Principal Analyst

BLR • Dallas, TX

2d

About The Position

The Principal Analyst plays a central role in helping datacenterHawk clients understand data center real estate activity within their assigned region. This position combines deep market expertise, strong communication skills, and leadership to deliver meaningful insights and strengthen relationships across the industry. Primary Duties & Responsibilities Conduct 15–25 quarterly calls with data center providers to exchange market intelligence. Serve as a market expert by participating in podcasts, articles, webinars, and live content. Provide top clients with informal commentary, market overviews, and customized reports. Deliver quarterly market reports to Regional Directors with clear insights and analysis. Maintain a comprehensive understanding of regional market dynamics, challenges, and trends. Lead and execute consulting engagements, client presentations, and project delivery. This is an individual contributor role but there is an expectation for mentoring other analysts through job shadowing, coaching, and 1:1 development. Additional Responsibilities Additional duties as assigned. Critical Competencies Ownership & Execution - Demonstrates a sense of ownership to drive issues to closure, maximizes the use of existing processes while continuously pursuing ways to improve efficiencies, sets aggressive goals, monitors progress, and delivers results, seizes more opportunities than others Enthusiasm & Passion - Communicates a compelling and inspired vision of core purpose, focused on the future, inspires others to take the journey, sparks passion and creativity among those around them Emotional Intelligence - Capable of recognizing the emotions of self and others, demonstrates the ability to adjust to the emotional environment, builds sustainable rapport, uses diplomacy and tact to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes The Individual Builds strong, trust-based relationships with senior leaders in data center operations. Demonstrates a strong drive to complete quarterly objectives. Maintains meticulous attention to detail when tracking leasing and market activity. Established reputation for being helpful, reliable, and knowledgeable in the sector. Identifies and supports opportunities for subscriptions and consulting engagements. Leads by example and proactively supports the development of research team members. Communicates clearly and effectively in both written and verbal formats. Embrace datacenterHawk’s mission and values.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of experience in the data center industry
• Builds strong, trust-based relationships with senior leaders in data center operations.
• Demonstrates a strong drive to complete quarterly objectives.
• Maintains meticulous attention to detail when tracking leasing and market activity.
• Established reputation for being helpful, reliable, and knowledgeable in the sector.
• Identifies and supports opportunities for subscriptions and consulting engagements.
• Leads by example and proactively supports the development of research team members.
• Communicates clearly and effectively in both written and verbal formats.
• Embrace datacenterHawk’s mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Conduct 15–25 quarterly calls with data center providers to exchange market intelligence.
• Serve as a market expert by participating in podcasts, articles, webinars, and live content.
• Provide top clients with informal commentary, market overviews, and customized reports.
• Deliver quarterly market reports to Regional Directors with clear insights and analysis.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of regional market dynamics, challenges, and trends.
• Lead and execute consulting engagements, client presentations, and project delivery.
• Mentoring other analysts through job shadowing, coaching, and 1:1 development.
• Additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees