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Data Center Site Selection Manager - Leasing

United States, Bellevue 197000.00 - 271000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 19, 2026
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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. 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.

Job Responsibility

  • 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)

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering, environmental, or energy related discipline
  • 10+ years experience in facilitating, evaluating, or managing data center capacity projects
  • Experience leading large scale data center lease negotiations
  • Experience working with detailed financial models of data center projects and transactions, identifying key risks and sensitivities, and leading all related due diligence efforts (financial, commercial, technical, development)
  • Experience collaborating across multiple internal functions, including legal, compliance, finance, and accounting
  • Experience representing business interests to the leadership teams of potential suppliers, strategic markets, energy suppliers and other stakeholders
  • Proven precise communication skills
  • Experience synthesizing commercial, regulatory, market, and contractual details to all organizational levels
  • Experience managing multiple projects and collaborating with internal staff, lease providers, and external stakeholders
  • Proficiency in standard document and analytics platforms
  • Proven track record building and running leasing programs
  • Familiarity with various lease structures (Modified Gross, NNN, YoC, etc.)

What we offer

  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits

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