CyrusOne · 7 hours ago
Vice President, Development
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expCyrusOne is a company focused on data center development, and they are seeking a Vice President, Development to lead and execute a comprehensive development management strategy. The role involves collaborating with various internal stakeholders and managing workflows across all stages of data center development to support long-term growth objectives.
Data CenterInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyWeb Hosting
Hiring Manager
Lindsay Carter
Responsibilities
Develops and implements CyrusOne’s global development management process, systems and strategy to support the growth objectives of the organization, aligned with CyrusOne’s investment objectives and goals
Identifies and puts into action, business processes, and develops relationships and opportunities that will support data center development across Land, Power, Engineering, Sales and Construction
Plans, executes, coordinates, and oversees development management activities across land, permits, tax incentives, power, engineering, solutions engineering, sales, and construction with additional support through underwriting, financing, and closing
Enables coordination across financial, technical, and commercial initiatives to enable financing and closing, and to facilitate construction start
Develops, documents, and clearly articulates the status and execution of projects across cross-functional teams, drives effective coordination and communications across the organization, and ensures projects maintain timelines to guarantee delivery and mitigate business exposure
Leverages corporate and operational resources in development activities and to support the financial close of a project; ensures that all commercial conditions are in place to meet underwriting assumptions and secure capital approval and any financing conditions; collaborates with the design and construction team to ensure a seamless transition into operations once financial close is achieved
Leads and coordinates a highly energetic and results-driven multi-disciplinary team of internal CyrusOne resources and external consultants to ensure the viability of identified projects through thorough analysis and appropriate project management
Ensures consensus around project activities, project timeline, project assumptions which drive underwriting for projects
Serves as liaison across development management and cross functional areas to ensure that the project and all related project activities properly analyzed and understood by all relevant internal stakeholders
Develops and maintains relationships with industry contacts
Closely follows the industry, competitor, and market activities to ensure development management maintains best in class practices
Updates and modifies Development Management processes as required
Prepares project and department budgets and assists in the completion of budget reviews
Recruits, retains, and develops a high-performing team of subject matter experts located in Dallas and London
All other duties as assigned by senior management
Qualification
Required
10+ years of data center development management experience driving project execution from start to operations; aligning cross functional teams, implementing processes and tools and delivering project excellence for customers
Previous applicable experience working in a dynamic business environment with excellent management, organizational improvement, and influencing skills
Track record of success effectively supervising, training, mentoring, and evaluating talent teammates at various levels within the organization or team
Able to balance risk management with the pursuit of an opportunity to maximize project success and value creation
Demonstrated ability to form, drive and execute development management strategies
Strong commercial and project management background and mindset; ability to conceptualize returns with extensive experience in project development with a demonstrated record of implementing business activities determining key value drivers and alignment with CyrusOne's business objectives
Ability to stay current with changing technologies, regulations, and trends, including building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and industry leaders
Strong business acumen with ability to assess quickly the potential value and risks of a business activity and prioritize potential project development opportunities accordingly
Demonstrated skill in leading and motivating high potential teams to achieve new levels of excellence, leading change, and managing for results
Able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and to adapt quickly to changing priorities
Professional and thorough approach to project development, with a strong understanding of technical, financial, and commercial drivers
Ability to develop strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Strong negotiation skills: ability to present points of view in an effective way, representing well the interests and position of the organization and gain support for ideas
Strong team approach: ability to work with different teams in the organization to ensure sound management of project development opportunities from the identification process to the integration of new assets in the organization
Demonstrated commercial acumen and experience balancing risk management
Flexible and adaptive style; a leader who can positively impact both strategic and tactical business initiatives
Self-motivated, with a high level of initiative
Creative mindset. Ability to find value where others may not
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Significant domestic and international travel required
Preferred
Bachelor's degree, Master's degree or professional degree preferred, or equivalent experience in real estate, finance, law, project management
Company
CyrusOne
CyrusOne is a data center operator that offers colocation and peering services.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11.89BKey Investors
JANA PartnersTD Securities
2024-07-15Debt Financing· $687.1M
2024-07-09Debt Financing· $7.9B
2024-05-15Debt Financing· $1.18B
Leadership Team
Eric Schwartz
Chief Executive Officer
Owen Morris
Chief Financial Officer
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