Data Center Site Selection Manager

Meta

$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, environmental or energy discipline
  • 8+ years of experience in data center capacity projects
  • Strong collaboration skills with legal, compliance, finance, and accounting teams
  • In-depth knowledge of various lease structures like Modified Gross and NNN
  • Proven leadership in large-scale data center lease negotiations
  • Ability to synthesize complex commercial and regulatory information
  • Experience in building and managing leasing programs

Responsibilities

  • Lead negotiations for data center leases and acquisitions
  • Conduct technical due diligence for site viability assessment
  • Manage relationships with suppliers and ensure best practices
  • Perform market analysis to inform leasing site selection strategy
  • Monitor technical, market, and regulatory updates in the data center sector
  • Contribute to Meta's leasing standards and organizational strategy
  • Travel domestically as needed (10-25%)

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technology
  • Engagement in strategic decision-making processes
  • Work with a dedicated team of industry experts
Full Job Description
Meta is seeking an experienced, organized, and collaborative Site Selection Manager - Leasing to join the Data Center Site Selection team. We are seeking a Data Center Site Selection Manager who has extensive experience negotiating large, complex leasing deals and an extensive knowledge of the legal agreements that accompany them. The Data Center Site Selection Manager should also have experience thinking both strategically and analytically, develop out-of-the box solutions and can navigate the challenges that accompany leasing projects and portfolios of large magnitude.

Responsibilities

Lead data center acquisition and lease contracting negotiations
• Perform technical due diligence and validate site viability across energy, land, etc
• Manage supplier relationships and best practices
• Perform market analysis and develop leasing site selection strategy
• Stay informed of the technical, market, and regulatory developments in the data center industry
• Contribute to organizational strategy and development of leasing standards at Meta
• Travel domestically (10-25% at times)

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering, environmental, or energy related discipline
• 8+ years experience in facilitating, evaluating, or managing data center capacity projects
• Experience collaborating across multiple internal functions, including legal, compliance, finance, and accounting
• Familiarity with various lease structures (Modified Gross, NNN, YoC, etc.)
• Experience leading large scale data center lease negotiations
• Experience synthesizing commercial, regulatory, market, and contractual details to all organizational levels
• Proven track record building and running leasing programs
• Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

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