Digital Infrastructure
It starts with power, then moves forward through people.
Most of our experience in this market sits with data center developers. We have helped early-stage businesses build leadership teams, then supported fast-growing platforms as hiring expands across development, construction and corporate functions. That work spans mid-level specialists through to executive appointments. Behind it sits talisman’s established energy practice, with years of experience across interconnection, transmission and all utility-facing roles.
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Why Digital Infrastructure teams hire through talisman
The developer journey changes quickly from early platform build to rapid expansion. Hiring needs change with it.
Our position across digital infrastructure and energy means clients can reach talent from both sides of the market. That includes the people securing sites and moving projects through development, as well as the specialists responsible for power strategy and interconnection. The result is a broader view of where talent sits and what capability will be needed next
The disciplines behind progress
Digital infrastructure works as one connected market, from power and development through to construction and operation. Years spent recruiting across those areas have given talisman access to a distinctive network of technical specialists and senior leaders.
We recruit for the companies building data centers and for the companies powering them. Leadership teams at early-stage developers. Whole functions at platforms scaling fast. Mid-level specialists up to executive appointments.
Interconnection, power generation, site origination and development. talisman has worked these markets for years. We know who is good, who is available, and who will move.
Development
Land Acquisition
Site Selection
Permitting
Interconnection
Project Origination
For many developments, power is now the critical constraint. The specialists who manage grid access and energization are increasingly valuable, especially when they also understand utility strategy and the commercial realities behind securing capacity.
Grid Infrastructure
Interconnection
Utility Strategy
Energy Procurement
Power Systems
Energization
Capacity is being brought to market at speed, which has intensified demand for people who can deliver mission-critical projects under pressure.
Developers and contractors rely on experienced project and construction professionals, while owner-operators need people who understand what successful delivery looks like once a facility moves toward operation.
Project Management
Construction Management
Cost Management
Commissioning
Design Management
Program Delivery
Mission-critical facilities depend on mechanical and electrical systems that perform continuously. The engineers behind design and installation are central to that, as are the people responsible for commissioning and long-term reliability.
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Commissioning
Critical Facilities
Building Services
Design Engineering
Once a facility is live, uptime becomes the priority. Operational leadership and facility engineering become critical to protecting performance over the long term.
talisman’s network includes the people responsible for reliability, asset management and site operations across complex digital infrastructure environments.
Critical Facilities Management
Operations Leadership
Facility Engineering
Reliability
Asset Management
Site Operations
Digital infrastructure growth is shaped as much by capital allocation as technical delivery. Investors and developers need leaders who understand where to deploy capital, how to structure growth and when to expand.
That creates demand across strategy and corporate development, with finance and commercial leadership sitting close behind.
Corporate Strategy
Corporate Development
Finance
Investment
Commercial Leadership
Executive Management
Trusted by industry leaders.
“We have used talisman across procurement, construction, finance and legal. They understand the sector, so shortlists come back tight and well vetted rather than long. They have exceeded what we expected from a search firm, and we treat them as a partner rather than a supplier.”
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Blake Mobley
Chief Talent Officer, Prometheus Hyperscale
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talisman recruits across digital infrastructure markets throughout the United States, including data centers, fiber networks, towers and wireless, edge computing, cloud infrastructure and AI infrastructure. Our consultants work across the connected markets that support digital capacity, from power and development through to construction and operations.
Our digital infrastructure recruitment work covers technical specialists through to senior leadership. Searches span development, power and utilities, design engineering, construction, commissioning and operations, alongside commercial and investment functions.
talisman works with data center developers, operators, investors, engineering businesses and technology companies across the digital infrastructure market. We also support organizations involved in power, connectivity and the wider supply chain behind major digital infrastructure projects.
Yes. talisman supports digital infrastructure clients through direct hire, executive search and contract project hiring. The right model depends on the stage of the project, the capability required and how quickly that expertise needs to be mobilized.
Digital infrastructure hiring often sits at the intersection of several specialist markets, particularly power, construction and technology. Our consultants map where the relevant experience exists and assess which adjacent backgrounds can transfer effectively into the requirement. That allows searches to reach beyond the most obvious candidate pool without losing technical relevance.
Yes. Many of the professionals in our digital infrastructure network are not actively searching when the relationship begins. A conversation can provide useful context on compensation, hiring activity and where demand for your experience is moving, without creating pressure to make a change.