Director of Product - Data Center Cooling

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Director of Product - Data Center Cooling

As Director of Product for our new data center venture, you'll lead the development of novel cooling solutions for next-generation AI and GPU infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of product vision and market execution - you'll shape product concepts, guide engineering architecture, and build internal and external partnerships needed to capture a rapidly growing market. You'll leverage your deep domain expertise and understanding of thermal management challenges to create competitive offerings that meet and influence the industry's evolving needs, moving quickly from concept to customer.

In your first year, you'll develop and refine our product strategy based on customer research and your understanding of the data center industry. You'll build, champion and lead a team of engineers to turn concepts into reality, while establishing partnerships for both product development and market entry. You and your team will drive pricing strategy, partnership structures, and go-to-market approach. You'll run rapid experiments to validate assumptions, iterate on the value proposition, and accelerate our path to market. You'll spend time with data center operators understanding their pain points, with partners exploring collaborative development, and with your team turning insights into products. You’ll make high-stake decisions and over time will shape the direction of multi-year programs and investments.

You'll report directly to the head of the New Ventures team and work closely with engineering, sales, and senior leadership across the company to align technical possibilities with market needs. You'll leverage ADI's vast array of technologies, engineering capabilities, sales relationships and strategic assets to create truly disruptive offerings and build a strong business – moving with the velocity of this market.

We're looking for someone with:

• 8+ years in data center product management or product development, with meaningful experience in liquid cooling applications
• A track record of bringing technical products to market in the data center, server, or thermal management space
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and working with engineering on complex technical products
• Understanding of AI/GPU infrastructure requirements and the thermal challenges they create
• Ability to build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to drive organizational goals
• Ability to develop partnership strategies that accelerate product development and market entry
• Comfort with ambiguity and building something from scratch within a larger organization
• Strong customer discovery skills and ability to translate technical capabilities into customer value
• Proficiency in presenting a compelling business case and value proposition to executive leadership – Experience with pricing strategy and business model development for B2B technical products

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Job Req Type: Experienced

Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days

The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $173,600 to $238,700.

• Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location, experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.

• This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus which is based on personal and company factors.

• This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time , and other benefits.