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Data Centers System Segment Lead

Remote_nc, Raleigh 901, NCHybridFull TimeLeadPosted 29 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Data Centers
  • AI Factories
  • Governance
  • Escalation Point
  • Commercial Execution
  • Tendering
  • Systems Business
  • Product Management
  • Portfolio Leadership
  • System Offering

Nice to have

  • Postgraduate Qualification
  • AI
  • Energy Hubs
  • BESS

Role summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Data Centers System Segment Lead to spearhead their Data Centers and AI Factories segment. This role involves leading cross-functional teams, owning governance, and serving as the primary escalation point. The Lead will be accountable for commercial and tendering execution of non-transactional systems business, collaborating with internal BUs and external partners to define system-level strategies and roadmaps. Key responsibilities include enhancing pipeline growth, increasing product pull-through, driving innovation with R&D, and ensuring an integrated portfolio. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in product management or portfolio leadership within the energy or related technology sectors, with a strong understanding of grid technologies and power electronics. Experience with hyperscalers and AI infrastructure providers is desired.

Location:

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Job ID:

R0139823

Date Posted:

2026-08-17

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category):

Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

Yes

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.

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