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About Vantage Data Centers
Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. Product Department
The Product team at Vantage defines and stewards our global product platform: the customer outcomes we aim to deliver, the reference designs and standards that make delivery repeatable, and the closed-loop learning that turns each deployment into an upgrade for the next. We do this in partnership with Engineering, Delivery, Operations, Sustainability, Sales, Site Selection, and Business Development, aligning priorities and trade-offs while preserving clear functional ownership for design execution, construction delivery, and site operations.Product'srole is to create clarity, consistency, and leverage atVantagescale. The Senior Director, Advanced Technologies, Global leads Vantage'smulti-year technology pipeline:identifying, assessing, piloting, andvalidatingemerging technologies that are a natural fit for our data center platform roadmap as we extend that roadmap into the future. This role sits alongside the Senior Director, ProductManagementandoperatesin close partnership. Product Management owns "what we build and why" for the platform and product portfolio. Advanced Technologies ensures we have a disciplined, decision-ready pipeline of technologies that can crediblydrivethat roadmap over time, with risks retired and scale paths understood before technologies become platform standards or intentional variants. This is not "blue sky R&D." It is disciplined technology discovery and validation forscaled,mission-critical infrastructure: systems-level feasibility, commercial and operational readiness, and evidence-based decision inputs.
A repeatable, transparent approach foridentifyingandprioritizingemerging technologies aligned to platform strategy, customer direction, and long-range constraints.
High-potential technologies progress through structured feasibility, pilot, and validation stages with explicit technical, commercial, and operational exit criteria.
Product Management receives decision-ready inputs: trade-offs, evidence, cost curves, integration implications, residual risks, and recommended paths (standard, variant, or no-go).
Strategic partnerships with OEMs, utilities, technology vendors, and startups are intentionally structured to create early access and credible scale paths.
Technology risk is retired before standardization and global rollout, reducing downstream delivery, commissioning, and operational surprises. 1) Advanced technology strategy and portfolio definition
Continuously scan and assess trends across power generation and delivery, energy storage, cooling and thermal architectures, controls and telemetry, materials, construction methods, and compute-driven infrastructure requirements. 2) Systems-level feasibility and technical due diligence
Own structured feasibility assessments for emerging technologies: performance, reliability, integration complexity, lifecycle implications, and operability.
Define standard evaluation criteria spanning technical readiness, scalability, supply chain maturity, safety, regulatory considerations, and commissioning/operations impacts.
Ensure diligence is systems-level (not point-solution): evaluate impacts across design, procurement, manufacturing, construction, commissioning, operations, and end-of-life.
Convene and lead cross-functional Subject Matter Experts across mechanical, electrical, controls/automation, CSA, instrumentation and observability, automation and orchestration, and design-for-manufacturing-and-assembly (DfMA) to ensure rigor and credibility. 3) Pilots and proof-of-value programs
Identify, structure, and oversee pilots and proofs-of-value that are hypothesis-driven, time-bound, and decision-oriented.
Define success metrics, learning objectives, and clear go/no-go/iterate gates for each pilot, with explicit evidence requirements. 4) Commercial and operational readiness
Establish and own the process for validating commercial readiness: cost curves, vendor viability, supply scalability, long-lead constraints, and risk allocation.
Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain to assess qualification pathways, manufacturing readiness, capacity alignment, and substitution risks.
Validate operational readiness: maintainability, workforce skills, spares strategy, monitoring and controls integration, failure modes, and operational acceptance criteria.
Partner with Commercial and Legal on contracting structures (pilot agreements, risk-sharing, IP and commercialization frameworks) that enable progress while protecting Vantage's scale and optionality. 5) Strategic partnerships and ecosystem engagement
Identify and cultivate strategic technology partnerships with OEMs, utilities, startups (including stealth), research institutions, and ecosystem partners.
Structure partnerships to provide early access, co-development opportunities, and preferential positioning, with clear governance, objectives, and exit criteria. 6) Integration with Product Management and platform roadmaps
Partner closely with the Senior Director, Product Management to align technology readiness with roadmap timing, platform standards, and intentional variant decisions.
Support executive decision-making with concise, fact-based narratives on trade-offs, risks, and strategic implications. Scope, leadership posture, and operating model
Operates as a senior leader with accountability for outcomes; influence is achieved through technical credibility, structured mechanisms, and high-quality decision narratives rather than line authority.
May build a small team over time (for example: technology evaluation leads, pilot program leads) and will routinely lead cross-functional "virtual teams" across SMEs, procurement, operations, and regional deployment. Interfaces and working relationships
Senior Director, Product Management: roadmap coupling, standards and variants guardrails, decision-ready handoffs.
Product Engineering and SMEs: feasibility, systems integration, design authority inputs, validation evidence.
Industrialized Delivery: manufacturability, integration patterns, readiness and scalability; DfMA; instrumentation, observability, automation and orchestration.
Product Operations: intake mechanisms, governance forums, decision hygiene, metrics and reporting pathways.
Product Deployment Leads (NA/EMEA/APAC): pilot hosting, field constraints, adoption readiness, scaling considerations, structured feedback capture. Qualifications and experience
12+ years of experience in data center infrastructure, energy systems, industrial systems, or adjacent complex physical infrastructure domains.
Demonstrated experience evaluating, piloting, and scaling new technologies in capital-intensive, mission-critical environments.
Strong written communication: can produce clear decision memos, trade-off narratives, and pilot readouts that enable fast, high-quality decisions.
Systems integration thinking: understands cross-domain coupling (power, cooling, controls, commissioning, operability).
Experience in hyperscale data center design, delivery, commissioning, or operations, including partner/vendor ecosystems.
Exposure to advanced power and thermal strategies (grid interconnect, storage, alternative generation, liquid cooling and emerging thermal architectures).
This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.
The next decade of data center platforms will be shaped by power constraints, evolving compute workloads, and the need for repeatable, high-velocity delivery with predictable operational outcomes. This role ensures Vantage has a disciplined, credible pipeline of technologies that strengthens our platform roadmap, improves speed and certainty, and turns technology uncertainty into competitive advantage. #LI-CM2 #Hybrid We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other's strengths and respecting each other's weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations. Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community. Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values. Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers. We'll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon-we're excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!
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Vantage Data Centers
paid time off, 401(k)
Mar 07, 2026