Data Center Development Director (Remote)

Brightsmith; United States; On-site; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision insurance

HSA/FSA options

Retirement plan with match

Life insurance

Generous PTO

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Brightsmith is seeking a Senior Data Center Strategy leader to shape our client’s data center strategy and go-forward planning for a growing pipeline of power-for-data-center projects across the U.S.

You will evaluate development projects, determine value paths (lease, sale, or PPA), and structure and close commercial agreements with hyperscale and large-load customers. This role leads diverse deal teams and informs executive strategy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in project/business development for data center power solutions.
• Experience taking powered infrastructure from mid-stage development to close (lease, sale, or PPA).
• Strong financial acumen to evaluate and explain returns on lease, sale or PPA structures.
• Established relationships within the hyperscale/large-load customer ecosystem.
• Ability to operate with ambiguity in a newly created role.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead our client’s overall data center strategy, including go-forward planning for a growing pipeline of power-for-data-center projects.
• Evaluate mid-to-late-stage development projects and determine the optimal path to value — lease, sale, or PPA.
• Structure, negotiate, and help close commercial agreements with hyperscale, colocation, and other large-load digital infrastructure customers.
• Lead cross-functional deal teams through feasibility, structuring, negotiation, and execution.
• Bring outside relationships and market intelligence to guide internal strategy.
• Support the buildout of a broader data-center-focused team and define roles and priorities.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and customer meetings.
• Provide regular pipeline and strategy updates to executive leadership.

Skills

Data center power

Business development

Stakeholder management

Hyperscale relationships

Deal structuring

Financial analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Brightsmith is seeking a Senior Data Center Strategy leader to shape our client’s data center strategy and go-forward planning for a growing pipeline of power-for-data-center projects across the U.S.

You will evaluate development projects, determine value paths (lease, sale, or PPA), and structure and close commercial agreements with hyperscale and large-load customers. This role leads diverse deal teams and informs executive strategy.