Director, Strategy & Planning-Hyperscale

POSITION SUMMARY

Hyperscale and AI infrastructure investment is accelerating creating a significant growth opportunity for Vertiv across our robust portfoliopower train thermal chain and whitespace solutions including prefabricated and modular system-level offerings. The Director Strategy & Planning Hyperscale is critical to ensuring we focus on the right opportunities and convert that focus into executable growth programs.

This role drives the front-end where to play work: building a fact base on customer capex and demand signals defining decision criteria and leading analysis prioritization and governance todeterminewhich hyperscale growth programs Vertiv should pursue (and why). Once priorities are set the role helps translate them into programmatic plans that align the enterprise to win.

As hyperscale customers demand speed scale and flawless execution Vertiv must align Technology & Business Development Global Account Directors Product Lines Capacity Planning Operations Supply Chain Pricing and Industrialization around a single credible plan. Acting as the strategic glue between commercial leadership and operational execution you will design the program architecture and governance rhythms that turn prioritized opportunities into coordinated actionsurfacing risks and trade-offs and driving decisions across teams without formal authority.

A criticalcomponentof this role ismaintainingvisibility into the hyperscaleprogram funnelcontinuously qualifying and shaping opportunities updating the fact base and driving disciplined prioritization as market and customer signals evolve. This ensures Vertivallocatesscarce resources effectively and equips executive leadership with clear visibility into what to pursue why and what it will take to win.

This role is designed for individuals who thrive in ambiguous high-impact environments enjoy owning outcomes without formal authority and want direct exposure to enterprise-level decision makingto build industry knowledge and foundational capabilities for futureleadership will have visibility from senior leadership as this is on the most important growth vectors for Vertiv.

Why This Role

• Direct exposure to the worldslargest& most advancedhyperscale customers
• Influence where to play and how to win strategy formulation and execution
• Broad enterprise visibility across strategy sales and operations
• A launchpadrole for future leadership roles

Essential Job Functions

Hyperscale GrowthStrategy:Evaluate hyperscale market trends customer investment cycles and technology inflection points toidentifyscalable growth opportunities. Translate customer demand signals into actionable integrated growth programs.

Program Architecture & Orchestration:Bring structure to complex crossfunctional hyperscale pursuits by defining program scope dependencies milestones risks and success metrics. Ensure commercial ambition is matched with operational feasibility.

CrossFunctional Leadership:Drive alignment across Account Management Technology & Business Development Product Lines Operations Supply Chain Capacity Planning Pricing and Industrialization to deliver cohesive executable strategies.

CustomerFacing Storytelling:Develop compelling executivelevel narratives and materials that clearly articulate Vertivs integrated value proposition execution readiness and longterm partnership model to hyperscale customers.

Strategic Execution:Own governance rhythms decision forums and performance tracking to ensure hyperscale growth initiativesremainontrackrisks are surfaced early and leadership has clarity ontradeoffs.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

40% -Lead Hyperscale Growth Programs

• Serve as the central programleadfor priority hyperscale initiatives coordinating crossfunctional inputs into a single executable plan.
• Translate largevolume opportunities (e.g. multiGW deployments) into integrated strategies spanning product capacity cost and delivery.
• Identifyinterdependencies and constraintsearlydrive resolution across functional leaders.
• Establish KPIs governance and cadence to track progress and enabletimelycourse correction.

25% -Enable Customer & Commercial Wins

• Partner with Global Account Directors to strengthen program management discipline on hyperscale pursuits.
• Build customerready content that clearly demonstrates Vertivs coordination scalability and execution confidence.
• Support major customer reviews by aligning internal readiness with external commitments.

20%-Drive CrossFunctional Alignment & Industrialization

• Act as the connective tissue between commercial strategy and operations / industrialization teams.
• Pressuretest assumptions related to capacity supply chain costtoserve and ramp timing.
• Support longrange planning for hyperscale programs to ensure Vertiv can scale profitably.

15% -Executive Communication & Leadership Support

• Develop& presentconcise executivelevel materials for senior leadership decisionmaking.
• Surface riskstradeoffs and recommendations with clarity and credibility.
• Help leadership teams align around a single version of the plan.

QUALIFICATIONS

MinimumQualifications:

• Bachelors in Business Engineering Operations or related field; MBA preferred.
• 8 years of experience in growth strategy program management management consulting corporate strategy operations or complex B2B environments.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating large crossfunctional initiatives with significant operational complexity.
• Strong executive communication and storytelling skills; able to influence without authority.
• Advancedproficiencyin PowerPoint and Excel; strong analytical rigor.

Preferred Experience:

• Exposure tohyperscale data centercompanies power infrastructure largescale manufacturing or complex capital programs.
• Experience working at the intersection of sales product and operations.
• Backgroundin consulting strategy or rotational leadership programs is a strong plus.

TRAVEL

• As needed(<20%)

The successful candidate will reflect and embrace Vertivs Values and Behaviors:

OUR VALUES

• Acting Like an Owner
• Assuming Positive intent in all employee interactions
• Being passionate about your work
• Challenging yourself in personal development
• Being tireless in exceeding customer expectations
• Assisting others to be successful as a team
• Owning our own mistakes quickly
• Talking with people and NOT about them
• Creating a culture where people can be their best

OUR BEHAVIORS

• Be self-aware and learn
• Embrace the customer experience
• Think and act broadly
• Drive change and innovation
• Leverage diversity for organization effectiveness
• Foster collaborative relationships
• Take intelligent risks

At Vertiv we offer the stability of a global leader in a growing industry andthe opportunity of a startup. We design manufacture and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. With $10.0 billion in revenue a strong customer base and global reach in nearly 70 countries our move to establish a standalone business enables us to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

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Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E F-1 H-1 H-2 L B J or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future are not eligible for hire.