Data Center Site Acquisition Leader

Hanwha Data Centers; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Data Centers is seeking a Manager of Site Acquisition to identify, evaluate, and deliver new data center sites across the U.S. This role drives the process from site identification through acquisition and early-stage development.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, navigating ambiguity with strategic negotiation, real estate acumen, and project execution skills. Collaboration with internal teams and external partners is essential to advance the data center pipeline.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data center site selection, infrastructure development, commercial real estate, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and advance data center opportunities across the U.S. and the Americas.
• Support the metro strategy by assessing power availability, scalability, costs, permitting, tax incentives, and regional risk.
• Coordinate early technical and commercial feasibility reviews with internal stakeholders.
• Lead site-level due diligence including power and utility capacity, substation access, utility timelines, fiber availability, zoning, permitting, environmental considerations, and constructability.
• Gather, review, and validate inputs from landlords, utilities, brokers, consultants, and municipalities.
• Ensure diligence findings are clearly documented and communicated to leadership.
• Support lease negotiations and commercial structuring in partnership with Real Estate and Legal.
• Track deal progression, milestones, and deliverables from LOI through execution.
• Maintain accurate site records, documentation, and status updates in Salesforce and internal tracking systems.
• Monitor deal health, proactively flag risks or delays, and ensure data integrity across the Americas pipeline.
• Coordinate closely with Transaction Analysts, Program Managers, and Site Diligence teams.
• Serve as the primary site-level point of coordination across Engineering, Capacity Planning, Networking, Finance, Legal, and Operations.
• Support clean handoff from site selection into delivery, buildout, and operations phases.
• Ensure alignment between technical requirements, commercial commitments, and delivery timelines.
• Manage relationships with brokers, landlords, utilities, consultants, and development partners across U.S. and Americas markets.
• Evaluate inbound site opportunities and ensure consistent screening

Skills

Site identification

Commercial real estate

Lease negotiations

Due diligence

Project pipeline management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Americas market knowledge

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Hanwha Data Centers is seeking a Manager of Site Acquisition to identify, evaluate, and deliver new data center sites across the U.S. This role drives the process from site identification through acquisition and early-stage development.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, navigating ambiguity with strategic negotiation, real estate acumen, and project execution skills. Collaboration with internal teams and external partners is essential to advance the data center pipeline.