Chief of Staff - Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - NTT Global Data Centers EMEA UK ltd

Description

The Chief of Staff (m/f/d) serves as a central point of contact for the CRO and internal and external stakeholders to establish clarity and communication across all aspects of the NTT GDC, Global Data Center Corporation, and NTT Limited (when required).

This highly visible role drives the rhythm of business for sales and is responsible for ensuring that the CRO and Senior Sales Personnel are fully briefed and prepared for professional interactions amongst both clients and Headquarters.

The role is pivotal in assessing market trends, identifying growth opportunities, and mitigating potential challenges, all while ensuring alignment with our company's long-term goals.

Leads and drives key strategic initiatives on behalf of the CRO including, but not limited to strategic reviews, long-term business planning, sales kick-off, project management, operations, change initiatives, employee engagement and communications
Leads global coordination of the key initiatives helping drive consistency of process and programs (bringing together multiple support models)
Ensures the organization answers queries and meets NTT Ltd and GDC Corp project milestones
Research, advise and create content for the CRO and global GDC Corp on issues which include, but are not limited to: Global Compensation Framework, Hyperscale Sales Model, Balance of Trade (Import/Export), and coordinating deal information with NTT affiliates
Research and create a model for global account management for hyperscale providers that do not purchase regionally and create content for cadence communication with those providers (ex. Research and recommend a long-term hyperscale sales model for APAC which incorporates current and upcoming inventory, sales, and product resources, existing hyperscale customers, current contracts and upcoming Requests for Proposals
Responds to ad-hoc, time-sensitive requests for deliverables, often for audiences at headquarters, executive- or Board-level. Prepare content and materials for strategy discussions with sales leaders; assist in planning these meetings and events as needed, such as sales kickoff, to ensure the success and alignment of the department
Conduct comprehensive market research and analysis to identify potential growth markets, customer segments, and new business opportunities
Provide actionable insights based on market intelligence to guide strategic decisions
Foster solid relationships and collaborate with various departments, including marketing, operations, finance, technology, construction and design, and legal, to ensure alignment with strategic objectives
Bachelors degree in business administration, Economics, Finance, or related fields required
Experience in Digital Transformation, Financial Modeling, Leadership, Legal Compliances, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Strategic Advisory, Strategic Analysis
Substantial experience in a senior strategic advisory role, ideally within a relevant industry
Substantial experience in building complex financial models to evaluate the financial impact of strategic initiatives, investments, and business decisions
Ability to perform financial and qualitative data analysis and create clear and relevant information on current reporting and trends
Expertise in strategic planning, market analysis and business development
Solid leadership and team management capability
Ability to assess the potential profitability of various projects and initiatives, considering costs, revenues and margins
Proficient knowledge in MS Office tools, such as Microsoft Teams, Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook
Willingness to travel globally for business as needed
About the Global Data Centers division of NTT Ltd.
Global Data Centers is a division of NTT Ltd.

NTT is ranked as one of the top three leaders worldwide by IDC in their Colocation and Interconnection Services MarketScape, spanning more than 20 countries and regions including North America, Europe, Africa, India and APAC.

As a neutral operator, we offer access to multiple cloud providers, a large variety of Internet Exchanges and telecommunication network providers including our own IPv6 compliant, tier 1 global IP network.

Our clients benefit from tailored infrastructure and experience consistent best practices in design and operations across all of our reliable, scalable and customizable data centers.

Working for Global Data Centers EMEA

We are one of the leading and largest data center provider and for more than 20 years we have been supporting our clients from a wide variety of industries with our talented team of nearly 900 people (m/f/d).

Today, we are designing and operating 18 data center locations across 160,000 sqm in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, in the Netherlands and in Great Britain and expanding into further markets.

Due to the diversity of backgrounds our people (m/f/d) come from, the ability to work in teams and good communication skills are very important to us.

As a performance-oriented company, we value expert knowledge and people who want to shape the future.

We are growing internationally and offer our people (m/f/d) the opportunity to work worldwide within the NTT Group if they are suitably qualified and interested.