Director, Business Development Data Centers

Company description: NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology building the infrastructure for the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 6,500 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.6 billion in 2025. We connect a greener world. Job description:Build early commercial partnerships across the data centre marketWould you like to shape how NKT engages with customers across the growing data centre segment? As Director, Business Development Data Centers, you will establish early commercial relationships, develop qualified opportunities and coordinate a OneNKT approach across business lines. This international role offers the opportunity to support NKT’s growth journey while contributing to the infrastructure needed for the green transition. Develop strategic data centre opportunities across selected marketsYou will manage front-end business development across the data centre ecosystem, engaging customers and partners before formal tendering begins. By understanding customer priorities and coordinating internal stakeholders, you will help shape commercial positioning and prepare qualified opportunities for handover to the relevant business line. You will also contribute to NKT’s data centre go-to-market strategy and provide structured insights into market dynamics, customer needs, competitors and portfolio gaps.Your responsibility will be to: Map and prioritise target customers, projects and decision-makers Build relationships with developers, operators, EPC contractors, integrators and OEMs Develop and manage qualified opportunities through early customer engagement Coordinate cus