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JLL is seeking a Director of Data Centre Leasing to support the growth of its Data Centre Advisory and Leasing platform across key EMEA markets. The role will focus on advising data centre operators, developers, and occupiers on leasing strategy, market positioning, and transaction execution within a rapidly evolving sector.
Job Responsibility:
Operator Leasing and Agency responsible for positioning, marketing, and leasing capacity across individual data centre assets or portfolios, ensuring each facility is matched with the right tenant, covenant and use case
Execute leasing transactions for hyperscale, neocloud, and large enterprise data centre occupiers
Support end-to-end deal execution, from initial site identification through to heads of terms and lease completion
Advise on power-led requirements, capacity planning, and technical real estate considerations (MW, phasing, build-to-suit, shell vs colocation)
Lead lease negotiations and coordinate across internal and external stakeholders
Engage proactively in developing occupier prospects and deal pipeline across EMEA region
Build, manage, and grow a strong sales pipeline while achieving revenue targets
Run market sweeps and shortlists for large-scale capacity requirements across core EMEA data centre markets
Conduct market research and analysis to support strategic decision-making
Prepare detailed client materials including transaction papers, financial comparisons, and option analyses
Demonstrate sound understanding of the end-to-end site selection process, including market strategy, technical due diligence, zoning and permitting, land and commercial negotiations, and power and utility connections
Maintain attention to detail regarding delivery timelines and project feasibility / delivery
Coordinate closely with developers, operators, utilities, and client technical teams
Evaluate greenfield, brownfield and operational data centres
Manage multiple complex transactions in parallel
Requirements:
Significant demonstratable sales experience with a track record of meeting or exceeding targets
Experience in data centre leasing, account management, hyperscale advisory, or complex transactions in Real Estate or Telecom industry
Proven ability to support and execute high-value, long-lead leasing transactions
Strong understanding of power, scale and technical constraints impacting large scale data centre site selection
Strong European and Middle Easten market knowledge and understanding of power, permitting and infrastructure constraints
Commercially astute with strong financial and analytical capability
Strong commercial mindset with top-tier negotiation skills
Significant sales experience with a track record of meeting or exceeding targets.
Comfortable working directly with technically driven clients and data centre developers
Highly organised, resilient, and able to manage multiple complex transactions in parallel
Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence to operate in high-pressure deal environments
Excellent communication and client engagement skills