Senior Project Manager, Data Center Expansion – Iceland

At Verda, we're building a full-stack AI cloud, covering everything from data centers and hardware to our own cloud platform that

the world's leading AI teams use to do serious AI work.

We strive to make a positive mark on the world through the infrastructure we build and give leading teams a service they can truly

depend on. Headquartered in Helsinki, we operate globally with offices in London and San Francisco.

• A real chance to make an impact and work alongside world class engineers, researchers, and partners across the global AI

ecosystem.

Verda is expanding its physical infrastructure footprint and we are bringing new data centre capacity online through colocation

facilities, third-party partnerships, and strategic agreements across Iceland. Every new site we open starts with someone finding

it, qualifying it, contracting it, and getting it ready to receive hardware.

We are looking for a Data Centre Expansion Manager (Iceland) to own the end-to-end process of identifying and delivering new

colocation and data centre capacity within the local market. This is a focused, commercially and technically intensive role. You

will spend significant time reviewing inbound site proposals and opportunities, conducting due diligence on colocation providers,

and driving procurement processes to close.

• Lead and oversee the identification, evaluation, and development of data centre and infrastructure expansion opportunities in

Iceland.

• Review incoming site proposals and colocation opportunities assessing power infrastructure, cooling systems, fibre

connectivity, redundancy architecture, rack density, and physical security.

• Negotiate, structure, and manage commercial agreements, colocation leases, partnerships, and vendor contracts on behalf of the

Company.

• Represent the Company in dealings with local authorities, regulatory bodies, utilities, and third-party stakeholders as

required.

• Own the tendering and procurement process for new local capacity: RFI/RFP preparation, vendor shortlisting, commercial

negotiation, and contract execution.

• Coordinate internal and external workstreams (Construction, DC Operations, Hardware, Procurement, Legal) to deliver expansion

projects on time and within budget.

• Build and maintain a live pipeline of evaluated and pre-qualified sites so Verda is never reacting to capacity needs

reactively.

• 5+ years in data centre capacity acquisition, colocation procurement, or infrastructure real estate with hands-on market

experience.

• Strong technical foundation: ability to assess a facility's power and cooling infrastructure, identify gaps, and know what

questions to ask when something does not add up.

• Experience evaluating high-density GPU or HPC facilities — understanding of 140kW+ per rack power requirements, liquid cooling

readiness, and InfiniBand-compatible infrastructure.

We're building fast and this role needs the right person behind it. There's no artificial deadline, but when we find who we're

looking for, we move. If this sounds like your next move, apply now.