About the Role
The Senior Manager, Product Management defines and executes product strategy for core data center infrastructure products in partnership with Product Engineering. This role owns the full product lifecycle from concept through pilot, ramp, and volume production, ensuring products meet design intent, cost, schedule, quality, and manufacturability targets while aligning with customer requirements and infrastructure strategy. This individual serves as the central point of coordination across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customer-facing teams, driving the transition of engineered products and prototypes into scalable production.
Responsibilities
- Define product requirements, strategies, and roadmaps aligned to business objectives and infrastructure strategy
- Translate customer needs into product definitions, success metrics, and prioritized backlogs
- Evaluate tradeoffs across cost, performance, schedule, risk, and manufacturability
- Own end-to-end NPD/NPI execution from concept through production, including timelines, budgets, and risk management
- Lead transition from prototype to high-volume manufacturing
- Manage OEM and contract manufacturer relationships across quality, cost, delivery, and capacity
- Drive supplier performance, escalations, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Act as central point of contact across engineering, design, construction, commissioning, procurement, finance, and operations
- Ensure products integrate into data center designs, construction sequencing, commissioning, and operations
- Interpret and implement regulatory, safety, and certification requirements
- Develop sourcing strategies, production planning, and supply chain alignment
- Define quality testing criteria and lead root cause analysis during NPI and deployment
- Translate technical concepts into clear strategies and present to leadership and stakeholders
- Develop SOPs, documentation, and training materials to support product deployment
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, or related field
- 5+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years in data centers or mission-critical environments
- Experience developing mechanical and electrical products within complex systems
- Track record improving system performance, efficiency, or reliability
- Experience leading programs from concept through operations
- MBA or Master’s degree in Engineering, Controls, AI, or Data Science
- Hyperscale or colocation data center experience
- Deep knowledge of data center infrastructure systems and controls
- Experience applying AI/ML in operational environments
- Experience managing vendors or third-party partners
Skills
- Complex systems
- Industrial automation
- Data center infrastructure (HVAC, cooling, power)
- Data analysis
- Optimization
- Performance improvement
- AI/ML applications (predictive maintenance, anomaly detection)
- Cross-functional leadership
- Technical decision-making
- Communication
- Problem-solving
Location
- Office
- Lab
- Manufacturing
- Construction environments
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
- 5+ years of product management experience
- 3+ years in data centers or mission-critical environments
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, or related field
- MBA or Master’s degree in Engineering, Controls, AI, or Data Science
Salary/Compensations
- $150,000 - $200,000 + Discretionary Bonus
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Bonus
- 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401K program
- Standard paid holidays
- Unlimited PTO
About the Company
- Tract Capital employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO.
- Tract Capital is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Opportunity
- Qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
- If you need assistance applying for any of our open positions, please contact us at info@tract.com.
