Job Description
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking an experienced Mission Critical / Data Center Business Development Leader to drive growth within one of the fastest-expanding markets in the world. In this strategic role, you will guide market development across next-generation digital infrastructure and build executive-level partnerships to influence the future of the data center industry.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of CHAâs national data center growth strategy across hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and publicâsector markets aligned with our corporate objectives
- Build and maintain deep relationships with Câsuite executives, engineering leaders, procurement teams, and realâestate decisionâmakers
- Identify, qualify, and prioritize new market opportunities aligned with emerging trendsâincluding AI workload expansion, advanced cooling technologies, edge computing, and sustainability frameworks
- Serve as CHAâs subjectâmatter expert in missionâcritical facilities, staying ahead of competitive intelligence, regulatory considerations, and technology innovations
- Build and manage a highâquality pipeline from lead generation through negotiation and contract award
- Drive pursuit strategy for multimillionâdollar opportunities, including proposal development, pricing strategy, and contract negotiations
- Orchestrate complex deal negotiations through contract closeâout while steering revenue, margin, and marketâshare growth and providing forwardâlooking pipeline intelligence to leadership
- Champion revenue, margin, and marketâshare growth for the data center segment, driving strategic advancement and market position
- Collaborate with engineering, planning, operations, finance, and marketing teams to shape marketâleading solutions and support successful project delivery
- Amplify our market presence by partnering with marketing to elevate CHAâs capabilities through standout thought leadership, targeted campaigns, and highâimpact industry events
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Civil or Electrical Engineering is required
- A minimum of 10 years of business development, strategy, or sales experience in data centers, hyperscale cloud, missionâcritical infrastructure, or related engineering environments
- Experience with hyperscalers; familiarity with sustainability, regulatory frameworks, and largeâscale designâbuild models
- Strong industry relationships within cloud providers, colocation operators, infrastructure leaders, and/or enterprise dataâcenter decisionâmakers
- Proven ability to shape enterprise strategy and elevate brand presence across the data center industry
- Demonstrated success leading complex, highâvalue pursuits from qualification through contract award
- Solid understanding of dataâcenterâspecific engineering and operational disciplines (power distribution, cooling systems, controls, fiber, networking, security)
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and executiveâpresentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across technical, commercial, and operational functions
- Accomplished in building, deepening, and energizing relationships with key clients and strategic partners
- Master's in Business Administration (MBA) preferred
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