VP Technology & Data

nLighten is a European platform of distributed edge data centers, designed to meet the growing demand for AI, 5G, and hybrid cloud deployments. As a rapidly expanding provider, we offer scalable colocation hubs and best-in-class energy solutions across Europe. Our innovative and sustainable approach to digital infrastructure ensures reliability, efficiency, and future-ready solutions for our clients.nLighten’s current footprint is 34 data centers in 7 European countries, with the ambition to grow to 100 sites during the next 3-4 years.

We are seeking a VP Technology & Data to lead the development and execution of nLighten’s technology and data strategy across our growing European platform.

This is a highly strategic and transformational leadership role focused on building the technology, data, insight and decision-making capability required to scale efficiently across multiple countries and acquisitions. The successful candidate will play a critical role in connecting technology and data to business performance, helping nLighten improve visibility, prioritise investment, simplify ways of working and make better operational and commercial decisions.

You will work closely with the CTO, ExCo and cross-functional leadership teams to create a clear technology and data roadmap, translate complex priorities into practical business choices, and establish a scalable enterprise-wide capability that supports growth, efficiency, customer delivery and future readiness.

This role reports directly to the CTO and is based in the UK with a European scope.

• Define and deliver a clear, scalable technology and data roadmap aligned to business growth, operational priorities and investment decisions
• Lead the transformation and integration of systems across multiple entities, countries and acquired businesses
• Drive simplification, standardisation and efficiency across the technology landscape, reducing unnecessary complexity and duplication
• Identify opportunities to improve business performance through technology, automation, better data and improved decision support
• Translate technology priorities into clear, practical recommendations for the CTO, ExCo and wider leadership team

• Establish a clear enterprise data strategy, including governance, ownership, architecture, reporting standards and data quality
• Build reliable, scalable reporting and insight capabilities that improve visibility of key operational, commercial and financial performance metrics
• Enable better business decision-making through accurate, timely and integrated data
• Support capacity planning, forecasting, investment prioritisation and performance management through improved analytics and insight
• Help the business move towards a more consistent, trusted source of data across markets and functions
• Partner with leaders to turn data into practical insight, action and performance improvement
• Define and implement scalable enterprise architecture and data platform capabilities that support business growth and operational consistency
• Ensure interoperability and integration across operational, commercial, engineering, finance, customer and site-level systems
• Reduce system duplication, fragmented tools and manual workarounds across the organisation
• Balance urgent business needs with longer-term scalability, sustainability and cost effectiveness
• Create a practical architecture roadmap that enables better visibility, control and decision-making across the business

• Establish governance around technology investment, system ownership, data quality, prioritisation and delivery accountability
• Ensure compliance with data protection, cybersecurity and relevant regulatory requirements
• Support the evolution of technology-enabled security, resilience and monitoring capabilities across data center sites
• Manage external technology vendors and strategic partners effectively, ensuring value, performance and clear accountability
• Provide clear visibility of technology spend, risk, dependencies and future investment choices

• Build and lead a high-performing Technology & Data…