Director, Portfolio Management

NTT Data, Inc.

$160K — $248K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline (MBA or CFA preferred)
  • 10-12 years in infrastructure, real estate, private equity, investment banking, or project finance
  • Experience with institutional investors and complex capital structures
  • Strong background in financial modeling and investment analysis
  • Experience in data centers, energy, or large-scale development projects

Responsibilities

  • Oversee financial performance of joint ventures and development entities
  • Lead project finance and corporate financing processes for data center assets
  • Prepare and present board-level reporting with financial insights
  • Coordinate negotiations of financing packages and covenants
  • Act as a strategic partner to ensure alignment of financial strategies and development planning
  • Analyze liquidity requirements across multi-year development plans
  • Support audits and lender reviews as part of governance

Benefits

  • Remote work with flexible hours accommodating global business needs
  • Monthly stipend to cover remote work expenses
  • Paid time-off and medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Life and short/long-term disability insurance
  • 401k retirement plan with employer matching
  • Eligibility for annual performance-based bonus
Full Job Description
Your role at a glance
The Director, Portfolio Management plays a critical leadership role within Global Portfolio Management, responsible for structuring, executing,
and actively managing third-party investment in U.S. greenfield data centre assets. The role spans the full development lifecycle-from
origination and feasibility through financing, construction, delivery, and stabilisation. The position serves as a strategic partner to investors,
senior leadership, and key internal functions including Finance, Legal, Construction, Design, and Power.

What we are looking for

Joint Venture, Asset & Investor Management
  • Oversee the financial performance of JV and assets, including development entities
  • Support equity processes, shareholder funding, and distributions
  • Ensure compliance with key agreements, including JV, funding, operator, and third-party covenants
  • Assess the financial impact of key business decisions related to JVs, customer contracts, suppliers, pricing, and development timing
  • Lead, together with relevant teams, asset-level financial strategies to ensure sustainable financing, liquidity, and compliance


Joint Venture, Asset & Investor Management
  • Oversee financial and financing models including base case, downside scenarios, covenant headroom and sensitivity analyses, in cooperation from the Business Model team
  • Ensure the team aligns models with development progress, leasing assumptions, capex phasing, and financing structures
  • Assess and communicate financial risks, mitigants, and downside scenarios to senior management and investors, challenge development business cases (IRR, NPV, yields, cost curves) for greenfield and expansion projects
  • Analyse liquidity requirements, and funding sources across multi-year development plans
  • Act as partner to internal teams and external investors on strategies, and investment decision-making


Financing & Capital Structure
  • Lead project finance and corporate financing processes for new and existing data center assets, including initial bank financings, refinancings, and amendments
  • Lead the commercial and legal negotiation of financing packages, including debt terms, covenants, security structures, and conditions precedent, in coordination with Legal and advisors
  • Coordinate and support hedging strategies (interest rate swaps, caps, floors), including interaction with treasury, hedging advisors, and lenders
  • Own financing-related workstreams with lenders, their advisors, shareholders, and internal stakeholders
  • Manage liquidity, debt levels, covenant compliance, reporting obligations, compliance, and lender interactions under SFAs and ancillary agreements


Reporting, Governance & Decision Support
  • Prepare and present board-level and investor reporting, providing clear and pragmatic financial insights to support investment and development decisions
  • Support audits, lender reviews, and due diligence processes
  • Manage or oversee JV finance functions including budgeting, cash management, planning, accounting coordination, year-end closing, and reporting
  • Act as a business partner, not only a reporting function, actively challenging assumptions and supporting decision-making
  • Calculate and track global cost allocations to different regions


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
  • Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, modeling).
  • Strong PowerPoint skills for executive-ready presentations.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with financial systems (e.g., SAP, Yardi) is a plus.
  • Ability to work independently and cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
  • Act as a 'business partner'.


Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related analytical discipline (Master's degree or MBA preferred/CFA).
  • Minimum 10-12 years of relevant experience in infrastructure, real estate, private equity, investment banking, or project finance.
  • Proven experience working with institutional investors, joint ventures, and complex capital structures.
  • Strong track record in financial modelling, valuation, and investment analysis.
  • Experience in data centres, energy, infrastructure, or large-scale development projects is


PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
  • Primarily sitting with some walking, standing, and bending.
  • Able to hear and speak into a telephone.
  • Close visual work on a computer terminal.
  • Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate any required computer keyboard, mouse, and other technical instruments.
  • Able to lift and carry up to 20 lbs.
  • Able to climb a ladder and work on a raised platform.


Work conditions & other requirements
  • This position is expected to be remote for the foreseeable future with an occasional need to be onsite in a shared work environment.
  • Must have flexible work schedule to accommodate across global business hours
  • Travel will be required, up to 10%.


Compensation Pay Range

This is a remote position that requires reliable internet connection and electricity. A monthly stipend is provided to cover expenses associated with working remotely and use of a personal mobile device. NTT Global Data Centers Americas, Inc. offers competitive compensation based on experience, education, and location. Base salary for this position is $160,700.00 - $248,800.00 All regular full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus; payout is dependent upon individual and company performance. Employees receive paid time-off, medical, dental, and vision benefits, life and supplemental insurance, short-term and long-term disability, flexible spending account, and 401k retirement plan to create a rich Total Rewards package

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