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Meta Director of Site Development in Atlanta, Georgia
Summary:
Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates the most innovative and efficient data centers in the world. Meta is seeking a Director of Site Selection Strategic Partnerships 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 overall global responsibility for development of the data center strategic partnership program.
Required Skills:
Director of Site Development Responsibilities:
Grow and lead the strategic partnerships program including identification and commercial structuring of development partner opportunities to enable future data center capacity growth
Collaborate with key leaders across design, engineering, construction, network, and legal to develop the strategic plan needed to execute against the company’s aggressive capacity targets
Guide team members on overall strategic approach to developing new capacity while mitigating risk and ensuring that sufficient contingency plans are in place
Accountable for data center partners supply pipeline opportunities and delivering on capacity targets while minimizing cost and optimizing for flexibility and optionality
Represent Meta in meetings with executives from potential suppliers, governments, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders
Recruit, on-board, and mentor internal staff and ensure robust learning and career development
Travel domestically and internationally as needed (25%+)
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
15+ years of overall experience in industrial real estate, infrastructure and development space
Proven track record of delivering large scale multi-party deals resulting in data center capacity delivery
Proven commercial leadership and negotiation experience on multi-variable, complex deals involving scalable land, energy,and third party data center capacity
Proven track record of delivering large capital projects leveraging complex commercial structures
Experience developing the vision for a strategic partnership program including opening new markets internationally utilizing partnership 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 fast paced, 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
Proven track record of organizational leadership, including leading larger organizations and scaling teams during growth cycles
Knowledgeable about and/or experience to quickly assess industry trends and headwinds, market opportunities, and the competitive landscape
Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, real estate, MBA or J.D.
15+ years of commercial real estate investment and development experience
Private equity and investment banking experience
International infrastructure development experience
Experience in data center industry
Public Compensation:
$238,000/year to $306,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Industry: Internet
Equal Opportunity:
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