Director, Data Center Platform Delivery Lifecycle Process Systems - Global Relocation

Director, Data Center Platform Delivery (Lifecycle Process Systems)

Role Focus: Process, Workflow & Playbooks

Location: Dubai (preferred, remote can be discussed)

Relocation: Open to global candidates

Seniority: Director - Senior Director

Role Overview

A global data center developer is seeking a senior leader to codify and standardize the end to end data center development and operations lifecycle. This role focuses on turning complex new build delivery into a repeatable playbook - defining processes, workflows, governance, and systems from early planning through design, construction, commissioning, and steady state operations to support scalable growth.

Key Responsibilities 1) Day Zero - Planning & Strategy

• Standardize processes for site selection, feasibility, and early stage decision making
• Integrate commercial, regulatory, sustainability, and risk inputs into structured workflows

2) Day One - Design & Construction Enablement

• Establish design and construction governance, stage gates, and delivery workflows
• Ensure builds are optimized for operability, modularity, and long term scalability
• Define operational processes, KPIs, and governance for reliability, maintenance, and capacity
• Enable data driven and analytics led operations

4) Lifecycle Playbooks & Workflow Integration

• Map and streamline workflows across planning, procurement, build, commissioning, and handover
• Create repeatable playbooks and operating models for multi site deployment

5) Systems & Digital Enablement

• Define and implement lifecycle systems (project controls, asset/facilities, capacity, commissioning)
• Drive integration between design, build, and operations platforms

6) Governance & Scale

• Embed risk management, compliance, and change control into workflows
• Drive continuous improvement as the platform expands

Candidate Profile

• Strong background in data centers, mission critical infrastructure, or large scale platforms
• Proven experience building processes, workflows, and operating playbooks
• Exposure across planning, design, build, commissioning, and operations
• Systems oriented, structured, and comfortable operating across technical and executive stakeholders
• Successfully expanded new build data center to new region/territory
• Current/Prior working experience in a data center developer / operator (core requirement)

Working Model

• Preferred: Based in Dubai

Contact: Keith Ng (Lic. No R / EA No. 16S8194)