**Country:** China **Location:** LOC3254: No.3239 Shenjiang Road, Shanghai, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China Chief Architect – Asia Carrier is a leading provider of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, building controls and automation, and fire and security systems leading to safer, smarter, sustainable and high-performance buildings. Carrier is on a mission to make modern life possible by delivering groundbreaking systems and services that help homes, buildings and shipping become safer, smarter and more sustainable. Our teams exceed the expectations of our customers by anticipating industry trends, working tirelessly to master and revolutionize them. DESCRIPTION: Carrier is looking for a chief architect for our global businesses to drive a strategic, customer centric innovation portfolio focused on the Carrier Top Priorities, inc. Data Centers, Energy Management, Advanced Aftermarket, Advanced Heat Pumps, Disruptive Climate, Transport Refrigeration in Asia market, its associated technologies, integration, and use cases. The candidate will partner closely with relevant business unit general managers, engineering, product, sales and strategy leaders in order to deeply analyze incoming trends, opportunities and threats that relate Carrier Top Priorities in Asia market. The ideal candidate would have successfully developed innovation strategy, matured technology concepts all the way to product solutions for target customers in Asia, while having close cross-functional engagement throughout. Core responsibilities include: • Analysis and forward looking strategy given emerging trends in Top Priorities, first focus on data centers, energy management and advanced aftermarket in Asia • Work closely with global chief architects and technology strategy to alignment on global technology strategies in specific top priority areas • Drive technology & innovation prioritization across R&D organizations • Customer by customer assessment of future needs • Define and execute technology strategy, architecture, and system level requirements within domain • Build value propositions across business segments for our technology development, aligned with business leadership • Drive enterprise level synergies through the development of global platforms • Own delivery of first generation innovation • Understand and respond to competition and disruption in the market Other Skills: • Relationship Building: Proven track record of building trusted relationships with Digital and Business management across product lines. Experience in managing various stakeholder relationships to get consensus on solutions/initiatives. • Problem Solving: Ability to solve problems using analytical thinking, reconciling viewpoints, evaluating technologies, and leveraging key relationships. • Communication: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences. Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences (Senior Executives, Digital management, Functional leaders as well as DevOps teams, External customers). Required Experience: • Advanced degree in an appropriate technology field (Systems Engineering, etc.) • MBA or Startup experience would be a plus • 5+ years of industry experience working with data center customers on advanced solutions • 10+ years of industry experience working with strategy for innovation and system solutions • Familiarity with industrial business models for HVAC and Heat Pumps **Carrier is An Equal** **Opportunity/Affirmative** **Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.**