Executive Director
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About the Role
People Group Arabia is seeking an Executive Director to lead the Data Centre Business Unit in Qatar. The role carries full P&L responsibility and involves strategic growth, operational performance, and delivery of hyperscale and colocation data centre projects across the MENA region.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the strategic vision, business plan, and growth objectives for the Data Centre Business Unit
- Provide executive leadership across all functions, ensuring successful delivery of hyperscale and colocation data centre projects
- Hold overall accountability for the business unit's financial performance, including revenue growth, profitability, forecasting, budgeting, and cost control
- Lead business development initiatives, identifying new market opportunities and securing strategic partnerships
- Build and maintain executive level relationships with hyperscale operators, developers, consultants, EPC contractors, technology partners, and government entities
- Oversee performance of multidisciplinary teams across project management, engineering, construction, commercial, procurement, and operations
- Ensure projects are delivered in line with contractual obligations, programme milestones, quality standards, and client expectations
- Drive operational excellence through implementation of best practices, governance frameworks, and robust risk management processes
- Champion a culture of safety, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Lead organisational planning, workforce development, succession planning, and recruitment of high performing talent
- Provide strategic oversight of major bids, contract negotiations, and commercial agreements
- Monitor market trends, emerging technologies, and competitive activity to inform business strategy
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related discipline; Master's degree or MBA advantageous
- Minimum 15 years' experience within construction, engineering, or digital infrastructure sectors, including significant exposure to mission critical facilities and data centres
- Proven experience leading a business unit, division, or major operational function with full P&L responsibility
- Demonstrated success in developing and executing growth strategies within the data centre, mission critical, or major infrastructure sectors
- Extensive experience managing complex stakeholder environments and maintaining relationships at C suite and executive levels
- Strong commercial acumen with expertise in contract negotiations, financial management, and business performance optimisation
- Track record of successfully leading large multidisciplinary teams across multiple projects and geographical locations
- Comprehensive understanding of data centre delivery models, including hyperscale and colocation environments
- Middle East experience highly desirable
- Familiarity with hyperscale client standards (AWS, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Oracle) advantageous
- Exceptional leadership, communication, influencing, and decision making skills
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Role Overview
- Executive Director – Data Centre Business Unit | Qatar
- An exceptional opportunity to lead and drive strategic growth, operational performance, and successful delivery of a rapidly expanding portfolio of hyperscale and large scale colocation data centre projects across the MENA region.
- Reports to the Executive Leadership Team with full P&L responsibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the strategic vision, business plan, and growth objectives for the Data Centre Business Unit
- Provide executive leadership across all functions, ensuring successful delivery of hyperscale and colocation data centre projects
- Hold overall accountability for the business unit's financial performance, including revenue growth, profitability, forecasting, budgeting, and cost control
- Lead business development initiatives, identifying new market opportunities and securing strategic partnerships
- Build and maintain executive level relationships with hyperscale operators, developers, consultants, EPC contractors, technology partners, and government entities
- Oversee performance of multidisciplinary teams across project management, engineering, construction, commercial, procurement, and operations
- Ensure projects are delivered in line with contractual obligations, programme milestones, quality standards, and client expectations
- Drive operational excellence through implementation of best practices, governance frameworks, and robust risk management processes
- Champion a culture of safety, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Lead organisational planning, workforce development, succession planning, and recruitment of high performing talent
- Provide strategic oversight of major bids, contract negotiations, and commercial agreements
- Monitor market trends, emerging technologies, and competitive activity to inform business strategy
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related discipline; Master's degree or MBA advantageous
- Minimum 15 years' experience within construction, engineering, or digital infrastructure sectors, including significant exposure to mission critical facilities and data centres
- Proven experience leading a business unit, division, or major operational function with full P&L responsibility
- Demonstrated success in developing and executing growth strategies within the data centre, mission critical, or major infrastructure sectors
- Extensive experience managing complex stakeholder environments and maintaining relationships at C suite and executive levels
- Strong commercial acumen with expertise in contract negotiations, financial management, and business performance optimisation
- Track record of successfully leading large multidisciplinary teams across multiple projects and geographical locations
- Comprehensive understanding of data centre delivery models, including hyperscale and colocation environments
- Middle East experience highly desirable
- Familiarity with hyperscale client standards (AWS, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Oracle) advantageous
- Exceptional leadership, communication, influencing, and decision making skills
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