Data Centers System Segment Lead | Raleigh, United States of America

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.

Location Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America;
Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job type Full time

Work arrangement Hybrid

Experience Experienced

Job function Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-10-09

Reference number R0139823

About Hitachi Energy

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, applicants may request to review the affirmative Action Plan of a particular facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an HR Representative at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Hitachi Energy’s career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an HR Representative at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Resumes and applications will not be accepted through this method.

For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit this website .