Senior Director, Capital & Planning Analysis

NTT Global Data Centers; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT Global Data Centers is seeking a Senior Director of Capital Planning & Analysis to lead a team of financial analysts in building robust capital investment models and business cases across the global data center portfolio. The role reports to senior finance leadership and supports an aggressive expansion strategy.

You will drive investment KPI alignment, oversight of site business case scenarios, and performance monitoring.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Financial Modeling.
• 5+ years in management.
• Knowledge of IFRS.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Ability to work across cultures and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Financial Analysts for financial modeling and business case development.
• Develop site business case modeling and investment KPI alignment.
• Create Power BI dashboards for management reporting.
• Support external investor and banking analyses.
• Collaborate with Global Portfolio Management and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Advanced Excel

IFRS knowledge

Financial modelling

Power BI

VBA

Communication skills

Cross-cultural collaboration

Tools

Power BI

MS Outlook

MS Word

Job description

Make an impact at NTT Global Data Centers

Join NTT Global Data Centers and be part of a team that drives innovation and sustainability in the digital world. With over 150 data centers across more than 20 countries globally, we offer unparalleled opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology and transformative projects. Experience a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive workplace where your ideas are valued, and your growth is supported.

Your role at a glance

The Senior Director, Capital Planning & Analysis role will lead a team of Financial Analysts to provide Financial modeling and business case development for new capital investment opportunities, asset improvement analysis, external investor and banking analysis and measure performance against approved business cases. This position will provide a critical role in supporting the Global VP Financial & Capital Planning, CFO and Global Investment Team to enable our aggressive expansion plan.

What we are looking for

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and oversee global business case modeling process for Global Data Center organization ensuring consistent methodologies, modeling template and processes aligning with industry standards and best practices
• Engage with Investment Team and parent entity to align on investment KPIs and investment performance expectations.
• Oversee development of new site business case modeling scenarios and engagement with support functions to support new capital investment approvals.
• Establish and maintain rhythm of business routine for existing site business case monitoring and reporting against actuals.
• Create power BI dashboards for management reporting and analytics.
• Provide robust business case modeling and analysis for Joint Venture activities.
• Collaborate with Global Portfolio Management to support asset improvement analysis and ongoing investor and external banking support.
• Create and maintain business case policy and process documentation.
• Continually review practices against industry best practices and collaborate with other functions to improve and automate processes Work to implement AI enabled activities to decrease delivery time to business and improve quality of analysis.
• Manage and develop Business case modeling analyst staff to create best of class business case support
• Collaborate with Regional Management, other global departments and global FP&A to obtain all business case inputs
• Support project sponsor to secure internal approvals, working closely with Investment Committee, Land Site Selection, Construction and Tokyo parent company for approvals.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Excel required.
• Knowledge of IFRS.
• Ability to communicate complex Financial/Accounting terminology to non-financial personnel.
• Ability to work with different groups and levels across the company to bring consensus.
• Experience evaluating and underwriting real estate, infrastructure or corporate finance transactions or investment opportunities.
• Advanced MS Excel, VBA and Financial Modelling skills including ability to produce complex, multi-dimensional models from scratch.
• Advanced MS Power Point and ability to condense and portray complex data into digestible project or opportunity memorandums for senior executive audiences.
• Strong IT skills to include the utilization of Microsoft programs such as Word Power BI and Outlook.
• Comfortable in high pressure and fast-pace transactional environments.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent in English language, written and oral.
• Ability to work across different cultures, languages and time zones.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 10+ years Financial Modeling and 5+ years management experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Remain stationary for long periods of time
• Operate computer, peripherals, and other office equipment.

WORK CONDITIIONS & OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• 20-40% travel required, including international travel.
• Outside of US business hours will be required to accommodate international time zones.
• Remote work majority of the time; provide adequate at home work environment.

Who we are

As the third largest data center provider, we operate over 150 data centers in more than 20 countries and regions. We understand that every business – large and small – has its own unique needs and goals. We offer local-to-global data center expertise, aligned with our connected platform of AI-ready data centers to create solutions that enable our clients to seamlessly scale their digital businesses, anywhere and anytime.