Regional Director - Data Centres - Finland

Regional Director – Data Centre Development

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Regional Remit: Nordics

Reporting to: Chief Development Officer

The Opportunity

An established international data centre platform with a substantial and growing development portfolio is seeking an experienced Regional Director – Data Centre Development to lead its development activities across the Nordic region.

This is a senior leadership opportunity within a significant, multi-billion-euro data centre development portfolio, offering the opportunity to shape and oversee the delivery of major developments across the Nordic region.

Working closely with the Chief Development Officer and wider executive leadership team, you will provide strategic direction and executive oversight across major development programmes, ensuring projects are progressed from early-stage planning and investment through construction, delivery and operational readiness.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping the regional development strategy, strengthening delivery capability and ensuring the successful execution of a substantial pipeline of data centre projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight across a large-scale, multi-billion-euro data centre development portfolio throughout the Nordic region.
• Lead the planning, development and execution of major data centre projects, from feasibility and investment planning through construction, commissioning and operational handover.
• Establish and maintain robust programme governance, project controls, reporting structures and delivery frameworks.
• Oversee CAPEX planning, budgets, forecasts, cost control and financial performance across the regional portfolio.
• Drive programme performance, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Lead and develop senior project and construction leadership teams, building a high-performing regional delivery organisation.
• Manage relationships with key contractors, consultants, suppliers, utility providers, authorities and other strategic stakeholders.
• Identify and proactively manage programme risks, commercial challenges, resource requirements and delivery dependencies.
• Work closely with executive leadership on regional investment priorities, development strategy and long-term growth plans.
• Ensure effective coordination between development, construction, engineering, commercial and operational teams.

Experience & Background

The successful candidate will bring significant senior leadership experience within large-scale infrastructure, construction or data centre development.

Ideally, you will demonstrate:

• 15+ years of experience in senior project, programme or development leadership positions.
• A strong track record delivering major data centre, hyperscale, mission-critical or similarly complex infrastructure developments.
• Experience operating within an owner, developer or client-side environment, with responsibility for significant capital investment programmes.
• Proven experience overseeing multiple large-scale projects or programmes concurrently.
• Strong commercial and financial capability, including CAPEX management, budgeting, forecasting and contractor performance.
• Experience leading senior project directors, construction managers and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• The ability to influence at executive level and manage complex stakeholder relationships.
• A strong understanding of the full development lifecycle, from early-stage planning and feasibility through construction and operational readiness.
• Experience working across multiple geographical markets, ideally within the Nordics or wider European region.
• A relevant degree in engineering, construction, project management or a related discipline.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business objectives into executable development plans.
• Decisive and commercially astute, with strong financial and operational judgement.
• A confident senior leader capable of building, motivating and developing high-performing teams.
• Highly effective communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Comfortable operating in a complex, high-value development environment with significant accountability.
• Willingness to travel across the Nordic region as required.

Remuneration & Benefits

A highly competitive executive remuneration package is available, including:

• Highly competitive executive base salary.
• 30% annual performance-related bonus.
• Additional project completion bonus of up to 150%, linked to project delivery milestones and performance.
• Car allowance.
• Pension, healthcare and wider executive benefits.