Data Center Strategy & Commercial Management Specialist

The role

This person will lead strategic planning, commercial management, and capacity management of the global colocation estate. They will translate business growth forecasts into infrastructure strategies for power, space, and capacity.

What you will do

• Translate business growth forecasts into colocation capacity strategies
• Own the commercial strategy and lifecycle of the global colocation footprint
• Lead commercial negotiations with colocation providers
• Develop and manage strategic relationships with colocation providers
• Partner with operations, engineering, product, and business intelligence teams
• Support colocation sourcing activities and market assessments
• Manage contract governance, service-level oversight, and commercial risk
• Support sourcing and capacity decisions through commercial analysis
• Maintain oversight of key commercial and operational milestones
• Define, monitor, and report on operational and commercial KPIs

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in colocation strategy, data center commercial management, infrastructure sourcing, capacity planning, or related disciplines within large-scale global environments
• Demonstrated experience leading commercial negotiations with colocation providers
• Strong understanding of colocation commercial constructs
• Experience managing colocation provider relationships across multiple regions
• Strong understanding of colocation infrastructure including power, cooling, resiliency, and capacity constraints
• Experience translating business or deployment forecasts into actionable infrastructure capacity, power, and space strategies
• Experience supporting colocation sourcing activities
• Experience evaluating colocation commercial proposals, pricing structures, service offerings, and contractual terms
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Experience developing governance processes, KPI frameworks, and executive-level reporting
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating within a fast-paced, globally distributed environment

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Matching 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Wellness program
• Employee discounts for Sony products
• Possible bonus package

Before you apply

• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. It is a dynamic technology company and an entertainment leader.