Executive Leader, EMEA Data Center Operations

Confidential; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a senior leader to own and drive Data Center Operations for the EMEA region, including 24x7 uptime, safety, and customer-focused performance. You will shape regional plans from corporate strategy and represent EMEA with executives, the board, and investors.

You will partner with the NAM VP and Development/Ops Engineering to embed operational requirements, lead incident response, and manage OpEx/CapEx while expanding new sites and capabilities across multiple countries.

Qualifications

• Senior operations leadership in colocation, hyperscale, or mission-critical multi-site environments.
• Experience delivering new site launches, operational startups, or capacity expansion programs.
• Deep understanding of critical environment operations (electrical, mechanical, cooling, controls) and commissioning.
• Strong commercial and financial capability, including OpEx/CapEx budgeting.
• Experience developing technical training programs and building site team capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead Operations across the EMEA region as the senior operational leader and translate strategy into regional plans.
• Represent EMEA Operations with Executive Leadership, the Board, investors, and key customers.
• Coordinate with VP Operations NAM to align standards and share learnings.
• Own 24x7 critical operations across EMEA sites with uptime, safety and SLA accountability.
• Govern operational standards, SOPs/MOPs/EOPs, and KPIs across sites.
• Lead incident management, RCA, and disaster recovery; ensure business continuity.
• Champion safety programs and regulatory, environmental, H&S, and certifications.
• Own and optimize OpEx across the region; plan CapEx and capacity forecasting.
• Lead new site startup readiness, staffing, onboarding, and GNOC integration.
• Drive technical training region-wide and ensure teams stay certified and current.
• Maintain executive relationships with key customers and oversee escalations.
• Oversee supplier management and adoption of automation and digital monitoring tools.
• Coach and develop regional leaders; foster high performance and accountability.
• Travel internationally ~30%.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Incident management

Budgeting

People development

Job description

Confidential is seeking a senior leader to own and drive Data Center Operations for the EMEA region, including 24x7 uptime, safety, and customer-focused performance. You will shape regional plans from corporate strategy and represent EMEA with executives, the board, and investors.

You will partner with the NAM VP and Development/Ops Engineering to embed operational requirements, lead incident response, and manage OpEx/CapEx while expanding new sites and capabilities across multiple countries.