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Data Center Director

MRL Consulting Group | Global Niche Technology Recruitment

San Francisco · On-site Full-time Executive 2w ago

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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