Lambda

Site Selection Associate

Lambda$90K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in infrastructure or real estate investment
  • Familiarity with data center, industrial, or infrastructure asset classes
  • Strong communication skills with emphasis on executive-ready presentation and storytelling
  • Experience with modeling financial deals and capital markets
  • Exposure to acquisition and lease transactions

Responsibilities

  • Design and manage complex financial models for the data center investment lifecycle
  • Prepare and deliver materials for senior management and the Board
  • Support negotiation of letters of intent and lease agreements
  • Define target markets and submarkets based on power availability and demand
  • Underwrite sites and leases, identifying risks and recommendations
  • Maintain a database of market intelligence and recommend investments

Benefits

  • Generous cash and equity compensation
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
  • Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
  • 401k Plan with 2% company match for USA employees
  • Flexible paid time off plan that is encouraged to be used
Full Job Description
What You'll Do
  • Model the Business: Design, manage, and pressure-test complex financial models across the data center investment lifecycle - including lease, acquisitions and development
  • Own Leadership Reporting: Prepare and deliver materials for senior management and the Board.
  • Execute Transactions: Support negotiation of LOIs, PSAs, and lease agreements, and manage diligence and closing processes through to funding.
  • Shape Location Strategy: Help define which markets and submarkets to pursue based on power availability, customer demand, and competitive positioning.
  • Evaluate Opportunities: Underwrite individual sites and leases in partnership with the power, design, and construction teams, surfacing risks and recommendations.
  • Build Market Intelligence: Maintain database of land comps, transaction comps, competitor activity, and powered-land pipeline across target markets - and translate it into investment recommendations.

You
  • Background: 2+ years of experience in infrastructure or real estate investment- modeling deals, capital markets and both acquisition and lease transactions
  • Industry Familiarity: Have prior exposure to data center, industrial, or infrastructure asset Classes
  • Communication Skills: Can distill complicated financial analysis into clean, executive-ready decks - strong presentation and storytelling skills are essential.

Nice to Have
  • Experience at investment banking, real estate or data center development, commercial brokerage, or institutional investment platforms.
  • Working familiarity with utility interconnection processes, transmission constraints, and behind-the-meter generation

Salary Range Information

The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda
  • Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast
  • Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove
  • We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
  • Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers
  • We offer generous cash & equity compensation
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
  • Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
  • 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
  • Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use

A Final Note:

You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

About Lambda

Lambda is an online education company that offers courses in computer science and software engineering. The company was founded in 2017 by Austen Allred and Ben Nelson. Lambda's courses are designed to be accessible to anyone, regardless of their background or prior experience. The company's mission is to provide high-quality education that leads to well-paying jobs in the tech industry. Lambda has partnerships with a number of companies, including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, and has helped thousands of students launch careers in tech.
Learn more about Lambda
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$5 million
Founded
2017
5 Year Trend
+100%
Revenue
$100 million
NASDAQ

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