Head Land Acquisition - CXO Level

ROLE PURPOSE:

To secure land, statutory approvals, government relationships, and power-connectivity pathways required to establish and expand Company Data Centre campus program, while maintaining clean title, regulatory compliance, and development certainty.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify, evaluate & secure strategic sites against hyperscaler requirements (Power, Fibre, Water, Flood/Seismic Risk, Road Access).
• Lead end-to-end Land Acquisition - Title Diligence (TSR), Land Aggregation, Negotiation, Transaction Execution with Landowners / Aggregators.
• Manage critical interfaces with MIDC, CIDCO, MSETCL, MSEDCL and other State / Local Authorities.
• Drive Land-Use Conversion (NA), Building, Environmental, Fire, Pollution-Control & other statutory clearances.
• Lead Grid Connectivity & Substation Approval processes with MSETCL/MSEDCL and coordinate power-enablement roadmap.
• Evaluate & facilitate Open-Access & Renewable Power sourcing pathways & approvals.
• Pursue eligible incentives under Maharashtra IT & Data Centre Policy.
• Build & maintain senior relationships across State Departments, Utilities, Agencies with zero compliance shortcuts.
• Maintain Approvals Tracker, Critical-Path Map, Risk Register & Escalation Mechanism.

KEY SKILLS WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Land Acquisition Leadership, Government & Regulatory Relationship Management, Commercial Negotiation, Title & Transaction Diligence, MIDC/CIDCO & MSETCL/MSEDCL Interface, Regulatory Risk Management, Power Infrastructure Understanding, Statutory Approvals (CTE/CTO/EC), Forest Land Diversion, LARR Act 2013, Change of Land Use.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• 15+ years in Land Acquisition & Government Liaison for Data Centres / Industrial Parks / Power Projects / Large Real-Estate / Infrastructure in Maharashtra.
• Strong relationships across Maharashtra State Departments, MIDC, CIDCO, MSETCL, MSEDCL, Collectorate, Revenue Dept.
• Demonstrated record of closing large land parcels (500+ Acres) with clean title.
• From Data Centres / Hyperscale / Wholesale Colocation, Industrial Development, Power Transmission, Real Estate.

Why Join the Organization?

• CXO Leadership Role in $3.3 Billion Greenfield Project.
• Work directly with Promoters & CEO.
• Build India's Sovereign Digital Backbone for AI & Cloud Future.
• Long-term Growth Path in Group's Data Pillar