Analyst, Data Center Services & Infrastructure - Middle East & Africa (MEA), 451 Research
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About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 10 The Role: Analyst, Data Center Services & Infrastructure - Middle East & Africa (MEA), 451 Research * This role is exclusively for Saudi nationals.
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The Role
- Analyst, Data Center Services & Infrastructure - Middle East & Africa (MEA), 451 Research
- This role is exclusively for Saudi nationals. Please note that we do not offer sponsorship or relocation for this position.
The Team
451 Research, a business unit of S&P Global Energy Horizons, is a leading independent technology research and advisory firm delivering data-driven insight on AI, Data Centers & Infrastructure, Enterprise IT, Cloud Services, Quantum and other emerging technologies.
Our analysts deliver crucial, timely insights into market and competitive dynamics within emerging technology sectors and connect technology adoption signals with energy markets, infrastructure planning, and sustainability trends to support strategic decision-making across the digital economy.
The Data Center & Infrastructure Research team has been deeply involved with the data center market for over a decade.
We produce both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the industry, providing insight into the companies active in the industry; their customers; trends impacting the industry and how the industry differs from city to city.
The Impact
We serve a wide variety of customers, including data center operators, investors and lenders, cloud and managed service providers and enterprises that are datacenter customers.
Our clients depend on us to cover trends and issues around data centers by country, as well as topics that impact the industry more broadly, such as energy management and sustainability, how workloads for AI and IoT impact datacenters, the cloud in all its forms, and government regulation.
Customers use our research when making investment and other key decisions.
Responsibilities and Impact
- Own market research from signal to story: Track, analyze, and publish research on Middle East datacenter services and infrastructure-translating complex developments into clear, decision-ready insights for global clients.
- Build and protect data integrity: Maintain and enhance a proprietary datacenter database, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely updates across markets, cities, operators, and capacity indicators.
- Deliver country- and city-level intelligence: Provide qualitative and quantitative analysis on trends, constraints, and opportunities-covering topics like supply pipelines, demand drivers, pricing signals, and ecosystem maturity.
- Follow the forces reshaping the sector: Monitor and explain the impact of energy management, sustainability, AI/IoT workloads, cloud services adoption, and government regulation on datacenter strategy and investment.
- Engage the market directly: Conduct outreach and interviews with operators, investors, cloud service providers, vendors, and enterprise buyers to validate findings and uncover what's happening between the lines.
- Power client engagements: Support consulting projects by gathering evidence, pressure-testing assumptions, and producing crisp deliverables that help clients make confident decisions.
- Bring insights to life: Contribute to webinars, briefings, and conferences-helping shape external messaging and building your presence as an emerging regional datacenter expert.
- Collaborate across a global research engine: Partner with colleagues across research, data, and commercial teams to align coverage priorities and continuously improve how we serve clients.
- Stay ahead of MEA market dynamics: Maintain fluency in market and industry developments to anticipate customer needs and proactively surface new opportunities.
Basic Required Qualifications
- Experience working with datasets, databases, or analytical tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, BI tools like Power BI/Tableau, or similar) to support research, reporting, or forecasting.
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex, data-backed insights to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Fluent English and Arabic (required); additional language capability is strongly valued for market coverage and relationship building.
- 3+ years of experience in data-driven roles such as market research, data analysis, consulting, or market intelligence, with a track record of working with structured and unstructured datasets to generate actionable insights.
- Relevant work experience in a related field (datacenter exposure is a plus)
- Undergraduate or graduate degree, either a writing/communications degree or liberal arts degree with an interest in technology, or a technical degree (math, science, engineering, MIS, IT) with a minor in writing.
- Ability/willingness to travel.
- Intellectual curiosity and a data-first mindset
- , with a proactive approach to investigating trends, validating assumptions, and working through ambiguity.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Commercially minded.
- Presentation and data visualization skills.
- Basic understanding of global power markets as it pertains to data center energy demand.
About S&P Global Energy
At S&P Global Energy, our comprehensive view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make superior decisions and create long-term, sustainable value.
Our four core capabilities are: Platts for news and pricing; CERA for research and advisory; Horizons for energy expansion and sustainability solutions; and Events for industry collaboration.
S&P Global Energy is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI).
S&P Global enables businesses, governments, and individuals with trusted data, expertise, and technology to make decisions with conviction.
We are Advancing Essential Intelligence through world-leading benchmarks, data, and insights that customers need in order to plan confidently, act decisively, and thrive economically in a rapidly changing global landscape.
Learn more at www.spglobal.com/energy .
About S&P Global Market Intelligence
At S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information.
Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction.
For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence .
What's In It For
You?
Our Mission
Advancing Essential Intelligence.
Our People
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide-so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective.
Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it.
We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in.
We're committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business.
Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead.
We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
Benefits
- We take care of you, so you can take care of business.
- We care about our people.
- That's why we provide everything you-and your career-need to thrive at S&P Global.
- Our benefits include:
- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
- Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
- Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
- Family Friendly Perks: It's not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards-small perks can make a big difference.
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- Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:
- At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions.
- Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent.
- By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.
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