Data Center Grid Automation Program Lead

Hitachi, Ltd.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Program Manager for Data Centers to lead strategic customer programs from requirements through deployment. You will coordinate R&D, engineering, product management, manufacturing, supply chain, and project execution across global teams to deliver scalable, repeatable solutions for the data-center market.

The role requires strong program-planning, stakeholder management, and the ability to navigate a matrix organization while ensuring on-time delivery and alignment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Program Management, or related technical discipline.
• Proven experience leading large, technically complex programs with multiple workstreams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience in power electronics, electrical engineering, power systems, battery energy storage, industrial automation, data centers, or related infrastructure.
• Strong program-planning capabilities including roadmaps, governance, risks, issues, dependencies, scope changes, and resource constraints.
• Excellent executive-level communication skills and ability to influence across a global matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program roadmap with milestones, dependencies, and cross-functional execution.
• Lead program-level coordination with data-center customers and manage requirements and changes.
• Translate customer requirements into executable plans for engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and project management.
• Provide governance, risk controls, escalation paths, and management reporting.
• Ensure transition from prototypes to industrialization and repeatable deployment.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Customer engagement

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Power Systems Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Program Management

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Program Manager for Data Centers to lead strategic customer programs from requirements through deployment. You will coordinate R&D, engineering, product management, manufacturing, supply chain, and project execution across global teams to deliver scalable, repeatable solutions for the data-center market.

The role requires strong program-planning, stakeholder management, and the ability to navigate a matrix organization while ensuring on-time delivery and alignment