General Manager, Mission Critical Environments

About the Role

The General Manager, Americas has full P&L responsibility for Senneca Holdings’ Mission Critical Equipment division, including SubZero Engineering and Simplex. This business serves fast-growing data center and clean room end markets and operates with a high degree of autonomy across sales, operations, marketing, product development, and finance.

This role leads a cross-functional leadership team of direct and matrixed reports including Sales, Operations, Services, Product Integration & Design, and Country Operations, with matrix alignment to corporate Finance and HR. The position oversees manufacturing and operational sites in the U.S. and plays a key role in setting strategy, driving organic growth, and executing acquisitions.

Senneca Holdings embraces an entrepreneurial, customer-focused culture and is committed to innovation, safety, and continuous improvement. This role is a critical growth leadership position within a rapidly expanding division.

Responsibilities

• Champion a safety-first culture and continuous improvement across operations and cost structure
• Own full P&L performance, driving revenue growth, profitability, and cash flow
• Develop and execute annual and long-term strategic and operating plans aligned with corporate objectives
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing executive leadership team
• Strengthen strategic customer relationships and industry partnerships
• Drive innovation, new product development, and acquisition integration
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory and legal requirements
• Present performance, strategy, and results to executive leadership and the Board of Directors
• Partner with HR to ensure leadership development and succession planning
• Travel: Up to 40%

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
• 15+ years of leadership experience, including senior cross-functional leadership
• Proven ownership of a P&L of $50M+ in revenue
• Demonstrated success growing revenue, margins, and market share
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams
• Data center, IT infrastructure, or building products experience preferred
• Track record of new product introductions and acquisition-driven growth

Skills

• High integrity, decisiveness, and accountability
• Hands-on, growth-oriented, and customer-focused leadership style
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to execute
• Continuous improvement mindset and passion for operational excellence
• Strong communicator who builds trust and influence at all levels

Schedule

Travel: Up to 40%