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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Product Management Leader - CDU - **Company:** Trane Technologies - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Centers, Data Center Infrastructure Management (CIM), Oracle (Applications) - **Published:** October 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=429fc51c693b4d35 ## About the Role * Direct experience with data center liquid cooling systems - CDUs, rear-door heat exchangers (RDHx), immersion cooling, or direct-to-chip cold plate technology * Familiarity with hyperscaler procurement and specification processes; existing relationships with AWS, Google, Microsoft, Meta, or Oracle infrastructure teams * Demonstrated experience owning a hardware product portfolio from concept through commercialization - including requirements definition, PGT or cross-functional engineering collaboration, and production launch * Understanding of CDU system architecture: TCS/FWS loop design, pump sizing, redundancy (N+1), leak detection, BMS/DCIM integration, and controls * Strong technical fluency in fluid systems, heat transfer, or electromechanical product design - enough to earn credibility with engineering teams, engage meaningfully with hyperscaler infrastructure architects, and co-develop with GPU manufacturers * Experience influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority across engineering, operations, and commercial functions * Financial acumen - ability to build business cases, model pricing, and connect product decisions to P&L impact * Comfortable in a player-coach role: willing to do hands-on PM work while developing others * Excellent communication skills - able to synthesize complex technical and market information for executive and customer audiences ## Description Participez à notre mission ! En tant que leader mondial dans la création de solutions climatiques confortables, durables et efficaces pour les bâtiments, les habitations et les transports, il est de notre responsabilité de placer la planète au premier plan. Pour nous, chezTrane Technologies, et à travers nos activités, y comprisTrane®etThermo KingLa durabilité n'est pas simplement une façon de faire des affaires-c'est au cœur de notre activité. Osez-vous regarder les défis mondiaux et y voir des opportunités porteuses d'impact ? Souhaitez-vous contribuer à bâtir un avenir meilleur ? Si la réponse est oui, nous vous invitons à envisager de nous rejoindre pour repousser les limites du possible en faveur d'un monde durable., We are seeking a high-impact Product Management leader to expand the CDU product family strategy for Trane Technologies' data center business owning the system, not just the box. This role requires a leader who will co-develop alongside GPU manufacturers before chips ship, speaking the language of hyperscalers fluently and compressing time-to-market as a competitive advantage. This is a player-coach role - you will own the full product lifecycle for our CDU portfolio while building and mentoring a product management team as the business scales. You sit at the exact intersection where market intelligence, customer requirements, engineering capability, and manufacturing reality must converge - and you are the one who makes that happen. This role reports to the TBD and is based in Dallas, TX. What You'll Do CDU Product Strategy & Portfolio Roadmap * Own the end-to-end CDU product family strategy - assessing existing product performance against competitor landscape, identifying gaps across cooling capacity tiers (from sub-100kW to multi-megawatt), and building a prioritized roadmap to fill them * Define the Trane Technologies CDU portfolio architecture across deployment types (in-rack, in-row, end-of-row, perimeter) and heat exchanger configurations (liquid-to-liquid, liquid-to-air), aligned to hyperscaler, colo, and enterprise customer segments * Drive modularity and scalability as core design principles - enabling customers to deploy incrementally and upgrade CDUs and servers while keeping facility TCS loop infrastructure in place for 10-15 years * Evaluate build vs. buy vs. partner options for filling portfolio gaps, including co-development relationships with GPU manufacturers (NVIDIA, AMD) and OCP reference architecture participation * Conduct voice-of-customer research, competitive benchmarking, and market sizing to inform go/no-go investment decisions; translate ML/AI workload trends into CDU infrastructure product requirements Cross-Functional Product Leadership * Drive stage-gate reviews and ensure product development milestones are met on time and within budget across the full CDU NPI lifecycle, working in close collaboration with engineering and manufacturing leaders * Translate customer and market requirements into detailed product requirements that engineering and manufacturing can execute against, with clarity on performance specs, reliability targets, cost constraints and design for manufacturing priorities - engaging manufacturing engineering upstream * Partner with supply chain on component sourcing strategy, make-vs-buy decisions and supplier qualification for critical CDU subsystems * Develop product positioning, pricing strategy and customer-facing technical content in partnership with sales and marketing; define go-to-market approach Customer & Hyperscaler Engagement * Serve as the primary commercial-technical interface for Trane Technologies' most strategic CDU customer relationships, including hyperscalers, colocation providers, and AI infrastructure integrators * Develop fluency in hyperscaler procurement and specification processes - including how customers build CDU requirements from ASHRAE TC 9.9 standards, OCP Project Deschutes specifications, and chip vendor thermal roadmaps * Engage directly with GPU manufacturers (NVIDIA, AMD) and OCP working groups to co-develop or validate CDU reference architectures ahead of next-generation chip releases * Rapidly prototype commercial and product experiments - pre-validated solution bundles, modular deployment kits, cooling-as-a-service models - learning and scaling what works Team Leadership * Lead, coach, and develop a growing product management team; model strong PM craft including voice-of-customer discipline, data-driven roadmap decisions, and cross-functional influence without authority * Define team operating cadence, tools, and processes to support a scaling CDU product portfolio; build PM talent as the business expands