Data Center Site Selection Manager at Meta
United States
$188k - $256k
Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates the most leading-edge and efficient data centers in the world. Locating, developing and managing this data center infrastructure the "right" way is synonymous with ensuring high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility and capital and operational cost efficiency. Facebook is seeking an experienced, organized, and collaborative Site Selection Manager to join the Data Center Site Selection team.<br/><br/>We are seeking a Data Center Site Selection Manager who has extensive experience negotiating large, complex 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.Data Center Site Selection Manager Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop Meta’s owned data center location strategy in assigned geography and manage the site selection effort for real estate, including partnering with teams focused on economic development incentives, energy and utilities, network connectivity, legal, policy, and financial considerations</li><li>Lead feasibility discussions and contract negotiations with service providers, property owners, economic development agencies, and utility companies</li><li>Negotiate letters of intent, land or building purchases, economic development incentives, water and sewer supply, and other site-specific agreements, support power negotiations</li><li>Partner with internal organizations including capacity planning, energy teams, data center design, construction, network engineering, legal, policy, communications and finance</li><li>Prepare project location recommendations and present to management for approval</li><li>Develop portfolio management metrics and tracking mechanisms and interact with external lease management companies</li><li>Maintain relationships with communities and service providers in support of Facebook’s data center developments, monitor ongoing contractual commitments, and support the expansion of Facebook’s existing data centers through the extension of existing agreements or the formation of new agreements</li><li>Travel domestically (50%+)</li></ul>Minimum Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Business, Civil Engineering, City Planning or related</li><li>10+ years of experience in site selection and data center or other capital project or infrastructure development</li><li>Experience leading real estate negotiations including contract formation and contract negotiations</li><li>Experience at representing business interests to governments (state, county and local), utilities, potential suppliers, and other stakeholders</li><li>Experience managing large real estate development projects and coordinating with internal staff, consultants, vendors and external stakeholders</li><li>Experience communicating commercial, market and contractual details to all organizational levels</li><li>2+ years of experience in Excel and PowerPoint and/or Keynote</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Advanced technical degree, law degree or MBA</li><li>Experience in hyperscale data center site selection or leasing negotiations</li></ul> For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click <a href="https://scontent-lhr6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.2365-6/457477312_480861821467896_777041002100550877_n.pdf?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=e280be&_nc_ohc=ZY_6HAUVHXcQ7kNvwEzIuFb&_nc_oc=AdllQQBe3NGzkCMwYb1C9Ed8OlBqHJ72TQrB5r1PMAmhsXv5FTaOkDZ6eRXwWODXNiM&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-1.xx&_nc_gid=Cw8B7pk10Q6xk6NINRUE1A&oh=00_AfhNzsch9jtBaGG0ngCGBKFPV_K6N0u5IX3PM4VjITfxKg&oe=692EAA2B" target="_blank">here</a> for additional information. About Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics. <br>$188,000/year to $256,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits<br><br/>Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 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