Head Of Development

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Location :
Frankfurt - hybrid

Vantage is looking for a detail-oriented Head of Development Germany to figurehead and drive the development of both new and existing data center campuses. You will assist the C-Suite and SVP of Development in managing a portfolio of assets from exclusivity to stabilisation.

This position is responsible for a single key function in the Vantage Development organisation, namely, to drive controlled real estate, existing real estate, and data centers associated with mergers and acquisitions in delivery and betterment of underwriting targets.

This position will provide strategic End to End oversight of Business Objectives, Business Case Metrics and Outcomes alongside tracking and delivery of Stabilised Assets, through the Vantage development lifecycle.

This position owns underwriting inputs and outcomes and the dissemination of underwriting KPIs across stakeholders and functions, creating a collective focus on the Vantage development cycle, milestone, reporting and metrics to achieve stabilised assets.

This position requires demonstrable cross functional leadership, focusing subject matter experts, internal and external stakeholders to design, deliver and operate new facilities that will maintain and enhance Vantage’s product and service offering. Collaboration and integration in the sales lifecycle process including client interface is integral to the role as well.

Essential Job Functions & Duties

Strategic Planning :

Figurehead for Development of stabilised asset on behalf of SLT, drawing together and leading critical pod functions of development, design, delivery and operations in singular pursuit of maximal outcomes.

Safeguarding of business objectives, business case metrics and route to stabilisation across Vantage Development Lifecycle (input from market strategy and exclusivity through to stabilisation)

Direct reporting to Senior Leadership Team updating development and underwriting deliverables whilst maintaining multiple ways to win through analysis, strategic planning and coordinated reporting

Focal point for development strategy, drawing together stakeholder strategies into a cohesive direction to deliver underwriting targets, realigning and amending to maintain targets throughout the lifecycle.

Lead all aspects of development, enabling, coordinating and drawing on key stakeholder contribution and subject matter experts alike into play in pursuit of business objectives and business case metrics, culminating in a stabilised asset.

Provide thought and team leadership, while being accountable for team results on all key deliverables.

Coordination with internal and external stakeholders to drive a collective outcome – achievement of underwriting requirements

Recruit, train and mentor development team and lead adherence to development lifecycle across developments

Foster and drive evaluation of new technology and techniques associated with development lifecycle to gain an edge on speed to market.

Drive Involvement in data center development community to gain valuable knowledge of best practice, new trends and industry standards.

Risk, Budget and Schedule Management

Drive scope, schedule, and budget decisions to conclusion leading internal and external resources, project teams, contractors and vendor alignment throughout.

Drive alignment and assessment of risk to budget, schedule and scope across functional analysis of underwriting inputs and outcomes

Ensure lessons learned are held and placed in the feedback loop to drive continuous improvement

Ensure regular reporting of all developments (risks, schedule, quality and budget) to management, balancing underwriting outcomes with change requirements at development and business critical milestones

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