Sutherland: Head of Data Center Practice - Global Markets India / Singapore — Mumbai, MH, India

About Sutherland

Sutherland works in business and digital transformation, combining technology services with business-process expertise. Its employer descriptions identify artificial intelligence, automation, cloud engineering and advanced analytics as areas of activity. The company uses products, platforms and service delivery to improve business operations and customer experiences. Its stated approach brings human expertise together with AI, adapting technology and process changes to the needs of the organisation receiving the service rather than providing only a standalone software product.

The position and its setting

Sutherland lists Head of Data Center Practice - Global Markets India / Singapore in Mumbai, MH, India, under reference REF48113O. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 23 October 2026
• Brands: Sutherland

Responsibilities and work described

• Head of Data Center Practice - Global Markets
• Location: India OR Singapore,
• Function: Data Center Infrastructure, Engineering & Managed Services for Global Markets
• Sutherland is looking for a highly experienced, entrepreneurial leader to establish, build, and scale its Data Center Practice across the United States
• This is a strategic leadership role for someone who combines deep technical and operational expertise in data center infrastructure with the commercial acumen to build a profitable, growing business
• The individual will own the practice end to end—from market strategy, solution development, and business development to engineering, deployment, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning
• The ideal candidate has hands-on experience across the data center lifecycle, including hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and AI infrastructure environments
• They understand traditional data center infrastructure as well as evolving technologies such as GPU clusters, high-density compute, liquid cooling, and next-generation AI infrastructure
• Building: the team, ecosystem, delivery capabilities, operating model, and customer relationships required to position Sutherland as a trusted end-to-end data center infrastructure services partner
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• Building: and Lead the Data Center Practice
• Development: and execute the US Data Center Practice strategy, defining target markets, service offerings, investment priorities, and a scalable growth roadmap
• Building: the practice from the ground up, including technical leadership, engineering, project management, field operations, quality assurance, and managed services capabilities
• Establishment: the delivery organization, operating model, processes, governance, and performance metrics required to execute complex customer engagements
• Building: strategic relationships with data center operators, hyperscalers, colocation providers, OEMs, equipment manufacturers, engineering firms, contractors, and specialist service providers
• Own practice performance, including revenue growth, pipeline, bookings, gross margin, delivery performance, customer satisfaction, and profitability

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Typically 15+ years of relevant experience in data center infrastructure, critical facilities, deployment, engineering, operations, or infrastructure services, including substantial senior leadership responsibility
• Demonstrated experience building, scaling, or leading a data center services business, practice, or multidisciplinary delivery organization
• End-to-end understanding of data center infrastructure, from installation and commissioning through ongoing operations, upgrades, and decommissioning
• Practical knowledge of rack-and-stack, structured cabling, fiber connectivity, server and network deployments, power distribution, cooling, testing, and infrastructure integration
• Experience supporting hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, cloud, or AI infrastructure environments
• Understanding: modern GPU infrastructure, high-density racks, liquid cooling, and evolving power and thermal requirements
• Develop customer solutions, lead technical pre-sales, contribute to winning proposals, and support complex commercial negotiations
• Experience managing delivery teams, subcontractors, technology partners, project economics, quality, safety, and customer outcomes
• Financial and business acumen, including revenue growth, pipeline development, pricing, margin management, and P&L accountability
• Executive communication, customer relationship management, and cross-functional leadership skills
• Willingness to travel across the United States and to customer sites as business needs require

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Experience building services for hyperscalers, major cloud providers, colocation operators, or large enterprise data centers
• Experience: GPU clusters, AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, and liquid-cooling deployments
• Relevant industry certifications in data center infrastructure, project management, networking, electrical/mechanical systems, or facilities operations
• Familiarity: ITIL, structured project governance, quality management systems, and relevant data center standards
• Experience creating partner ecosystems and combining in-house capabilities with specialist engineering and field service providers

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Mumbai, MH, India

Pay and application dates

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Relevant skills

• AI/ML
• AI
• quality control
• quality assurance
• maintenance
• audit
• risk management
• investment
• sales
• project management
• communication