Director - Strategy & Advisory Data Center Solution Architecture

Key Responsibilities:

Maximize Account Engagement

• Engage as a trusted C-suite advisor to shape and advance enterprise data center transformation opportunities in partnership with WWT account and services sales teams, with a strong emphasis on regulated industries such as Banking and Financial Services
• Proactively identify and qualify high-impact advisory-led opportunities that align with customers’ modernization, resilience, and hybrid cloud strategies
• Collaborate across WWT solution areas to craft integrated, outcome-driven strategies that position WWT as the strategic transformation partner of choice
• Quantify and communicate business value and ROI tied to modernization initiatives, including AI integration, automation, cost optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainability
• Lead cross-functional teams to architect scalable, secure, and high-performing data center solutions that support enterprise modernization goals
• Define and influence long-term transformation strategies and investment roadmaps that position WWT as a strategic partner over multiple years
• Identify success metrics, governance models, and commercial strategies that maximize client impact and WWT profitability

Collaborate and Consult

• Act as a thought leader on data center transformation trends, including co-location strategy, data sovereignty, modernization blueprints, automation, AI, and cloud-to-edge architectures
• Partner across WWT and key ecosystem alliances to develop differentiated executive narratives, industry POVs, and repeatable GTM plays that reinforce WWT’s market leadership
• Develop and standardize advisory frameworks, playbooks, and toolkits that scale across industries and enable repeatable, accelerated customer outcomes, including tailoring these frameworks to address regulatory, resiliency, and security requirements common in Banking and Financial Services
• Translate strategic business imperatives into actionable delivery strategies that align architecture, operations, and financial models

 Proposals and Modeling

• Lead comprehensive strategy and assessment engagements to define current-state maturity, future-state architectures, operating models, and investment roadmaps
• Build robust business cases and financial models that drive C-suite decision-making – including TCO, ROI, and investment prioritization frameworks
• Create boardroom-caliber presentations and proposals that articulate business value, risk mitigation, and strategic advantage
• Partner with delivery and sales leadership to ensure proposals seamlessly transition from strategy to execution, enabling rapid value realization and measurable business outcomes

Market and Thought Leadership

• Represent WWT as an industry thought leader in executive client forums, industry events, and strategic roundtables, particularly within the Banking and Financial Services industry
• Provide competitive and market intelligence to shape WWT’s strategic positioning and future solution development
• Contribute to the creation of signature POVs, whitepapers, and industry benchmarks that influence customer transformation strategies
• Drive increased client engagement and pipeline growth by serving as a visible industry leader who influences strategic buying decisions

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience advising enterprise clients on data center transformation strategy, modernization, and migration planning, including significant experience in the Banking and Financial Services sector
• Previous Management Consulting Experience required 
• Proven ability to advise and deliver complex data center modernization strategies for Banking and Financial Services institutions, with an understanding of regulatory compliance, security, resiliency, and data sovereignty requirements.
• Deep understanding of industry trends in data center strategy (e.g., hybrid cloud, colocation, modular DC, AI-driven infrastructure planning, automation, sustainability)
• Demonstrated experience presenting and influencing at the Board and C-suite level, with clear and concise executive communication
• Proven ability to shape and close large strategic advisory engagements that lead to downstream i