Make an impact with NTT DATA
Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
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Strategic & Development Leadership
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Define and execute a regional development strategy aligned with corporate priorities and customer demand.
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Translate enterprise strategy into market-level action plans that balance speed, cost, power access, and risk.
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Serve as a strategic advisor within the Global Development, Investment, and Product teams, providing deep regional intelligence on capacity, policy, and competition.
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End-to-End Development Accountability
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Lead origination and full due diligence across land, power, water, fiber, permitting, and environmental risk.
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Maintain and execute a multi-year development pipeline across key metros, enabling predictable growth and capacity readiness.
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Oversee the preparation and approval of investment cases, ensuring each project’s commercial, technical, and financial inputs are validated and traceable.
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Manage site readiness and project handoff to construction in line with business case performance metrics.
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Cross-Functional & Organizational Leadership
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Collaborate with Design, Power & Energy, Construction, Operations, and Finance to ensure projects are fully aligned before execution.
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Champion a standardized development governance model, ensuring consistent diligence, documentation, and risk review across regions.
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Lead regional mentoring and thought leadership, fostering strong local leadership teams and a culture of accountability, speed, and collaboration.
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Capital Alignment & External Engagement
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Partner with Finance and Investment to align development pacing and capital deployment with global priorities.
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Cultivate high-value relationships with utilities, regulators, developers, and public agencies to accelerate approvals and infrastructure readiness.
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Represent NTT’s development platform at regional forums to build visibility, credibility, and pipeline access.
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Performance & Lifecycle Accountability
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Establish mechanisms to track business case performance through the project lifecycle — ensuring capital efficiency, schedule integrity, and yield realization.
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Lead post-project performance reviews to refine future investment and development strategy.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
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15+ years of international experience in real estate site selection, acquisition, or large-scale infrastructure development, preferably within data centers, technology, or industrial sectors.
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Strong financial literacy, including development economics and capital planning alignment.
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Expertise in regulatory navigation, environmental permitting, and utility coordination across diverse jurisdictions.
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Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary, distributed teams and manage complex, concurrent projects.
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Strategic communicator and mentor capable of building confidence, alignment, and execution focus at all levels.
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EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
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Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, JD, or advanced technical degree preferred.
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International, multi-regional experience preferred.
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Extensive experience (15+ years) in real estate strategy and/or development in a leadership role.
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Experience in mission-critical or highly regulated industries strongly preferred.
WORK CONDITIONS
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Global Matrix Organization, which will require up to 15% international travel and regular collaboration and meetings across multiple time zones.
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Remote-based position with extensive daily use of digital collaboration tools.
This is a remote position that requires reliable internet connection and electricity. A monthly stipend is provided to cover expenses associated with working remotely and use of a personal mobile device, if applicable.
NTT Global Data Centers Americas, Inc. offers competitive compensation based on experience, education, and location. Base salary for this position is $221,000 – $315,800.
All regular full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus; payout is dependent upon individual and company performance.
Employees receive paid time-off, medical, dental, and vision benefits, life and supplemental insurance, short-term and long-term disability, flexible spending account, and 401k retirement plan to create a rich Total Rewards package.
Workplace type:
Remote Working
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.
Equal Opportunity Employer
NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.
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