Senior Design Director in EMEA

An exciting opportunity to join a rapidly scaling data center developer in the UAE as a Senior Regional Design Director, supporting the growth of a major hyperscale and colocation platform across multiple geographies.

This is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing regional design delivery, managing large-scale programmes, and leading multidisciplinary teams across complex data center developments. The role requires a balance of strategic leadership, technical credibility, and the ability to operate effectively within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

The Role

The Senior Regional Design Director will lead design strategy and technical oversight across multiple sites and regions, working closely with executive leadership, operations, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading regional mechanical or electrical design functions across multiple hyperscale data center projects
• Managing large-scale programmes and coordinating delivery across several geographies
• Providing leadership to regional teams while supporting organisational growth and team expansion
• Acting as a senior technical authority capable of guiding teams through complex engineering and design challenges
• Driving coordination between design, operations, delivery, and commercial functions
• Supporting technical decision-making, design governance, and stakeholder alignment across projects
• Managing ambiguity and helping shape processes, structure, and teams within a rapidly scaling business
• Engaging with clients, consultants, OEMs, contractors, and suppliers throughout the project lifecycle
• Supporting due diligence, technical reviews, solution evaluations, and cost optimisation initiatives
• Contributing to strategic planning and regional expansion initiatives

We are particularly interested in candidates with extensive experience delivering hyperscale or large colocation data center projects within developer, hyperscaler, consultancy, or hybrid environments.

Suitable candidates will demonstrate:

• Strong core technical expertise in Mechanical or Electrical design
• Experience managing multiple sites, regions, or international programmes
• Proven leadership capability across regional teams and senior stakeholders
• Extensive hyperscale or mission-critical infrastructure experience
• Ability to remain technically credible without necessarily being hands-on in day-to-day design production
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Executive-level presence with the ability to influence across technical and commercial teams
• Comfort operating within high-growth and evolving organisations

For more information please contact:

shalini.nandilath@clear-er.com