Data Center Director
MRL Consulting Group | Global Niche Technology Recruitment
About the role
Role Overview
The Director of Data Infrastructure Market is responsible for defining and executing the company’s global strategy across datacenter and high-performance computing segments. This role owns market development, revenue expansion, and ecosystem alignment across key customer groups including hyperscalers, platform providers, and system OEMs.
Acting as a bridge between end-market requirements and internal development teams, this individual will shape how system-level power and infrastructure challenges are addressed through a combination of product innovation, application insight, and strategic customer engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive growth strategy and market expansion within datacenter and AI compute infrastructure segments
- Develop deep engagement with key customers to understand evolving system architectures and long-term technology roadmaps
- Translate system and platform requirements into clear product and solution-level direction for internal teams
- Partner with Product Management and Engineering to guide prioritization and alignment with market needs
- Enable Sales and Applications teams through targeted customer engagement and technical positioning
- Monitor industry shifts in power delivery, energy efficiency, and infrastructure scalability
- Lead development of application-focused messaging, collateral, and competitive positioning
- Coordinate execution across global teams to ensure consistency from concept through deployment
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred
- 10+ years of experience in semiconductors, power electronics, or infrastructure systems
- Strong understanding of system-level design considerations in high-performance computing or datacenter environments
- Experience interfacing directly with customers on technical and product-related topics
- Proven ability to operate across cross-functional and global teams
- Willingness to travel internationally (~30%)
Preferred Experience
- Exposure to power conversion, analog, or mixed-signal technologies
- Familiarity with large-scale compute or cloud infrastructure ecosystems
- Experience contributing to product definition or platform-level solution development
What This Role Offers
- Strategic, market-facing leadership role in a high-growth segment driven by AI and cloud expansion
- Direct influence on product direction and long-term technology alignment
- Engagement with leading global customers and ecosystem partners
- Opportunity to shape how next-generation infrastructure challenges are addressed at scale
Requirements
- Strong understanding of system-level design considerations in high-performance computing or datacenter environments
- Experience interfacing directly with customers on technical and product-related topics
- Proven ability to operate across cross-functional and global teams
Responsibilities
- Drive growth strategy and market expansion within datacenter and AI compute infrastructure segments
- Develop deep engagement with key customers to understand evolving system architectures and long-term technology roadmaps
- Translate system and platform requirements into clear product and solution-level direction for internal teams
- Partner with Product Management and Engineering to guide prioritization and alignment with market needs
- Enable Sales and Applications teams through targeted customer engagement and technical positioning
- Monitor industry shifts in power delivery, energy efficiency, and infrastructure scalability
- Lead development of application-focused messaging, collateral, and competitive positioning
- Coordinate execution across global teams to ensure consistency from concept through deployment
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