Managing Director, Data Centre Business

Viridis Green Data Centres Ltd | Brisbane, QLD | Full time, Executive

Sovereign compute, powered by clean energy.

Viridis Green Data Centres designs, builds, operates and owns secure, modular data centres for AI, defence, government and critical infrastructure. We have the capability build to Zone 4 security standards (PSPF/ISM) and can align with US SCIF and AUKUS requirements.

Together with our design-and-construct business Oper8 Global and our ICT consultancy Strategic Directions, we offer a fully integrated platform, from 10kW edge deployments to hyperscale AI campuses of 300MW or more. Our track record spans more than 15 years, with clients including CSIRO, Telstra, CUSCAL and federal government agencies.

We are now entering our next phase of growth. Our first company-owned data centres are under development in Sydney, Tasmania and Queensland, alongside a substantial third-party development pipeline in Australia and Asia-Pacific.

The role

Reporting to the Board, you will lead the group’s data centre business and drive the transition from development to an operating, revenue-generating platform. You will set strategy, lead a senior team of specialists, and own execution across our own portfolio and client data centre builds, alongside our managed, cybersecurity and professional services businesses.

Key responsibilities

- Lead the delivery of the group’s owned data centres from development through to commissioning and operation
- Secure end use clients for the owned data centres
- Grow and convert the third-party development pipeline across defence,



sovereign compute and critical infrastructure clients
- Build relationships with hyperscalers, AI platforms, neoclouds, government, defence primes and enterprise end users
- Work with the Board and CFO on capital raising, project finance and investor engagement
- Oversee commercial negotiations for sites, power, tenants and key suppliers
- Lead, retain and develop a high-calibre executive team across Viridis, Oper8 Global and Strategic Directions
- Maintain the group’s security, compliance and accreditation standards

About you

- Senior executive leadership in data centres, digital infrastructure, energy or critical infrastructure; P&L; ownership at MD, CEO or GM level
- A track record of taking infrastructure projects from development through financing, construction and operation
- Strong commercial and negotiation skills, with experience in leases, offtake and project finance structures
- Established networks across hyperscale, government, defence or institutional investors
- Ability to work in a fast-growing business and to lead through change
- Experience with secure or defence-grade environments, renewable energy integration or Asia-Pacific markets is highly regarded
- Eligibility for an Australian Government security clearance would be an advantage

What we offer

- The chance to lead a platform at the intersection of AI, sovereign security and clean energy
- An executive remuneration package
- A Brisbane base, with travel to sites in NSW, TAS, QLD and the region

To apply Apply via LinkedIn or send your CV and a short cover note to [email protected] . All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.

📌 Managing Director (Brisbane)
🏢 VIRIDIS Green Data Centres
📍 Brisbane