The Head of sales Europe Insulation & components will lead global marketing strategy and execution for Hitachi's HUB portfolio, driving market growth, product adoption, and brand leadership. This role develops comprehensive marketing plans, defines value propositions, and ensures effective go-to-market strategies in collaboration with product, sales, and engineering teams. It combines strategic planning with hands‐on leadership, including managing budgets, guiding sales teams across multiple regions, and identifying new opportunities through market research and competitive analysis. Develop and implement comprehensive global marketing plans for the HUB product line, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market trends.
Facilitate and lead sales teams across multiple locations to drive performance and collaboration.
Support and execute the HUB product line strategy, including developing bottom‐up budgets and achieving or exceeding top‐down targets.
Collaborate closely with product management, sales, and engineering teams to deliver successful product launches, go‐to‐market strategies, and sales enablement initiatives.
Manage the marketing budget for the HUB product line, ensuring efficient resource allocation.
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related technical field; MBA preferred
Minimum of 7 years of experience in product marketing, including at least 3 years focused on product line marketing within a technology or industrial sector
Proven track record of developing and executing successful global marketing strategies for complex technical products
Strong understanding of HUB technologies, industrial automation, or related infrastructure solutions
Demonstrated experience in market research, competitive analysis, and defining product value propositions
Proficiency in marketing automation platforms, CRM systems, and analytics tools
Strong project management skills and attention to detail
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. With over a century in pioneering mission‐critical technologies like high‐voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.