Head Of Commericial - Finland

Are you an investment or M&A professional who wants to build something real, not just close the deal and move on?

I'm partnering with a newly founded, internationally backed data centre developer. They already have fully funded projects in Asia and Europe, and they're now hiring their first person in Finland. You'll be the commercial lead and the local face of the business, an early member of the core team with real autonomy from day one.

The founding team come from leading global investment firms, and the plan is to become a global-scale developer. This is a ground-floor opportunity.

The role

You'll lead acquisitions, capital raises (debt and equity) and potential JVs. Then you'll stay on to take each project through to construction handover, rather than handing it over after the deal. In practice that means:

• Finding, evaluating and securing new data centre sites across Finland

• Structuring funding and explaining the investment case to banks, investors and the leadership team

• Negotiating with Fingrid, local DSOs and power providers to secure grid capacity

• Managing timelines, costs and bank drawdowns from development through to construction

• Being the main commercial contact for municipalities, government, landowners and tenants

• Leading legal, technical, engineering and permitting advisers

• Helping recruit and build the local team as the platform grows

What they're looking for

• Around 8+ years in corporate finance, M&A, private equity, investment banking or large-scale infrastructure development

• Experience in energy, power, data centres or real estate is a strong plus

• Fluent Finnish and English, with a strong network in Finland

• A "builder" mindset: you want to create tangible assets and get hands-on with delivery

• Strong commercial acumen and the confidence to hold your own in high-stakes meetings

You don't need a deep engineering background, and permitting and land acquisition support will be provided. What matters most is intelligence, relationship-building and the drive to lead projects.

What's on offer

• A competitive package shaped around the right person

• Potential equity in the business

• Helsinki-based, with travel to project sites

• The chance to shape a new platform from the start

Interested, or know someone who'd be a great fit? Send me a message or email me for a confidential conversation.