus on reliability and quality standards.
• Learning agility and the ability to stay abreast of technology trends and competitive landscape.
• Display strong communication and teamwork attributes working with internal and external stakeholders

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS:

Safety. Integrity.Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture

OUR BEHAVIORS

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Learn and Seek Out Development

At Vertiv, we’re on a mission to empower the people that will power the future. From a simple swipe to life-changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI. We design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected. With $6.9 billion in revenue, a strong customer base and global reach spanning over 130 countries, we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, gender, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to ••••@vertivco.com . If you are interested in applying or learning more about this role, please visit the company’s career page located on Vertiv.com/Careers

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Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for telecommunication networks, data centers, health care and industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power provides innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC and DC power and precision cooling systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks and enclosures, power switching and controls, monitoring, and connectivity. All solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians.