Essential Functions:

• 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

Minimum Requirements:

• 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; 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.