About VIRTUS

VIRTUS Data Centres is the UK’s fastest-growing data centre provider. We own, design, build, and operate some of the most energy-efficient, flexible, and secure data centres in Europe.

In 2023, we announced our expansion into continental Europe, starting with Berlin and Milan, with plans to grow further across the region.

At VIRTUS, we aim to be a positive force in the fourth industrial revolution—delivering innovative solutions while staying firmly rooted in our core values: Clarity & Quality, Accountability, Customer Commitment, Purposeful Innovation, and Capability & Growth.

Job Summary

The Data Centre Market Analyst is responsible for assembling, analysing, and intergrating external and internal market intelligence to support the company’s European data‑centre expansion strategy.

The role acts as a central intelligence function, consolidating market data, regulatory developments, power‑delivery constraints, supply pipelines, demand signals, and industry news into clear, decision‑ready outputs for senior leadership, including C-Suite, Executive Committee and the Board.

This is not a technical engineering or transaction execution role. The focus is on market intelligence, external data curation, analysis, and reporting aligned with the UK and European expansion goals at VIRTUS.

Duties and Responsibilities

The EMEA Data Centre Market Analyst will report to the Senior Director Real Estate Expansion.

You will be required to:

· Build and maintain country and city level market views for UK and European data‑centre markets.

· Analyse supply dynamics, including:

o Operational capacity

o Capacity under construction

o Planned and permitted pipeline

· Develop comparative market attractiveness and constraint assessments to support prioritisation.

· Track and analyse power‑delivery conditions by market, including:

o Grid availability and connection lead times

o Known moratoria, connection freezes, or policy constraints

o Practical vs theoretical power capacity

· Produce clear power‑risk summaries highlighting implications for timing, scale, and market entry.

· Surface early‑warning indicators where grid constraints may materially impact development strategy.

· Monitor UK, EU‑level and country‑specific regulation impacting data centres, including:

o Planning and zoning restrictions

o Energy efficiency and sustainability requirements

o Reporting and compliance obligations

· Prepare plain‑English regulatory summaries suitable for non‑technical stakeholders.

· Track emerging policy trends and assess potential strategic impact.

· Assemble external demand indicators, including:

o Hyperscale and colocation demand trends

o AI‑driven demand dynamics

o Public disclosures from major market participants

· Support demand conviction by aligning broader market signals with internal commercial insights.

· Maintain active monitoring of industry news, media, and market‑player announcements.

· Identify and summarise:

o Market entries and exits

o Project delays, cancellations, or accelerations

o Shifts in capital allocation or market focus

· Prepare market content for senior leadership, including:

o ExCo papers

o Board presentations

o Market‑entry and expansion decks

· Translate complex external data into clear, defensible narratives.

· Ensure outputs are concise, structured, and suitable for senior decision‑making.

Qualifications and Skills

· Bachelor or Master's degree or equivalent experience.

· Broad experience in the research, analysis and report writing, preferably in the data centre or infratstructure fields.

· High level of analytical, interpretive skills and presentation in both verbal, graphic and written communication.

· Strong attention to detail, and ability to resolve complex issues.

The successful applicant must be willing to undergo a BS7858 screening process.

VIRTUS is an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to fight for equality, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.

We reserve the right to close this post for applications should sufficient applications be received.

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