Manager, Data Center Investment and Partnerships

Meta

$130K — $180K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
  • 5-8 years in private equity, investment banking, or real estate development primarily focusing on infrastructure
  • Proven experience with large multi-party deals
  • Experience with large capital projects utilizing complex structures
  • Strategic thinker with ability to navigate ambiguous environments and influence executives
  • Strong analytical problem-solving abilities and success in hands-on project leadership
  • Effective collaboration and communication skills across functions

Responsibilities

  • Identify and assess potential partners for data center capacity growth
  • Lead financial modeling and valuation for partnerships to ensure alignment with financial goals
  • Collaborate with teams in design, engineering, construction, and legal to execute strategic plans
  • Negotiate and structure complex investment partnerships and agreements
  • Manage partner pipelines and track opportunities for capacity delivery
  • Contribute to strategic planning for new capacity development and risk mitigation
  • Occasional domestic and international travel to maintain partner relationships

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative AI initiatives
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment
  • Exposure to large-scale infrastructure projects
  • Chance to influence strategic decisions at a high level
  • Dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth and learning
Full Job Description
Meta is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Manager to develop Meta's global data center portfolio in line with the company's strategic objectives to advance our efforts around AI. This role has responsibility for the development of the data center strategic partnerships at Meta. The Strategic Partnerships Manager supports Meta's data center strategy by developing large-scale capacity solutions. This role focuses on rapid infrastructure expansion through partnerships with key stakeholders, such as financial institutions, data center and power developers, colocation providers, and long-term asset owners.

Responsibilities

Support the strategic partnerships program by identifying and evaluating potential development partners to enable future data center capacity growth
• Lead detailed financial modeling, valuation, and sensitivity analysis of potential investments and partnerships to ensure commercial viability and alignment with Meta's financial objectives and risk profile
• Partner with cross-functional teams-including design, engineering, construction, and legal-to help execute the strategic plans required to meet capacity targets
• Support the structuring, negotiating, and executing complex, multi-faceted investment partnerships and framework agreements
• Manage partner pipelines, tracking supply opportunities and helping deliver on capacity targets while maintaining a focus on cost-efficiency and flexibility
• Contribute to the strategic approach for new capacity development, assisting in risk mitigation and the creation of robust contingency plans
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (15%+) to maintain partner relationships and manage project progress

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5-8 years of total experience primarily in PE firms, investment banking or real estate development with a core focus in infrastructure
• Proven track record of supporting large scale multi-party deals
• Proven track record of supporting large capital projects leveraging complex structures
• Strategic thinker with experience driving decision making in ambiguous environments with experience influencing executive stakeholders
• Analytical problem-solving skills, experience being effective in a hands-on work environment, and have a track record of success leading projects and developing complex solutions across multiple stakeholders
• Effective collaborator and skilled cross-functional communicator
• Demonstrated communication and presentation skills

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
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, real estate, MBA, or J.D
• Private and investment banking experience
• International infrastructure development experience
• Experience in data center or power industry

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