Data Center Location Strategy Manager

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 246,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a Data Center Location Strategy Manager to drive the long-range site selection and geographic portfolio strategy for its hyperscale infrastructure. You will evaluate power, land, connectivity, regulatory environments, and community impact across markets to inform multi-year capital deployment decisions.

You will lead site feasibility assessments, build quantitative models, and develop evaluation frameworks.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in data center site selection or related field
• Experience engaging with utilities, government agencies, and economic development bodies
• Experience driving cross-functional alignment on long-range infrastructure strategy
• Experience leading multi-market site selection for hyperscale data centers
• Experience developing financial and operational models for capex decisions

Responsibilities

• Define and own Meta's multi-year global data center location strategy
• Lead site feasibility assessments evaluating power, land, fiber, climate risk, and TCO
• Maintain a global pipeline of prospective sites with cross-functional teams
• Build models to compare site options and present executive-level recommendations
• Develop frameworks to evaluate and rank markets globally
• Represent location strategy in cross-functional planning forums
• Drive commercial solutions through negotiations with vendors and partners
• Provide strategic guidance on market opportunities and risks
• Mentor capacity planning and site selection team

Skills

Data center strategy

Site selection

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial modeling

Vendor negotiations

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Meta is seeking a Data Center Location Strategy Manager to lead the long-range site selection and geographic portfolio strategy that underpins Meta's global data center infrastructure. In this role, you will define where Meta builds its next generation of hyperscale data centers by evaluating power availability, land acquisition potential, network connectivity, regulatory environments, and community impact across global markets. You will serve as the authoritative voice on location strategy, shaping multi-year capital deployment decisions and influencing how Meta's infrastructure footprint evolves to support billions of users worldwide.

Data Center Location Strategy Manager Responsibilities:

• Define and own Meta's multi-year global data center location strategy, including site identification, market prioritization, and portfolio optimization across owned and leased facilities
• Lead comprehensive site feasibility assessments evaluating power grid capacity, utility infrastructure, land availability, fiber and network connectivity, seismic and climate risk, and total cost of ownership
• Develop and maintain a global pipeline of prospective data center sites, coordinating with real estate, legal, policy, and infrastructure teams to advance sites through due diligence and entitlement
• Build quantitative models and scenario analyses to compare site alternatives across financial, operational, and risk dimensions, translating findings into executive-level recommendations
• Establish and refine the frameworks, tools, and methodologies used to evaluate and rank prospective data center markets globally
• Represent location strategy in cross-functional planning forums, aligning site selection decisions with capacity planning, network architecture, and capital expenditure roadmaps
• Drive commercial solutions through creative deal and option analysis and direct negotiations with external vendors and partners
• Provide strategic guidance to leaders across infrastructure, finance, and policy on emerging market opportunities and risks affecting the global data center portfolio
• Mentor other members of the capacity planning and site selection team, elevating analytical rigor and strategic thinking across the function

Minimum Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in data center site selection, infrastructure capacity planning, real estate strategy, or a closely related field within large-scale technology or energy infrastructure organizations
• Experience engaging with utilities, government agencies, and economic development bodies in the context of data center development or large infrastructure projects
• Experience driving cross-functional alignment on long-range infrastructure strategy across engineering, finance, legal, and policy stakeholders
• Experience leading multi-market site selection processes for hyperscale or large-scale data center facilities, including power, land, and network feasibility evaluation
• Experience developing financial and operational models to support capital-intensive infrastructure investment decisions at an organizational or portfolio level
• Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with data center design standards, critical infrastructure requirements, and hyperscale construction processes that inform site suitability assessments
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience building or scaling a location strategy function, including developing evaluation frameworks and decision-support tools used across an organization
• Track record of influencing multi-billion-dollar capital deployment decisions through data-driven location analysis and executive-level communication
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience with renewable energy procurement strategies and power purchase agreement structures as applied to data center site selection

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.

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$246,000/year to $306,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.