Data Centre Strategy Manager
Data Centre Strategy & Offering Manager
Rate: £950 per day (inside IR35)Contract: 6-month initial contract Location: Hybrid (remote with travel to UK sites)Start Date: ASAP
Role Overview
We are seeking a Data Centre Strategy & Offering Manager to lead the development and execution of the UK Data Centre strategy.
This is a senior strategic role shaping the future of sovereign compute, AI, HPC and Quantum services in the UK market.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategy & Vision: Own the UK Data Centre strategy and roadmap, aligned to the wider Sovereign portfolio.
- Offering Development: Build and refine offerings that enable growth across Uvance, European and partner portfolios.
- Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full lifecycle of Data Centre offerings, ensuring they deliver business value and technical feasibility.
- Stakeholder Leadership: Manage and influence stakeholders across UK, Europe, global teams and partners.
- Transformation Delivery: Lead planning and transformation across the UK Data Centre estate.
- Market Enablement: Ensure sales and delivery teams can effectively take Data Centre propositions to market.
- Promotion & Engagement: Support internal and external promotion, including marketing and analyst engagement.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong leadership, strategic planning and influencing capability.
- Deep understanding of Data Centres and future architectures for AI, HPC and Quantum.
- Expertise in portfolio management, go-to-market strategy and operational enablement.
- Ability to operate within a complex, matrixed global environment.
Qualifications & Experience
- Extensive experience developing Data Centre strategy within a global SI or specialist Data Centre provider.
- Proven track record of leading strategic initiatives in large, multinational environments.
- Strong commercial and analytical capability, with the ability to translate strategy into tangible execution.
- Background in Data Centre, hybrid cloud or advanced compute solutions is highly desirable.
Please apply with a copy of your up to date CV.