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Chief Revenue Officer

Cedar·London·Posted 1 week ago
🟡 Temporary💰 1-2k GBP/year
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Job description

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Intro

An infrastructure investor is seeking an Interim Chief Revenue Officer to support a large-scale, capital-intensive data centre platform at a critical stage of its growth. This is a high-impact role focused on shaping the revenue strategy, building a robust pricing model, and positioning the business ahead of the market to maximise return on significant capex investment.


The Company

A well-funded infrastructure platform progressing a major data centre development, backed by institutional capital and a clear value creation plan. With substantial capital deployed and further investment planned, the business now requires a commercially driven leader to define how revenue is generated, optimised, and scaled in a competitive and evolving market.


The Role

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the CEO and CFO, you will own the revenue strategy end-to-end, aligning commercial delivery with financial returns and investor expectations. You will translate significant capex into a clear, executable revenue plan, partnering with the CFO on modelling and capital allocation, and supporting the CEO on market positioning and partnerships.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Defining and delivering the revenue strategy across the platform
  • Building and implementing a pricing model aligned to demand, capacity, and return on capital
  • Shaping commercial propositions to stay ahead of the market
  • Leveraging relationships with hyperscalers, enterprise clients, and partners to drive revenue
  • Aligning revenue strategy to capex, ensuring optimal yield and payback
  • Providing clear commercial insight, including modelling and forecasts
  • Supporting negotiations on key commercial agreements
  • Driving execution from early-stage positioning through to full commercialisation and exit readiness


Your Profile

  • Proven experience operating at CRO or senior commercial leadership level within data centres, infrastructure, or closely related sectors
  • Deep understanding of pricing strategy, revenue optimisation, and capital-intensive business models
  • Track record of building and scaling revenue functions in high-growth, investor-backed environments
  • Strong network across hyperscalers, enterprise customers, and strategic partners
  • Highly commercial, with the ability to translate complex investment into clear revenue strategy
  • Comfortable operating in a hands-on interim capacity within a fast-paced, investor-led environment


Compensation & Benefits

This role offers a competitive day rate, outside IR35, reflective of the seniority and impact of the mandate. The position is London-based with flexibility on working pattern, and provides the opportunity to play a central role in shaping the commercial success of a high-value, capital-intensive infrastructure investment.


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Key skills

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Must-have skills
CRO experienceData centre sector knowledgeRevenue strategy developmentPricing model implementationCapital-intensive business modelsHyperscaler relationshipsInterim leadership experience
Nice-to-have
Infrastructure investment backgroundEnterprise client managementCommercial negotiationsFinancial modellingIR35 compliance
Soft skills
Strategic thinkingCommercial acumenLeadershipRelationship buildingCommunicationAnalytical thinkingAdaptability
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⭐ Highlight your CRO or senior commercial leadership experience in data centres or infrastructure at the top of your CV as this is explicitly required

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📊 Quantify your revenue achievements: 'Built pricing model generating £50M ARR, improving ROIC by 25%'

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🌐 Emphasise your hyperscaler and enterprise client network as the role specifically mentions leveraging these relationships

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🎯 Showcase your experience with capital-intensive business models and translating capex into revenue strategy

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🤝 Demonstrate your interim leadership capabilities and ability to operate in fast-paced, investor-backed environments

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  • Built comprehensive pricing model for £200M data centre platform, achieving 18% ROIC improvement and securing 3 hyperscaler partnerships within 12 months
  • Led revenue strategy transformation for infrastructure investor, translating £150M capex into £45M ARR through enterprise client acquisition and optimised commercial propositions
  • Delivered interim CRO mandate for institutional-backed platform, establishing revenue function from ground up and achieving 95% capacity utilisation ahead of exit timeline

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Dear Hiring Manager,

Cedar's data centre platform represents exactly the type of capital-intensive infrastructure challenge I've built my career around — which is why the Interim Chief Revenue Officer position immediately caught my attention. My background in revenue strategy development and pricing model implementation for institutional-backed infrastructure investments aligns perfectly with your need to translate significant capex into executable commercial returns.

My background in leading revenue functions for high-growth, investor-backed data centre platforms has equipped me with deep expertise in hyperscaler relationship management and enterprise client development. I understand the critical balance between optimising revenue yield and ensuring strong return on capital investment that institutional investors demand.

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Interview questions

10 questions generated from this advert.

Technical

  • How would you approach building a pricing model for a data centre platform with significant capex investment?
  • What key metrics would you use to measure revenue optimisation in capital-intensive infrastructure?
  • How do you align revenue strategy with capital allocation decisions in infrastructure investments?
  • What factors would you consider when positioning commercial propositions ahead of the market?
  • How would you structure commercial agreements with hyperscalers versus enterprise clients?

Behavioural

  • Describe a time when you had to translate significant capital investment into a clear revenue strategy
  • Tell me about a situation where you had to build relationships with key stakeholders in a high-pressure environment
  • Give an example of how you've optimised pricing in a competitive market
  • Describe a time when you had to deliver results in an interim leadership capacity
  • Tell me about a challenging commercial negotiation you led and how you achieved success
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Describe a time when you had to translate significant capital investment into a clear revenue strategy

At a previous infrastructure platform, we had deployed £180M in data centre capex but lacked a coherent revenue strategy. I conducted comprehensive market analysis and identified that our pricing was 15% below optimal levels for our tier-1 location. I developed a three-tier pricing model based on power density, connectivity, and SLA requirements. Working with the CFO, I modelled different scenarios and presented a strategy targeting 85% enterprise clients and 15% hyperscalers. Within 18 months, we achieved £52M ARR, delivering 22% ROIC and positioning the asset for successful exit to institutional buyers.
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Tell me about a situation where you had to build relationships with key stakeholders in a high-pressure environment

During an interim CRO role, I inherited a stalled negotiation with a major hyperscaler worth £25M over 5 years. The relationship had deteriorated due to pricing disputes and technical requirements. I immediately arranged face-to-face meetings with their infrastructure team and our technical director. I restructured our proposal to include flexible power scaling and committed SLA penalties, addressing their core concerns. By demonstrating our understanding of their expansion timeline and offering 12-month pricing protection, I rebuilt trust and closed the deal within 6 weeks, securing our largest client contract.

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