Data Center Business Leader – Strategy & Growth

First Point Group; Riyadh Region; On-site; SAR 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

First Point Group in Saudi Arabia invites a seasoned Business Unit Head - Data Center to build and lead the Group's data centre business, shaping strategy and driving growth across Saudi Arabia and the GCC. This business-building role offers autonomy, exposure to senior leadership, and a mandate to create a scalable data centre platform.

You will assemble and lead cross-functional teams, own P&L, and establish partnerships with hyperscalers, developers, OEMs and EPCs, delivering end-to-end

Qualifications

• 20+ years of relevant industry experience.
• 10+ years in senior leadership or management positions.
• Strong commercial and business development capability.
• Experience building or growing a Data Centre business or regional operation.
• Uptime Institute, CDCP, CDCS or equivalent certifications would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing the Data Centre business strategy and 3-year growth roadmap.
• Building relationships with hyperscalers, Data Centre developers, operators, cloud providers, telecoms, government entities, consultants and EPCs.
• Identifying and leading major opportunities across hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, modular and AI/HPC Data Centres.
• Establishing strategic partnerships with leading OEMs, technology providers and specialist contractors.
• Leading major tenders, commercial negotiations, pricing and value engineering.
• Providing leadership across the full Data Centre lifecycle, from concept and design through to commissioning and handover.
• Building the Engineering, Business Development, Commercial, Projects and Operations functions required to support the growth of the business.
• Taking ownership of business targets, revenue, margin and long-term profitability.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Business development

P&L management

Data centre strategy

Saudi Arabia / GCC market knowledge

Stakeholder management

Commercial negotiations

Job description

First Point Group in Saudi Arabia invites a seasoned Business Unit Head - Data Center to build and lead the Group's data centre business, shaping strategy and driving growth across Saudi Arabia and the GCC. This business-building role offers autonomy, exposure to senior leadership, and a mandate to create a scalable data centre platform.

You will assemble and lead cross-functional teams, own P&L, and establish partnerships with hyperscalers, developers, OEMs and EPCs, delivering end-to-end