[Hiring] Director of Product Planning @Clarios

Role Description

The Director of Product Planning is responsible for developing and executing Maxwell's (a division of Clarios) product strategy for the AI Data Center market. This role serves as the market and customer expert, translating emerging industry trends, hyperscaler requirements, and power infrastructure challenges into actionable product roadmaps and growth strategies.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Customer Experience Engineering and Product Planning, the Director of Product Planning will lead efforts to:

• Identify new market opportunities
• Drive product portfolio evolution
• Ensure Maxwell's energy storage solutions are aligned with the future requirements of AI-driven data center architectures

The role requires strong industry knowledge of:

• Power generation
• Energy storage
• Backup power systems
• Grid resiliency solutions supporting hyperscale data center deployments

The successful candidate will build and maintain executive-level relationships with hyperscaler customers and key ecosystem partners while working closely with:

• Sales
• Applications Engineering
• Systems Solution Engineering
• Core Product Engineering teams

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining strategic relationships with hyperscaler customers, cloud service providers, and key industry stakeholders
• Influencing supercapacitor design-in strategies and driving adoption in targeted applications
• Developing and maintaining a multi-year product roadmap aligned with the needs of AI data centers, hyperscalers, and critical power infrastructure markets
• Driving specification and design-in wins by translating customer technical and commercial requirements into actionable opportunities
• Partnering with engineering leadership to define future product requirements, performance targets, and portfolio expansion opportunities
• Establishing business cases and market assessments for new product development initiatives
• Serving as Maxwell's subject matter expert on AI data center power architectures, energy storage systems, backup power technologies, and grid resiliency solutions
• Providing regular market intelligence and strategic recommendations to executive leadership
• Assessing competitive offerings, technology disruptions, and emerging market opportunities
• Serving as a senior product and technology representative during customer engagements
• Developing market forecasts and demand projections that inform product investment decisions
• Assisting in long-range strategic planning and portfolio management activities
• Tracking key market indicators and customer investment trends affecting future demand

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Energy Systems, or related technical field required
• MBA or advanced technical degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience in product management, product planning, strategic marketing, business development, or related leadership roles
• Demonstrated experience working directly with hyperscale data center customers and cloud service providers
• Strong understanding of data center electrical infrastructure, power generation, power distribution, energy storage, and backup power systems
• Experience developing product roadmaps and commercial strategies for technology-based products
• Proven ability to influence product development based on customer and market requirements
• Experience engaging with executive-level customer stakeholders
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to evaluate and structure growth opportunities

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
• Parental and caregiver leave programs
• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership
• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility
• Clarios has been recognized as one of 2026's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere