Senior AI Data Centre Partnerships Lead | Equity

Echelon; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing allowance

Transport allowance

Education allowance

Employee equity program

Job summary

Echelon is seeking a senior leader to transform partnerships into scalable capacity with a focus on data centre, cloud and power programmes. You will anchor long-term relationships, shape investment cases, and build the team and operating model to deliver capacity, while aligning with partners, investors and customers.

You will drive commercial depth, navigate complex governance, and lead cross-functional teams across regions, ensuring robust value creation and sustainable growth for Echelon.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data centre, cloud or power programmes for operators, developers or hyperscalers.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑company partnerships from signature to delivery.
• Strong grasp of project economics: capital cost, Opex, revenue share and returns.
• Fluency in Arabic is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Anchor long-term partnerships with operators and suppliers.
• Scale programmes across lifecycles, with value-driven terms.
• Expand the pipeline to AI providers, hyperscalers, national programmes.
• Build and lead the internal team and operating model.
• Maintain quality gates and governance with partners.
• Grow engineering and operational capability alongside partners.
• Develop investment cases for new capacity.

Skills

Partnership leadership

Commercial depth

Financial modelling

Team building

AI infrastructure knowledge

Job description

Echelon is seeking a senior leader to transform partnerships into scalable capacity with a focus on data centre, cloud and power programmes. You will anchor long-term relationships, shape investment cases, and build the team and operating model to deliver capacity, while aligning with partners, investors and customers.

You will drive commercial depth, navigate complex governance, and lead cross-functional teams across regions, ensuring robust value creation and sustainable growth for Echelon.