Airtrunk
Senior Commercial Manager
Mumbai, India. Posted 5 months ago
The role
The Senior Commercial Manager provides commercial leadership and guidance for data centre developments. You will negotiate complex contracts and lead commercial development reporting and administration for the region.
What you will do
- Provide commercial leadership and advice to support delivery teams across the data centre development lifecycle
- Negotiate complex domestic and international contracts and manage contractual documentation
- Lead commercial development reporting and administration for the region
- Support management with procurement and contract strategies for hyperscale developments in India
- Lead customer contracts review and develop risk management strategy
- Lead contract, cost and claims management and strategy across in flight projects
- Resolve contract interpretation issues and disputes
- Proactively onboard new vendors for the region
- Lead project close outs and conduct lesson learned analysis
- Develop and manage processes, procedures and performance metrics
Required qualifications
- A relevant degree such as Law, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or Engineering (or similar)
- Minimum of 10 years work experience in the construction industry
- Strong understanding of contract management and administration with a sound understanding of contract law
- Strong communication, negotiation, contract drafting and presentation skills
- Demonstrated success in directing and influencing multi ‐ disciplinary teams, consultants, and contractors
- Demonstrable leadership and problem-solving skills
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and exposure to online collaboration tools
- Attention to detail and ability to maintain high quality standards
Nice to have
- Experience in India construction market, including navigating local partnerships, supply chain constraints, and regulatory approvals
- Experience in hyperscale, data centre, or fast-track design and construct environments
- Postgraduate qualifications in law, business, or management
- Experience managing large-scale contracts (>USD $1bn equivalent)
About the company
AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre company that operates a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region.