Data Center Strategy & Commercial Management Specialist

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Data Center Strategy & CommercialManagementSpecialist

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking aData Center Strategy & CommercialManagementSpecialistto support the ongoing evolution of SIEs global colocation footprint. This role sits within the Technical Operations department of the Global Developer Future Technology Group (GDFT) theorganizationresponsible for building andoperatingthe data center infrastructure that underpins PlayStations Cloud Gaming Broadcast and Developer Platform services worldwide. Our colocation environments host critical workloads ranging from real-time game streaming to content distribution developer build systems and testing environments.

The successful candidate will lead the strategic planning commercial management andcapacitymanagementof SIEs global colocation estate ensuring infrastructure availability aligns with business growth resilience performance and costobjectives. This roleis responsible fortranslating business growth forecasts into practical colocation capacity power and infrastructure strategies across existing and future sites. The role combines commercial leadership provider management infrastructure planning and technical coordination across a complex global environment.

This is not a facilities operations role; however the successful candidate mustpossessstrong technical literacy in colocation infrastructure including mechanical and electrical resiliency models power and cooling constraints and operational dependenciesin order tosupport informed commercial contractual and strategic decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Colocation Strategy & Capacity Planning Translate business growth forecasts and platform requirements into short- mid- and long-term colocation capacity strategies across existing and future sites accounting for scalability resiliency performance and regional demand.

• Commercial Management Own the commercialstrategy andlifecycle of SIEs global colocation footprint including renewals expansions exits commercial obligations and strategic capacity planning across multiple providers and regions.

• Commercial Negotiations Lead commercial negotiations with colocation providers for renewals expansions new capacity acquisitions and related commercial agreements in partnership with internal legal and procurement teams.

• Provider Relationship Management Develop and manage strategic relationships with colocation providers ensuring effective oversight of contractual obligations service delivery commercial commitments escalations and operational performance.

• Infrastructure Planning Coordination Partner with operations engineering product and business intelligence teams to translate deployment forecasts into actionable power space and capacity requirements across the global estate.

• Colocation Sourcing & Market Analysis Support colocation sourcing activities including market assessments provider evaluations regional capacity analysis commercial benchmarking and expansion planning.

• Vendor & Contract Oversight Manage contract governance service-level oversight commercial risk and compliance requirements across a diverse global provider ecosystem.

• Commercial Analysis Support sourcing and capacity decisions through commercial analysis provider benchmarking market comparisons and evaluation of colocation pricing terms and service offerings.

• Lifecycle Governance Maintain oversight of key commercial and operational milestones including lease events capacity commitments renewals expansions migrations and decommissioning activities.

• Performance & KPI Management Define monitor and report on operational and commercial KPIs to drive accountability transparency and continuous improvement across thecolocationestate.

• Executive Reporting & Governance Develop reporting and governance frameworks that provide clear visibility into capacity commercial exposure provider performance risk and strategic opportunities.

• Market & Industry Awareness Maintain awareness of colocation market trends regional supply dynamics pricing movements provider capabilities and industry developments to support strategic decision-making.

• Regulatory & Sustainability Alignment Ensure infrastructure planning and commercial decisions align with environmental sustainability regulatory and compliance requirements across multiple global regions.

• Decision-Making & Strategic Recommendations Operate effectively in environments with evolving or incomplete business forecasts providing infrastructure and commercial recommendations that balance growth risk timing and cost considerations.

WhatWereLooking For:

• 7 years of experience in colocation strategy data center commercial management infrastructure sourcing capacity planning or related disciplines within large-scale global environments.

• Demonstrated experience leading commercial negotiations with colocation providers including renewals capacity expansions pricing negotiations SLAs and contractual commitments.

• Strong understanding ofcolocationcommercial constructs including leases service orders SLAs power commitments contractual obligations and provider governance models.

• Experience managing colocation provider relationships across multiple regions with understanding of market dynamics supplier capabilities and commercial models.

• Strong understanding of colocation infrastructure including power cooling resiliency and capacity constraints with the ability to connect technical considerations to commercial and business outcomes.

• Experience translating business or deployment forecasts into actionable infrastructure capacity power and space strategies.

• Experience supporting colocation sourcing activities including provider evaluations market analysis commercial assessments expansion planning and capacity negotiations.

• Experience evaluatingcolocationcommercial proposals pricing structures service offerings and contractual terms to support infrastructure and capacity decision-making.

• Strong analytical andorganizationalskills with the ability to manage complex datasets contractual obligations lifecycle milestones and regional planning assumptions across a global footprint.

• Experience developing governance processes KPI frameworks and executive-level reporting for infrastructure commercial or capacity management functions.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical operational financial legal procurement and business stakeholders across multiple levels of theorganization.

• Self-motivated detail-oriented and comfortable operating within a fast-paced globally distributed environment.

• Ability tooperateeffectively at both strategic and tactical levels balancing long-term infrastructure strategy with day-to-day commercial and operational priorities.

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