Job Description

Role: Chief Strategy Officer (CSO - Strategy & Business Development)


Location: Mumbai

Role Summary

The Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) drives the strategic roadmap, growth initiatives, and external partnerships for the TCS AI Data Centre business. The role ensures long-term value creation through portfolio planning, mergers & acquisitions (if any), and continuous market intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning:
Define and update the 5-year business plan and MW deployment roadmap. Develop new markets and site expansion strategies (domestic and overseas).

Business Development:
Identify strategic partners (hyperscalers, AI labs, OEMs, investors). Work with CCO to build a structured client acquisition and diversification plan.

Investment & Growth:
Evaluate inorganic growth opportunities (M&A, land banking). Support the CEO and CFO on board papers and investment proposals.

Market Intelligence:
Maintain a real-time dashboard of global AI and data-centre developments. Track competition (Adani, Nxtra, Yotta, STT GDC, NTT, CtrlS, etc.).

Governance & Reporting:
Anchor monthly strategy reviews and portfolio performance metrics.

Ideal Background

15-20 years in corporate strategy, consulting, or business development (energy, infra, or cloud). Strong understanding of data-centre economics, land and power value chains, and investor relations.

Location

Mumbai

Job Function

CONSULTANCY

Role

Chief Strategy Officer

Job Id

384681

Desired Skills

Leadership | Strategy and Planning
Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.Sc), BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY, MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION