ABOUT CBRE DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS
CBRE Data Center Solutions (DCS) is a part of the CBRE Group with over 130.000 employees worldwide and delivers fully integrated real estate, facilities and technology solutions for Data Center owners, occupiers and investors across the globe. As a dedicated business line within CBRE, DCS is dedicated to solving complex challenges within every stage of the real estate / facility lifecycle.
We provide our employees the best conditions to develop professionally and personally and to realise their full potential in the course of their career.
Join us now in the BeNeLux region (Amsterdam, Brussels or remote from home) and bring your unique talent and skills to our Team.
Tasks
YOUR CHALLENGES
In your role as Regional Manager you have the overall responsibility for our Data Center activities across (South of the) Netherlands and Belgium.
You will oversee a regional team responsible for executing the company's strategic objectives and driving growth in your assigned area. This role is a part of the Operations Management job function, where you will coordinate staff functions and operations that align with the organization's goals and strategies.
Key Tasks:
• Provide formal supervision to employees, including training and development, performance evaluations, coaching, and recruitment of new employees
• Manage the daily activities of the team, establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Provide mentorship and coaching as necessary
• Implement strategic objectives in your assigned area, driving business growth and customer satisfaction. Collaborate effectively with other departments to ensure alignment of goals
• Ensure high-quality customer service is provided to clients in your area, addressing any issues or concerns promptly and professionally
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis for your area, staying up-to-date with industry trends and developments
• Hold regular meetings with senior management and clients to understand their needs and provide updates on goals and progress
• Develop and submit short and long-term plans and strategies, utilizing available marketing programs to reach nominated targets. Collaborate with internal sales and marketing teams on initiatives
• Identify and address challenges and issues within your area, tracking and reporting on key performance metrics and ROI
• Apply a broad knowledge of the business and your discipline, understanding how your role integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives
• Lead by example, modeling behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view, while being guided by policies and departmental plans
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity, understanding the broader impact across the department
• Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within the job discipline
Requirements
YOUR PROFILE
- Relevant working experience in a similar role (Data Centers, Crititcal infrastructures, Facility Managment, etc.)
- Both commercial and technical understanding in the field of critical managed services
- Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad opera?onal targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and the department
- Connector mentality with the ability to deal with a range of people including site staff, suppliers and customers
- KPI driven attitude with experience in high pressure environments
- Bachelor´s degree
- Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred
- Ability to lead sensitive, complicated, and difficult conversations, convey performance expectations, and handle problems
- Reliable communicator with persuasiveness towards stakeholders as well as excellent communication skills in English (spoken and written)
- Outstanding presentation skills + in-depth knowledge of modern IT tools
- Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset
- Strong customer focus and the ability to foster team spirit within the team
- Structured working style with strong organizational skills and methodological strengths
- High level of achievement motivation
Benefits
OUR BENEFITS - WHAT YOU´LL GET IN RETURN
- Future-proof job opportunity with a true development guarantee at the world´s largest supplier for fully integrated Data Center services
- International working environment with inspiring cross-border career opportunities
- TOP trainings with internationally recognized state-of-the-art certifications as well as through our own GWS Academy
- Attractive salaries with an annual salary increase + good bonuses, fixed pension scheme and optional collective health and home insurance as well as other good social benefits
- 8.33% Holiday pay, 25 fixed days of leave, up to 10 days of leave can be purchased and 2 bonus days of leave if you have not been sick for 1 year
- Creative working culture with challenging responsibilities and a high level of autonomy
- DIVERSITY, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and WORK-LIFE BALANCE are practiced values!
Do you need more good reasons? Please take a look at our recent won awards:
- TOP Company 2025 (fourth time in a row among Germany´s TOP 5% Employers)
- Best Data Centre Operator 2025 (Data Centre World Awards)
- Commitment to Diversity and Talent Development Award 2025 (Datacloud Global Awards)
- Outstanding Contribution to Skills and Training Award 2025 (DCS Awards)
- Best Company for Career Growth 2024 (Wallstreet Journal)
- Best Places to Work 2024 (Globe St´s)
- Best Workplace for Wellbeing (Top 100 on Indeed)
- Outstanding Contribution to the Data Centre Industry 2024
ARE YOU THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR (m/f/d) WE ARE LOOKING FOR?
If yes, please submit your application documents (CV, selected certificates, no cover letter necessary) incl. Your availability and salary expectations via our application system.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.