Senior Program Manager, Technology & Ecosystems

1008 Johnson Controls Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls seeks a Senior Program Manager, Technology & Ecosystems to lead the strategic technology and ecosystem roadmap, engaging partners across the AI and data center value chain. The role advances joint programs, pilots, and product opportunities with academia, OEMs, and hyperscalers.

You will work with Thermal Engineering and Portfolio teams to translate insights into market-ready strategies, while managing external engagements and NDAs to protect confidential roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science required.
• 5-6 years in technology partnerships, program management, business development, or sales/solutions engineering.
• Experience with OEMs, chip makers, and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Take leadership in developing the strategic technology and ecosystem roadmap, aligned to business priorities.
• Own and expand strategic relationships across the ecosystem with clear objectives and sponsors.
• Lead day-to-day engagement with OEMs, chip makers, and vendors on alignment, co-development, and go-to-market.
• Collaborate with Thermal Engineering and Portfolio teams on product development, market research, and POVs.
• Drive joint research, pilots, reference architectures, and demonstrations with universities and labs.
• Turn partner and market insight into input for strategy and represent JCI at meetings and conferences.
• Protect confidential roadmap and IP in external engagements with Legal on NDAs.

Skills

Relationship building

Executive communication

Strategic partnerships

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Master's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field

Tools

MS Office

CAD

CFD

Job description

About the Role

About the Role Johnson Controls is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Technology & Ecosystems to continue building the ecosystem relationships that position JCI at the center of the data center industry. The role leads the strategic technology and ecosystem roadmap, engages partners across the AI and data center value chain, and works with Thermal Engineering and Portfolio teams to turn those relationships into new products, joint programs, and business opportunities.

Ecosystem: academia, national labs, chip makers, OEMs and vendors, hyperscalers, neoclouds, frontier AI labs, and colocation providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Take leadership in developing the strategic technology and ecosystem roadmap, aligned to JCI business priorities and partner technology directions.
• Own and expand strategic relationships across the ecosystem, with clear objectives, executive sponsors, and next actions for priority partners.
• Lead day‑to‑day engagement with OEMs, chip makers, and vendors on technical alignment, certification, co‑development, and go‑to‑market.
• Work with peers in Thermal Engineering and Portfolio teams on product development, NPI, market research, case studies, and points of view (POVs).
• Drive joint research, pilots, reference architectures, and demonstrations with universities and national labs.
• Turn partner and market insight into input for technology and product strategy, and represent JCI at partner meetings, industry forums, and conferences.
• Protect JCI's confidential roadmap, intellectual property, and competitive differentiation in all external engagements, working with Legal on NDAs and disclosure guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science.
• 5-6 years of experience in technology partnerships, program management, business development, or sales/solutions engineering.
• Prior experience working with OEMs, chip makers, and vendors.
• Experience with single‑phase and two‑phase liquid cooling, chip‑to‑chiller (IT/OT) controls, and autonomous AI controls.
• Strong relationship‑building and communication skills across technical and executive audiences; ability to work across teams without direct authority.

Preferred

• Master's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience.
• Established relationships with hypers calers, neoclouds, frontier labs, colocation providers, universities, or national labs.

Desired Skills

• Professional working knowledge of the MS Office suite, AI tools, CAD, and CFD.

Location & Travel

• Remote-eligible.
• Travel of 10-25% for partner meetings, customer visits, and industry events.

Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non‑discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.

Company Information

Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission‑critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet. At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.