Joblaze summary

In the role of Lead, Turn-up Delivery for EMEA at Volta, the individual will oversee the execution and technical delivery of infrastructure projects, ensuring that sites transition from completion to live capacity. This position requires extensive experience in network activation and infrastructure turn-up, particularly across multiple sites, with a focus on improving activation lead times and managing workflows. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in data centers or telecoms, along with proven facilitation skills to navigate technical challenges. Volta's growth trajectory and commitment to AI infrastructure underscore the significance of this role within the organization.

Joblaze insights

Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze November 12, 2026. Last confirmed on Volta's careers page November 12, 2026.

Quick facts

Is the Lead, Turn-up Delivery – EMEA role remote?: Yes — Volta lists this as a fully remote position.
How much experience is required?: At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Lead, Turn-up Delivery – EMEA role.
What seniority level is this role?: Volta targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Lead, Turn-up Delivery – EMEA role at Volta.

From the original posting

The role

As Lead, Turn-up Delivery – EMEA, you will drive the execution and technical delivery that takes Volta's EMEA infrastructure from delivery complete to live capacity. You will lead the turn-up workflow across every EMEA site, from facility and connectivity readiness through activation to service release.

This is a senior individual contributor execution role. Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Network Connectivity Delivery, you will be accountable for driving the EMEA turn-up pipeline, accelerating capacity activation, and enforcing technical quality controls for safe releases.

What you will do

Technical execution and workflow leadership

Lead turn-up execution across multiple concurrent EMEA sites.
Own the turn-up workflow end to end: prerequisites, ownership, evidence, approval points and handoffs.
Own the EMEA turn-up pipeline and coordinate activation windows across delivery, engineering and operations.

Release and escalation

Drive blockers to resolution and escalate risks to connectivity and delivery leadership.
Make sure technical authorities make acceptance decisions and that approvals and exceptions are recorded.
Report turn-up performance, ageing blockers and release confidence to leadership.

Improvement

Collaborate with Platform and Strategic Operations to automate the workflow and cut turn-up lead time.

What we are looking for

8+ years of experience leading network activation, infrastructure turn-up or service transition in data centres or telecoms, with a proven ability to deliver high-volume deployments while consistently hitting performance goals.
Proven hands-on experience leading turn-up execution across multiple sites in EMEA.
Understanding of facility, connectivity and compute readiness dependencies.
A track record improving activation lead times across a portfolio.
Strong facilitation and escalation skills with senior technical and operational leaders.

Nice to have

Hyperscale, GPU or AI infrastructure turn-up.
Workflow automation, service management or deployment orchestration tools.
Previous People Manager experience

Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary
Retirement/pension contributions
Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
Generous number of vacation days each year

Additional Information

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Lead, Turn-up Delivery – EMEA