Specialist, Service Owner Datacenter & Server Room

Danfoss GmbH; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Danfoss invites a Specialist, Service Owner Datacenter & Server Room to shape the strategy and future of its global datacenter services. You will drive secure, resilient infrastructure supporting critical applications worldwide, and guide the full service lifecycle across compute, storage, virtualization, backup, and DR.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with Architecture, Operations, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Procurement and Finance to set priorities, influence investments and partner with

Qualifications

• Relevant IT infrastructure and datacenter experience required.
• Experience with service management and governance frameworks.
• Strong communication across global teams in English.

Responsibilities

• Own the global datacenter service strategy, roadmap and lifecycle.
• Translate business needs into scalable, secure datacenter services and capacity plans.
• Define and monitor SLAs, availability targets, KPIs, risks and supplier performance.
• Manage strategic technology partnerships and contribute to contracts, budgets and business cases.
• Guide new services from design through operational readiness and handover to Operations.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Datacenter technologies

IT service management

Stakeholder collaboration

English communication

Education

IT degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Specialist, Service Owner Datacenter & Server Room

Req ID: 52044 Job Location: Bucharest, RO, Grodzisk Mazowiecki, PL, Povazska Bystrica, SK, Sofia, BG Employment Type: Full Time Segment: Group Functions CFO Job Category: Information Technology Work Location Type: Hybrid Job Experience Level: Mid-Senior level

The Impact You'll Make

Are you ready to take ownership of the strategy and future of Danfoss’ global datacenter services.? You will shape secure, resilient and cost-effective infrastructure that supports critical business applications and operations worldwide.

You will guide the full service lifecycle across compute, storage, virtualization, backup and disaster recovery. Your decisions will drive modernization, strengthen service reliability and ensure our datacenter environment is ready for changing business needs.

Working within IT Infrastructure Service Design, you will collaborate with Architecture, Operations, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Procurement and Finance teams. You will have the autonomy to set priorities, influence investments and work with strategic technology partners in a global environment.

The job shall be hybrid in one of Danfoss offices: Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Sofia, Považská Bystrica or Bucharest.
Estimated travel: Approximately 10–20 days per year (within EMEA and globally).

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own the global datacenter service strategy, roadmap and lifecycle, setting clear priorities for modernization, standardization and continuous improvement.
• Translate business, application and site needs into scalable, secure and resilient datacenter services, standards and capacity plans.
• Define and monitor service levels, availability targets, KPIs, risks and supplier performance, turning insights into clear improvement actions.
• Manage strategic technology partnerships and contribute to contracts, renewals, commercial negotiations, budgets, forecasts and business cases in collaboration with Procurement and Finance.
• Guide new and updated services from design through operational readiness, ensuring clear acceptance criteria and a smooth handover to Operations.

What We’re Looking For

• Relevant education or equivalent practical experience in IT infrastructure, datacenter technologies or IT service management.
• Proven experience managing enterprise datacenter services, suppliers and infrastructure across multiple locations or regions.
• Strong technical understanding of compute, storage, virtualization, backup, disaster recovery and infrastructure resilience.
• Experience developing service roadmaps, lifecycle plans, budgets, business cases, contracts, SLAs and governance frameworks.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, professional English language and the ability to align stakeholders and influence decisions across global teams.

What You’ll Get from Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits on top of your salary. More details shall be provided during the recruitment process.

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.