Finance, legal and corporate.
The business behind the build.
Executive search for the corporate leaders of data centre and AI infrastructure businesses: CFO and infrastructure finance, risk, legal and compliance, procurement and supply chain, commercial and HR.
Data centres are among the most capital-intensive assets in the world, and the businesses that build them run on project finance, long-term contracts, complex supply chains and fast-changing regulation. Corporate leaders who understand infrastructure, not just their function, make a direct difference to how fast a business can grow.
T4X searches for finance, risk, legal, procurement, commercial and people leaders for operators, AI cloud providers, developers, investors and their supply chain, from Head of function to the C-suite.
Corporate roles we search for
Finance, risk, legal, procurement, commercial and people leadership.
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Finance
CFO office, FP&A, project and infrastructure finance.
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Legal & Compliance
General counsel, regulatory, export control, ESG.
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Commercial & Procurement
Contracts, vendor and supply chain management.
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HR & People
CHRO, HR business partners, workforce strategy.
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Strategy & M&A
Corporate development, site selection, investment.
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Marketing
Brand, product marketing and communications.
Who we recruit for
Hyperscalers & Cloud
Platforms adding gigawatts a year, hiring everything from regional build-out teams to global operations leadership.
AI & GPU Cloud
Neoclouds and AI infrastructure providers standing up GPU capacity at speed, with liquid cooling at the core.
Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure
Telecommunications operators moving into data centres, sovereign AI and GPU-as-a-service, plus the fibre, subsea and edge networks that connect them.
Colocation & Wholesale
Retail, wholesale and build-to-suit providers scaling campuses into new markets.
Developers & Investors
Development platforms, infrastructure funds and sovereign-backed vehicles building and buying capacity.
Engineering & Supply Chain
Design firms, contractors and OEMs across power, cooling and critical equipment.
How a search works
Brief
Role, organisation, market and what success looks like in the first year.
Map
Global mapping of the talent pool, including people not on the market.
Approach
Confidential, partner-led conversations with the right people.
Shortlist
Assessed, referenced candidates with a clear view on each.
Close
Offer negotiation, relocation, notice and onboarding support.
2 in 3 operators say they struggle to hire or retain qualified staff. (Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey, 2025)
Questions
Which corporate roles do you search for?
CFO, FP&A and project and infrastructure finance, risk, general counsel, regulatory, export control and ESG, procurement, contracts and supply chain, commercial, and CHRO and HR leadership.
Do you recruit infrastructure finance and capital markets leaders?
Yes, including CFOs and capital markets leaders for AI infrastructure platforms and investment and asset management for developers and funds.
Do you recruit for procurement and supply chain?
Yes. Commercial, contracts, vendor and supply chain leadership, for operators and for the engineering firms and OEMs that supply them.
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