The ANTARA Group is supporting a confidential client, recognized for pioneering innovation in electric thermal and sensing solutions, in the search for a strategic, high-impact leader to scale and accelerate the growth of their global data center vertical. This opportunity is ideal for a visionary leader with deep expertise in thermal management, liquid cooling, and strong, trusted relationships across the data center ecosystem.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION

Strategic Leadership

• Own and lead the company’s global data center growth strategy with full accountability for outcomes—revenue, margin, and share growth within the vertical.
• Serve as the senior-most data center expert and evangelist internally and externally, particularly focused on high-growth areas such as liquid cooling at the rack and server level.
• Develop and maintain a clear, actionable roadmap for penetrating and expanding our presence in the data center market.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Execution

• Lead cross-functional execution across Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and M&A to ensure aligned delivery of the data center strategy.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards to track performance, course-correct quickly, and report progress to executive leadership and investors.

Market Expansion & Ecosystem Development

• Drive expansion into adjacencies—including liquid cooling, monitoring, controls, and beyond—with an eye toward innovation, differentiation, and long-term competitiveness.
• Build relationships with key ecosystem players (OEMs, hyperscalers, integrators, consultants, channel partners) to create partnerships, co-innovation opportunities, and early visibility into market shifts.
• Leverage an established network across hyperscale and enterprise operators, general contractors, MEP design engineers, and construction firms to unlock access to new opportunities and get solutions specified early in design cycles.
• Open doors with EPCs and construction partners—especially those leading hyperscale and colocation builds—to accelerate deployment, expand visibility, and influence project-level decisions.
• Evaluate and recommend potential M&A or partnership opportunities to accelerate time to market and/or fill portfolio gaps.

Customer-Centric Growth Execution

• Regularly engage with strategic customers and prospects to understand needs, pain points, and trends—converting that into actionable growth plans.
• Ensure customer feedback is integrated into our offerings, go-to-market plans, and product roadmaps.
• Be the executive sponsor for major accounts or breakthrough deals, particularly in the liquid cooling space.
• Cultivate relationships with facilities and operations leaders where uptime, reliability, and operational efficiency drive decisions—positioning our solutions as trusted choices for long-term operational success.