Data Centers System Segment Lead | Raleigh, United States of America

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a senior product leader to drive the Data Centers and AI Factory portfolio. You will own governance, escalate as needed, and coordinate with multiple BUs and Hitachi Energy Marketing and Sales to shape a system-level value proposition and strategy.

You will grow the pipeline, expand the offering portfolio, and guide a global team across matrix organizations with focus on energy hubs and BESS integration. Fluency in English and a passion for innovation are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Power Systems, Business, or related field; MBA or postgraduate qualification is a plus.
• 10+ years of experience in product management, portfolio leadership, system offering or commercial roles within the energy, grid, power electronics, or related technology sectors.
• Experience working with Hyperscalers, Co-locators, AI Foundation Models and AI infrastructure providers desired.
• Proven ability to lead global, cross-functional, and cross-cultural teams in matrix organizations.
• Experience working in highly technical business environments with diverse stakeholders and proven leadership by influence.
• Strong understanding of grid technologies, power electronics, inverter‑based resources, control systems, and industrial hardware/software development processes.
• Collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset with executive communication and relationship‑building skills.
• High level of agility, openness to experimentation, and comfort operating in dynamic, rapidly evolving environments.
• Passion for innovation, sustainability, and enabling the global energy transition.
• High level of fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the core and extended team for Data Centers and AI Factories, own the governance and serve as the escalation point.
• Accountable for the commercial and tendering execution of non-transactional systems business.
• Collaborate with other BUs and Hitachi Group, and partners with Hitachi Energy Marketing and Sales to define system-level value proposition and system-level strategy for Hitachi Energy.
• Enhance pipeline and business growth offering for solutions.
• Increase HE product pull through systems.
• Defines system level roadmap with Product Management.
• Drives innovation through direct collaboration with R&D at Business Unit level.
• Ensures integrated portfolio (energy hubs, BESS, etc.).
• Identifies partners for volume, technology, and scope expansion.

Skills

Product management

Portfolio leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering or related field

MBA

Tools

Hyperscalers

Co-locators

AI Foundation Models

AI infrastructure providers

Job description

Responsibilities
Lead the core and extended team for Data Centers and AI Factories, own the governance and serve as the escalation point.
Accountable for the commercial and tendering execution of non-transactional systems business.
Collaborate with other BUs and Hitachi Group, and partners with Hitachi Energy Marketing and Sales to define system-level value proposition and system-level strategy for Hitachi Energy.
Enhance pipeline and business growth offering for solutions.
Increase HE product pull through systems.
Defines system level roadmap with Product Management.
Drives innovation through direct collaboration with R&D at Business Unit level.
Ensures integrated portfolio (energy hubs, BESS, etc.).
Identifies partners for volume, technology, and scope expansion.

Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Power Systems, Business, or related field; MBA or postgraduate qualification is a plus.
10+ years of experience in product management, portfolio leadership, system offering or commercial roles within the energy, grid, power electronics, or related technology sectors.
Experience working with Hyperscalers, Co-locators, AI Foundation Models and AI infrastructure providers desired.
Proven ability to lead global, cross-functional, and cross-cultural teams in matrix organizations.
Experience working in highly technical business environments with diverse stakeholders and proven leadership by influence.
Strong understanding of grid technologies, power electronics, inverter‑based resources, control systems, and industrial hardware/software development processes.
Collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset with executive communication and relationship‑building skills.
High level of agility, openness to experimentation, and comfort operating in dynamic, rapidly evolving environments.
Passion for innovation, sustainability, and enabling the global energy transition.
High level of fluency in English.

Location Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America;
Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job type Full time

Work arrangement Hybrid

Experience Experienced

Job function Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-10-09

Reference number R0139823

About Hitachi Energy

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.

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