Global VP Manufacturing Strategy, Data Centers

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the global manufacturing program roadmap for data center products in hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and edge segments.
• Prioritize and govern programs based on time to market, capacity expansion, quality, cost, and risk.
• Drive “design once, deploy many” manufacturing models, including for ETO/CTO assemblies.
• Work to standardize product to process architectures, factory acceptance testing (FAT), and configuration and option management frameworks.
• Balance global standard platforms with controlled regional and customer customization.
• Reduce customer deployment risk by improving factory quality, documentation, and commissioning readiness.
• Enable repeatable manufacturing models that support accelerated data center build schedules.
• Lead global capacity planning and ramp strategies, in partnership with the regional teams.
• Improve throughput, flexibility, and mixed-model production to support volatile, project-driven demand.
• Establish global manufacturing engineering standards.
• Ensure mission-critical quality aligned with uptime, safety, and compliance expectations of data center customers.
• Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Digital/IT, Services, and Segment Leadership to deliver end-to-end outcomes.
• Enable supplier and partner readiness for prefabricated and modular production models.
• Support strategic collaborations that require synchronized manufacturing and deployment (e.g., integrated power and modular construction).

Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operational Excellence within a global industrial organization of comparable scale and complexity.
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing assembly strategies, including effective program replication, standardization, and scalable manufacturing solutions.
• Proven ability to elevate operational performance across a multibillion-dollar global manufacturing network, delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, and cost.
• Deep expertise in modern manufacturing technologies, including advanced assembly and fabrication methods, engineering processes, materials management, inventory control, distribution/logistics, procurement, and quality systems.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Understanding of capital investments with experience in managing large projects.
• Proven track record in driving large-scale organizational change.
• Exceptional leadership capability, with a history of building high-performing teams, advancing organizational capability, and delivering sustained operational improvements.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $227,000 - $333,000. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.